Projects of the Research Unit Digital Economy

Abgeschlossene Projekte

  1. Project // 01.12.2020 – 31.05.2024

    Turing Markets

    Numerous new regulatory frameworks and policy initiatives demand checks of machine learning algorithms. We argue that algorithm checking procedures have to be understood as information production processes…

  2. Project // 01.10.2020 – 30.09.2024

    Contract with the Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs: Scientific Advice and Corresponding Dialog Formats Concerning the Welfare State, the Working Environment, and the Social Market Economy

    The project provides short reports and dialogue formats on labor market and social policy issues to the Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs. The purpose is to inform the current debate and the political…

  3. Project // 01.05.2020 – 31.12.2022

    Employer Preferences and Restrictions in the Context of Digital Transformation: Evidence from Randomized Survey Experiments

    In the course of the digital transformation, business models, production processes and activities will be changed permanently. The economic literature and public discussion on the "future of work" is largely…

  4. Project // 15.02.2020 – 15.04.2023

    Strategies on Promoting Broadband Expansion with Particular Regard to a Reduction in Regulation

    The intended renewal of broadband infrastructure and, associated therewith, the deployment of high capacity fibre networks challenges the current Regulatory Framework. The “European Electronic Communication Code”…

  5. Project // 01.02. – 31.12.2020

    SEEK Project 2020: Firms Going Digital: Evidence and Policy Implications

    Digital transformation of the economy and society is affecting and driven by firms. The project aims to contribute to a better understanding of firms’ own digital transformation and insights into how firms create…

  6. Project // 01.11.2019 – 30.06.2020

    Evaluation of the KfW Programme "ERP Digitalisation and Innovation Loan"

    The project evaluated the programme "ERP Digitalisation and Innovation Loan" which is run by the state-owned banking group KfW. The Evaluation focused on programme activities during the years 2017 and 2019. The…

  7. Project // 01.10.2019 – 30.06.2022

    Networks of Innovative Firms (NETINU)

    The project aims at developing new indicators for measuring networks of innovative firms, using different data sources and employing different methods:

    1. Interactions among firms and between firms and other…
  8. Project // 01.06. – 31.12.2019

    Analysis of Economic Data for the Cluster ICT, Media, Cultural Economy 2019

    In the course of the project, economic data will be collected and structured for the cluster ICT, media, cultural economy for the purpose of statistical analyses. The cluster ICT, media, cultural economy includes…

  9. Project // 01.06.2019 – 31.03.2025

    Measurement of the Digitalisation of the German Economy

    The purpose of the project is to measure the digitalisation of the German economy and to track its development over time. The results will serve as an…