Projects of the Research Unit Digital Economy

Laufende Projekte

  1. Project // 01.12.2026 – 31.12.2028

    TeLL Me what’s going on – LLM use for news consumption

    Increasingly, people are using AI assistants like ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, or Grok to stay informed about current news. The literature shows that these systems select their sources selectively and with little…

  2. Project // 01.06.2026 – 31.03.2027

    Agentic AI in firms: An experimental study

    The current rapid developments in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) present firms with the challenge of swiftly weighing up the potential efficiency gains offered by new technologies against their often…

  3. Project // 01.04.2026 – 31.03.2030

    ZEW Webpanel

    In this research project, we are developing and testing the use of website information to measure innovation and technological developments. To this end, we analyze the websites of all companies and other…

  4. Project // 01.04. – 31.12.2026

    Scaling Sovereign Digital Innovations – Is There a Structural Gap in Innovation Policy in Germany and the EU?

    Many digital markets depend heavily on a few non-European, market-dominant platforms. In contrast, powerful, interoperable, and European alternatives often remain niche and struggle to overcome scaling barriers.…

  5. Project // 01.09.2025 – 31.12.2028

    Monitoring the federal budget using the future quota for 2026 - 2028

    Whether the federal government fulfils its commitments in investment and climate policy is reflected in the concrete structure of the federal budget – especially at a time when, following the constitutional…

  6. Project // 01.09.2025 – 30.11.2026

    Calculation of the federal government’s digital budget 2025 in Germany

    The project “Calculation of the federal government’s digital budget 2025 in Germany” builds on the preceding project Calculation of the federal government's digital budget. The previous project represented the…

  7. Project // 02.01.2025 – 31.03.2027

    Fact-Check or Chatbot? How Platforms Can Correct Misinformation Using AI

    Misinformation spreads rapidly and at a large scale on social media, with consequences for public opinion formation and democracy. Platforms therefore increasingly rely on artificial intelligence (AI) to correct…

  8. Project // 01.02.2024 – 31.07.2027

    WinWin4WorkLife: Healthy, Inclusive and Sustainable Remote Work Futures as a Win-Win for Employees and Employers

    WinWin4Worklife would like to help make flexible working arrangements (Remote Working Arrangements, RWA) in Europe healthy, integrative and sustainable.

    The project has five main objectives:
    1) to develop an…