Publikationen des Forschungsbereichs Digitale Ökonomie

  1. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 15-088 // 2015

    Does Skill-Biased Technical Change Diffuse Internationally?

    This paper studies the question whether skill-biased technical change diffuses internationally and that way contributes to the increasing relative skill demand in other countries. So far, the role of…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 15-087 // 2015

    Mobile Information and Communication Technologies, Flexible Work Organization and Labor Productivity: Firm-Level Evidence

    Mobile information and communication technologies (ICT) have started to diffuse rapidly in the business sector. This study tests for the complementarity between the use of mobile ICT and organizational practices…

  3. ZEW-Branchenreport Informationswirtschaft // 2015

    4. Quartal 2015

    • IKT-Branche geht optimistisch ins neue Jahr
    • Unternehmen passen ihre Geschäftsmodelle an die digitale Herausforderung an
  4. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 15-086 // 2015

    ICT and Global Sourcing - Evidence for German Manufacturing and Service Firms

    This paper analyses the relevance of information and communication technologies (ICT) for firms' probability of global sourcing of inputs. Using firm-level data from Germany in 2009, which include mainly small…

  5. ZEWnews // 2015

    12 - 2015

    • Strompauschale deckt tatsächliche Kosten von Haushalten in der Grundsicherung kaum
    • Feldstudie in Slowenien: Steuerehrlichkeit von Unternehmen steigt bei persönlichem Kontakt zur Finanzbehörde
    • Digitale Wirtschaft –…
  6. ZEWnews English edition // 2015

    11/12 - 2015

    • Top Ten Digital Economies – United States in the Lead, Germany in Mid-Range
    • The University Degree Attainment Indicator is Not Suitable for International Comparison
    • Taxation in the Far East – Why the Asia-Pacific…
  7. ZEWnews // 2015

    11 - 2015

    • Für viele Unternehmen in Deutschland ist Industrie 4.0 noch ein Fremdwort
    • "Akademikerquote" wenig aussagekräftig
    • Informationsaustausch mit Behörden reduziert Aktivitäten in Steueroasen
    • Nachgefragt: Wie verändern…
  8. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 15-078 // 2015

    Economic Downturn and Volunteering: Do Economic Crises Affect Content Generation on Wikipedia?

    Economic restructuring provides an opportunity for socially valuable product and process innovation. However, it's not clear whether displaced workers engage in socially useful activities as well. This question…