Projects of the Research Unit Digital Economy

Abgeschlossene Projekte

  1. Project // 15.07.2015 – 29.02.2016

    Innovation Policy in Germany: Strategies for More Innovation in the Age of Digitalisation

    The purpose of this project is to reveal the essential challenges of the innovation hub Germany and to advance proposals for an improvement of the innovation performance of the German economy. Focal points are the…

  2. Project // 01.07. – 31.12.2015

    Determinants of high-speed broadband take-up and the impact of mobile internet on firm productivity and innovation

    In order to realize the growth, innovation and productivity potential related to (new) communications infrastructure, the European Commission´s “Digital Agenda for Europe”  specifies ambitious goals in terms of…

  3. Project // 01.07.2015 – 31.12.2018

    Monitoring of the Digital Economy

    The purpose of this project is to analyse the positioning of the German digital economy in international comparison with its competitors and to analyse the development of the digitalisation of economy and society…

  4. Project // 01.06.2015 – 31.12.2016

    Linkage of the ICT-Survey with IAB-Employment Data

    Purpose of this project is to link the firm-level data of the ZEW ICT-survey with the employee data of the Institute for Labour Market and Employment Research and thus to generate a linked employer-employee…

  5. Project // 01.02. – 31.05.2015

    The Impact of Digitalisation on Future Labour Markets

    Within the framework of long-term labour market forecasts, commissioned by Economix Research & Consulting on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, the information and communication…

  6. Project // 01.02.2015 – 31.01.2016

    The Role of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) for Research and Innovation in Germany

    The project analyses the role of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) for research and innovation in Germany. On the one hand, it estimates the contribution of SMEs in quantitative terms, including…

  7. Project // 01.09.2014 – 29.02.2016

    Cloud Computing: Hype or Success Strategy? A Microeconometric Analysis of the Determinants and Effects of Cloud Computing

    Cloud computing, the use of information technology (IT) services via a network e.g. software, calculating capacity, storage, etc., is not only seen as a megatrend in the area of information and communication…

  8. Project // 01.04.2014 – 31.03.2016

    SEEK Project 2014: Side Effects of Economic Crises in Europe and Provision of Online Public Goods

    This project analyses the interaction between the recent economic crises in Europe and the incentives for private provision of online public goods. Focusing on Wikipedia, one of the most salient examples of an…

  9. Project // 01.04.2014 – 31.03.2016

    SEEK Project 2014: Resilience in Times of Crisis: The Role of ICT; Evidence for Europe

    The goal of the project is to analyse the role of information and communication technologies (ICT) for firms’, sectors’ and countries’ resilience in times of economic crisis.Firms using ICT in a smart way may be…