1. Referierte Fachzeitschrift // 2019

    Does state aid for broadband deployment in rural areas close the digital and economic divide?

    We evaluate the impact of a major European state aid programme for speed upgrades in broadband internet availability applied to rural areas in the German state of Bavaria throughout 2010 and 2011. We use a…

  2. Referierte Fachzeitschrift // 2019

    ICT and resilience in times of crisis: evidence from cross-country micro moments data

    ICT-intensive firms are often found to have a better performance than their non-ICT-intensive counterparts. Along with investing in ICT capital they have to adapt their production and business processes in order…

  3. Referierte Fachzeitschrift // 2019

    New Evidence on Determinants of Intellectual Property Litigation: A Market-Based Approach

    We contribute to the economic literature on patent litigation by taking a new perspective. In the past, scholars mostly focused on specific litigation cases at the patent level and related technological…