Publications of the Research Unit Digital Economy

  1. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 10-042 // 2010

    Online But Still Divided - Inequality in Private Internet Use in Germany

    Although information and communication technologies (ICT) have diffused into all economic and private sectors during the last decade, large disparities still exist. The disparities between individuals with…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 10-028 // 2010

    The Role of Parental Investments for Cognitive and Noncognitive Skill Formation – Evidence for the First 11 Years of Life

    Skill gaps often arise already immediately after birth and increase during childhood long before formal education starts. Thus, early family environment can explain a crucial part of skill heterogeneity among…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 10-022 // 2010

    99 Cent: Price Points in E-Commerce

    This paper attempts to shed light on the pricing behaviour of firms or sellers in market places with price competition. In particular, it aims at testing the mechanism that lies at the heart of one of the most…

  4. ZEWnews English edition // 2010

    No. 1 - 2010

    • Chemical Industry Less Innovative
    • Younger Pupils More Often Victims
    • Study Calls for Elimination of 4.8 Billion Euro in Tax Breaks
    • ZEW Study Shows Inefficiency in National Real Estate Stock Markets
    • Competition in…
  5. ZEW-Wachstums- und Konjunkturanalysen // 2010

    Nr. 1 (März) - 2010

    • Konjunktur legt Pause ein
    • Die voraussichtliche Lage in der EWU
    • Ergebnisse der Februarumfrage 2010
    • "Stimulus" und die Konsequenzen
    • Die Weltkonjunktur aus deutscher Sicht
    • Die Outputeffekte von Steuerreformenin OECD…