Publications of the Research Unit Digital Economy

  1. #ZEWPodcast // 2026

    (Concise) EARIE Exclusive: Who Is Using Generative AI – And How Is It Changing Us? (in German)

    ChatGPT reached around 100 million monthly users within just two months. But who actually uses generative AI on a long-term basis in their everyday lives? Which digital habits encourage regular use – and do…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 26-033 // 2026

    Staying for Discovery, Monetizing Elsewhere: Platform Governance and Complementor Bypassing

    Digital platforms govern not only how ecosystem value is created, but also how complementors capture it. In this paper, we study how content creators respond when a dominant platform restricts monetization while…