Projects of the Research Unit Digital Economy

Abgeschlossene Projekte

  1. Project // 15.03. – 15.10.2010

    Organizational models and the creation of value in Austria's Creative Industries

    This study

    • describes the organizational models of firms operating in the creative industries as well as the different forms of collaboration and networking within the creative industries;
    • describes the value…
  2. Project // 01.03.2010 – 28.02.2013

    The Impact of Service Sector Innovation and Internationalisation on Growth and Productivity (SERVICEGAP)

    The primary objective of this research project is to produce a comprehensive study on the impact of market services on aggregate economic growth in the EU and its comparative performance relative to competitor…

  3. Project // 01.01. – 30.06.2010

    Company Determinants of IT Outsourcing

    The aim of the project was to define the operational determinants of IT outsourcing, using data of the ZEW ICT-survey and adequate statistically-econometric methods.Central to this analysis was the question of…

  4. Project // 01.01.2010 – 31.12.2012

    Indicators for evaluating international performance in service sectors (INDICSER)

    The objective of the INDICSER project is to develop indicators which provide information on the performance of service sectors in the EU. At the heart of the project are concerns that such indicators should be…

  5. Project // 01.01.2010 – 31.12.2012

    Socioeconomic aspects of knowledge acquistion in social networks

    This subproject of the interdisciplinary project "An infrastructure for the analysis of social networks" deals with the economic analysis of social links in online networks. It considers networks for entertaining…

  6. Project // 01.01. – 31.12.2010

    Impact of media consumption and media competition on economic policy preferences

    Market-oriented reforms regularly encounter resistance among the general public. Even reforms that are considered to be efficient by economic experts are often rejected by voters e.g., based on fairness…

  7. Project // 01.12.2009 – 31.03.2010

    The Role of Broadband Internet for Corporate Success

    The key role of information and communication technologies for productivity and growth is meanwhile well recognised. The application of new ICT solutions requires, however, a well functioning internet…

  8. Project // 01.09.2009 – 30.09.2010

    Analysis and Assessment of the Economic Potential of the New Technologies Supporting the “Internet of Services”

    The “internet of services” was the object of a study which the Berlecon Research carried out in cooperation with Pierre Audoin Consultants (PAC), the International School of Service Management (ISS) and the Centre…

  9. Project // 01.08.2009 – 30.04.2011

    Recommended Retail Prices and Collusion in Pharma Markets: The Case of ED Drugs

    Retail price recommendations (RPR) refer to non-binding suggestions from a manufacturer on how a retailer should price the manufacturer’s goods to final consumers. This is a widely used practice that is typically…