The increased implementation of modern information and communication technologies is leading to observable changes within the organizational structures of the economy. A "virtualization" can be observed in the…
This project explored various channels how advances in information and communication technologies (ICT) affect the production potentials and the innovation capacities of enterprises. The main focus was to assess…
How do product demand and market shares react if product prices are changed? This traditional question of Industrial Organization has experienced a rebirth in recent years. Starting from the hedonic price…
This project analyzes if and to what extent employee training efforts, the lack of qualified personnel, firm size and employees skill structure influence firms decision to outsource information technology…
There is an increasingly large overlap between digital and classical product markets. Nowadays, job offers can be called up online, used cars are traded over the internet, online auctions take place. The internet…
In the literature, there is a controverse discussion on the productivity effects of information- and communication technologies (ICT). Some recent studies hint at the relationship between ICT and workplace…
The Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) is undertaking a study for the Statistical Office Germany in order to discern the possibilities of applying hedonic techniques to quantify quality changes in…