Publications of the Research Unit Digital Economy

In response to strong revenue and income losses that a large share of the self-employed faced during the COVID-19 pandemic, the German federal government introduced a €50bn emergency aid program. Based on…

We examine the link between Internet usage and political ignorance. To do so, we construct a novel index measuring individuals’ indifference with respect to political issues, which determines the degree of…

• Konjunkturelles Klima weitestgehend stabil
• Unternehmenskooperationen weit verbreitet

This study exploits fine-grained survey data to elicit firms’ long-term expectations about the use of working from home (WFH) arrangements after the COVID-19 pandemic. From December 2021 until January 2022, the…

• COVID-19 in Sub-Saharan Africa: Profound and Lasting Negative Effects on Education
• Technological Change Promoted Equal Opportunities in the Labour Market
• End of Net Asset Purchases to Be Welcomed
• German…

Meta-search platforms, which enable consumers to compare product prices between different sales channels, are sometimes integrated with certain channels. A case in point is the online hotel booking industry…