Publications of the Research Unit Digital Economy

  1. Contributions to Edited Volumes and Conference Proceedings // 2024

    IT-Sicherheit aus ökonomischer Perspektive

  2. Non-Refereed Journal // 2024

    AI in Europe – Is Regulation the Answer to Being a Laggard?

    AI is characterized by the features of a general purpose technology and thus has the potential to spur innovation and productivity across sectors. While large digital U.S. companies are dominant players in the…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 24-053 // 2024

    Big Data and Firm-Level Productivity – A Cross-Country Comparison

    Until today, the question of how digitalisation and, in particular, individual digital technologies affect productivity is still the subject of controversial debate. Using administrative firm-level data provided…

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 24-051 // 2024

    Mandated Data-sharing in Hybrid Marketplaces

    We study a hybrid marketplace where a vertically integrated platform competes with a seller in a horizontally differentiated downstream market. The platform has a data advantage and can price discriminate…