Publications of the Research Unit Digital Economy

  1. Contributions to Edited Volumes and Conference Proceedings // forthcoming

    KI – die nächste digitale Revolution, die vor Deutschland haltmacht?

  2. #ZEWPodcast // 2026

    (Concise) 12 O'Clock Fuel Regulation: 6 Cent Higher Margin

    The war in Iran has now been going on for over two months — and since then, fuel prices have risen sharply in Germany as well. As part of the fuel measures package, it was stipulated that, as of April 1, gas…

  3. Refereed Journal // 2026

    Measuring Digital Technology Adoption - A Novel Text Mining Approach

    Due to the relevance of digital technologies for economic prosperity, measuring their adoption is of particular importance. We show that the availability of firm website data and advances in text mining enable…

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 26-016 // 2026

    Unleashing Productivity Growth in the Age of Digitalisation – Evidence From German SMEs

    Recent literature has increasingly focused on deciphering the modern productivity puzzle, with particular attention given to the link between digital technologies and firm-level productivity. So far, much of…