Publications of the Research Unit Digital Economy

  1. Refereed Journal // 2022

    Political Ignorance and the Internet

    We examine the link between Internet usage and political ignorance. To do so, we construct a novel index measuring individuals’ indifference with respect to political issues, which determines the degree of…

  2. ZEW-Branchenreport Informationswirtschaft // 2022

    2. Quartal 2022

    • Konjunkturelles Klima weitestgehend stabil
    • Unternehmenskooperationen weit verbreitet
  3. ZEW expert brief No. 22-06 // 2022

    Working From Home After COVID-19: Firms Expect a Persistent and Intensive Shift

    This study exploits fine-grained survey data to elicit firms’ long-term expectations about the use of working from home (WFH) arrangements after the COVID-19 pandemic. From December 2021 until January 2022, the…

  4. ZEW-Branchenreport Informationswirtschaft // 2022

    1. Quartal 2022

    • In der Informationswirtschaft überwiegt weiterhin der Optimismus
    • Unternehmen werden im Laufe der Corona-Pandemie digitaler