Publications of the Research Unit Digital Economy

  1. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 19-007 // 2019

    Externalities in Knowledge Production: Evidence from a Randomized Field Experiment

    Do contributions to online content platforms induce a feedback loop of ever more user-generated content or will they discourage future contributions? To assess this, we use a randomized field experiment which…

  2. Refereed Journal // 2019

    The effects of uncertainty on market liquidity: Evidence from Hurricane Sandy

    We test the effects of uncertainty on market liquidity using Hurricane Sandy as a natural experiment. Given the unprecedented strength, scale, and nature of the storm, the potential damages of a landfall near…