Publications of the Research Unit Digital Economy

  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. 16-025 // 2016

    Rent Sharing to Control Non-Cartel Supply in the German Cement Market

    A challenge for many cartels is avoiding a destabilizing increase in non-cartel supply in response to having raised price. In the case of the German cement cartel that operated over 1991-2002, the primary source…

  3. Stock Option Watch // 2016

    August 2004

    • Takeover Battles and "Golden Parachutes"
    • Do Employer-Provided Stock Options Reduce Compensation Costs?
    • Facts About Stock Options Accounting for Readers of Financial Statements
    • Expensing Stock Option Plans:…
  4. ZEW policy brief No. 16-02 // 2016

    Europe’s Digital Future: Focus on Key Priorities

    Customised products and services, flexible working arrangements, productivity growth, and increasing prosperity – these are just some of the advantages promised by a digitised and connected economy. Business…