Publications of the Research Unit Digital Economy

In this paper, we study how the coexistence of access regulations for legacy (copper) and fiber networks shapes the incentives to invest in fiber-based network infrastructures. To this end, we first develop a…

• How Europe Can Deliver: New Division of Tasks Would Result in Considerable Savings
• Use of Big Data in Firms Linked to Greater Market Success for Corporate Innovations
• Self-Employed Workers More Likely to Adjust…

This paper analyzes the impact of information and communication technologies (ICT) on economic growth in developing, emerging and developed countries. The main question is whether the gains from investments in…

The project was financially supported by the State Government of Baden-Württemberg, Germany, through the research program Strengthening Efficiency and Competitiveness in the European Knowledge Economies (SEEK).…

The introduction of the European Union (EU) Settlement Procedure in 2008 aimed at promoting the speed and efficiency of cartel investigations by the European Commission (EC). We use a data set that…