Publications of the Research Unit Digital Economy

  1. Refereed Journal // 2020

    Mobile Information Technologies and Firm Performance: The Role of Employee Autonomy

    We investigate whether the returns to mobile information and communication technology (ICT) in the workplace are contingent on granting employees autonomy over the structure of their workday through trust-based…

  2. ZEW expert brief No. 20-01 // 2020

    Cybersicherheit und Innovationen

  3. Refereed Journal // 2020

    Unemployment and Digital Public Goods Contribution

    Economic crises often result in massive job loss. However, although reduced employment has been shown to have many negative consequences for the affected individuals, it may also push them into new activities,…

  4. Refereed Journal // 2020

    Rankings of Online Travel Agents, Channel Pricing, and Consumer Protection

    We investigate whether online travel agents (OTAs) assign hotels worse positions in their search results if these set lower hotel prices at other OTAs or on their own websites. We formally characterize how an…