In a more long-term perspective, productivity growth has slowed down in many countries around the world in the recent two decades. Given the fact that many studies have shown that innovation is a key driver of…
The aim of this project is to analyse opportunities and challenges of the digital transformation for the state of Baden-Wuerttemberg. Subjects of the investigation are the economy, mobility, education and…
Economies and societies worldwide are currently in a digital transformation process. Digitalisation is seen as an important enabler for innovation. However, recent studies show that especially small- and…
Economic activity is increasingly shifting from offline to online markets, which provide enormous opportunities for welfare gains. At the same time, network effects, the availability of big data and other typical…
Over the years, the importance of digitalization has been increasingly accelerating and influencing production, business processes as well as the creation of new business models. Consequently, it is expected that…
Digital technologies are widely recognized as the key factor of aggregate and sectoral increases of productivity in recent times. While the potential of digitisation to substitute for jobs has been widely studied,…
The rise of the internet and the easy access to information is often seen as a chance for citizen involvement and information. In this perspective, democracies should benefit as well from more mature voters…
The project provides short reports and dialogue formats on labor market and social policy issues to the Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs. The purpose is to inform the current debate and the political…
Online platforms facilitate market entry for firms by providing an online presence and by giving access to clients and market information. Especially for smaller and medium-sized enterprises (SME) they provide…