1. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 16-031 // 2016

    When Private Information Settles the Bill: Money and Privacy in Google’s Market for Smartphone Applications

    We shed light on a money-for-privacy trade-off in the market for smartphone applications ("apps"). Developers offer their apps cheaper in return for greater access to personal information, and consumers choose…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 16-030 // 2016

    Debt Deflation, Financial Market Stress and Regime Change – Evidence from Europe Using MRVAR

    The economic meltdown since 2008-9 has created disinflation, and even deflation in some countries in the Euro-area, in a period with large debt overhang, creating the condition for a continuing financial market…

  3. Financial Market Report Switzerland // 2016

    May 2016

    • International Financial Market Data - Assessments and Expectations
    • No Further Interest Rate Cuts Expected in Europe
    • Stable Exchange Rate Expectations
    • Inflation Expectations Remain Positive
    • Stock-Market Expectations…
  4. Contributions to Edited Volumes and Conference Proceedings // 2016

    Innovation, Skills and Job Creation

  5. Contributions to Edited Volumes and Conference Proceedings // 2016

    How to Reap Economic Benefits from Humanitarian Migration: The Case of Germany