Publications of the Research Unit Digital Economy

  1. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 18-008 // 2018

    "Brain Gain" on Wikipedia: Immigrants Return Knowledge Home

    Economic literature acknowledges the impact of immigration on cross-border patenting and scientific publications. However, the role of immigration ows in the dissemination of knowledge in a broader sense is yet…

  2. Refereed Journal // 2018

    Speeding Up the Internet: regulation and Investment in the European Fiber Optic Infrastructure

    In this paper, we study how the coexistence of access regulations for legacy (copper) and fiber networks shapes the incentives to invest in fiber-based network infrastructures. To this end, we first develop a…

  3. Refereed Journal // 2018

    ICT and Economic Growth - Comparing Developing, Emerging and Developed Countries

    This paper analyzes the impact of information and communication technologies (ICT) on economic growth in developing, emerging and developed countries. The main question is whether the gains from investments in…

  4. Refereed Journal // 2018

    Rent Sharing to Control Non-Cartel Supply in the German Cement Market

    The project was financially supported by the State Government of Baden-Württemberg, Germany, through the research program Strengthening Efficiency and Competitiveness in the European Knowledge Economies (SEEK).…

  5. 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…