Projects of the Research Unit Digital Economy

Abgeschlossene Projekte

  1. Project // 01.08.2017 – 30.06.2018

    Productivity Paradox in the Manufacturing of Machinery and Equipment Industry

    In 2016, the German manufacturing of machinery and equipment industry’s labour productivity was less than in 2005. It increased until 2008 but dropped significantly in the crisis year 2009. It was not until 2011…

  2. Project // 01.08.2017 – 28.02.2018

    Monitoring of the Digital Transformation in Baden-Württemberg

    The purpose of the project is to monitor the process of digitalisation of Baden-Württemberg’s economy. The analysis is mainly based on a representative business survey and allows differentiating with respect to…

  3. Project // 01.07. – 31.12.2017

    Analysis of economic data for the cluster ICT, media, cultural economy 2017

    The goal of the project is to collect and to structure economic data for the cluster ICT, media, cultural economy for the purpose of statistical analyses. The cluster ICT, media, cultural economy includes…

  4. Project // 01.06. – 15.07.2017

    Opportunities and Challenges of Digitalisation in the State of Baden-Wuerttemberg

    The aim of this project is to analyse opportunities and challenges of the digital transformation for the state of Baden-Wuerttemberg. Subjects of the investigation are the economy, mobility, education and…

  5. Project // 01.06.2017 – 31.03.2018

    Literature Survey on the Productivity Slowdown and its Relation to Innovation Activities

    In a more long-term perspective, productivity growth has slowed down in many countries around the world in the recent two decades. Given the fact that many studies have shown that innovation is a key driver of…

  6. Project // 01.06.2017 – 15.05.2018

    Work 4.0 – Opportunities and Challenges for Luxembourg

    The aim of this project is to investigate the ongoing digital transformation and its potential impact on the future of work in Luxembourg taking into account its specific economic structure. The resulting study…

  7. Project // 15.04. – 15.10.2017

    Incentivising Investment in the Digitalisation of SMEs

    Economies and societies worldwide are currently in a digital transformation process. Digitalisation is seen as an important enabler for innovation. However, recent studies show that especially small- and…

  8. Project // 01.04. – 10.05.2017

    Digitalisierung mittelständischer Unternehmen in Sachsen

    Over the years, the importance of digitalization has been increasingly accelerating and influencing production, business processes as well as the creation of new business models. Consequently, it is expected that…

  9. Project // 01.04.2017 – 31.07.2019

    Market Power and Innovation in Online Markets: The Role of Network Effects and Big Data

    Economic activity is increasingly shifting from offline to online markets, which provide enormous opportunities for welfare gains. At the same time, network effects, the availability of big data and other typical…