Publications of the Research Unit Digital Economy

  1. Refereed Journal // 2018

    Settlements and Appeals in the European Commission's Cartel Cases: An Empirical Assessment

    The introduction of the European Union (EU) Settlement Procedure in 2008 aimed at promoting the speed and efficiency of cartel investigations by the European Commission (EC). We use a data set that…

  2. ZEW-Branchenreport Informationswirtschaft // 2017

    4. Quartal 2017

    • Konjunkturelle Stimmung in der Informationswirtschaft steigt auf Langzeithoch
    • Die Zeit drängt – Starker Nachholbedarf bei der Datenschutz-Grundverordnung
  3. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 17-075 // 2017

    Mobile Applications and Access to Private Data: The Supply Side of the Android Ecosystem

    We analyze the data collection strategies of 65,000 developers in the market for mobile applications and track 300,000 applications over four years. Many apps belong to developers with multiple apps. This fact…