Publications of the Research Unit Digital Economy

  1. Refereed Journal // 2021

    Innovation Indicators Based on Firm Websites: Which Website Characteristics Predict Firm-Level Innovation Activity?

    Web-based innovation indicators may provide new insights into firm-level innovation activities. However, little is known yet about the accuracy and relevance of web-based information for measuring innovation. In…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 21-007 // 2021

    The Effects of Personal Information on Competition: Consumer Privacy and Partial Price Discrimination

    This article studies the effects of consumer information on the intensity of competition. In a two dimensional duopoly model of horizontal product differentiation, firms use consumer information to price…

  3. Refereed Journal // 2021

    Skill Bias Magnified: Identifying the Role of International Technology Diffusion

    This paper studies whether innovations underlying skill-biased technical change diffuse internationally and thereby contribute to the increasing skill demand and inequality in other countries. Using a new…

  4. Refereed Journal // 2021

    Dynamics of Overqualification: Evidence from the Early Career of Graduates

    This study analyses the persistence and true state dependence of overqualification, i.e. a mismatch between workers' qualifications and their jobs' educational requirements. Employing individual-level panel data…

  5. Refereed Journal // 2021

    Wikipedia Matters