The aim of the project is to show and evaluate policy options for a regulatory framework for the digital economy. The project will deal with the digital economy in the strict sense, i.e. the provision of digital…
The purpose of this project is to reveal the essential challenges of the innovation hub Germany and to advance proposals for an improvement of the innovation performance of the German economy. Focal points are the…
In order to realize the growth, innovation and productivity potential related to (new) communications infrastructure, the European Commission´s “Digital Agenda for Europe” specifies ambitious goals in terms of…
The purpose of this project is to analyse the positioning of the German digital economy in international comparison with its competitors and to analyse the development of the digitalisation of economy and society…
Purpose of this project is to link the firm-level data of the ZEW ICT-survey with the employee data of the Institute for Labour Market and Employment Research and thus to generate a linked employer-employee…
Within the framework of long-term labour market forecasts, commissioned by Economix Research & Consulting on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, the information and communication…
The project analyses the role of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) for research and innovation in Germany. On the one hand, it estimates the contribution of SMEs in quantitative terms, including…
Cloud computing, the use of information technology (IT) services via a network e.g. software, calculating capacity, storage, etc., is not only seen as a megatrend in the area of information and communication…
This project analyses the interaction between the recent economic crises in Europe and the incentives for private provision of online public goods. Focusing on Wikipedia, one of the most salient examples of an…