Publications of the Research Unit Digital Economy

  1. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 19-007 // 2019

    Externalities in Knowledge Production: Evidence from a Randomized Field Experiment

    Do contributions to online content platforms induce a feedback loop of ever more user-generated content or will they discourage future contributions? To assess this, we use a randomized field experiment which…

  2. Refereed Journal // 2019

    The effects of uncertainty on market liquidity: Evidence from Hurricane Sandy

    We test the effects of uncertainty on market liquidity using Hurricane Sandy as a natural experiment. Given the unprecedented strength, scale, and nature of the storm, the potential damages of a landfall near…

  3. Refereed Journal // 2019

    BIG data – BIG gains? Understanding the link between big data analytics and innovation

    This paper analyzes the relationship between firms' use of big data analytics and their innovative performance in terms of product innovations. Since big data technologies provide new data information practices,…