Publications of the Research Unit Digital Economy

  1. ZEWnews English edition // 2011

    01/02 - 2011

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 10-108 // 2010

    IT Outsourcing and Employment Growth at the Firm Level

    In the short run, outsourcing is usually associated with the resulting job losses in the contract granting firm, since in-house staff is generally laid-off or transferred to the outsourcing provider. However,…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 10-107 // 2010

    Cartel Destabilization and Leniency Programs – Empirical Evidence

    Free competition on markets is a major concern in competition policy. The cartelization of firms is a threat to free competition. One major instrument antitrust authorities have and use increasingly frequently…

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 10-100 // 2010

    Enterprise Software and Service Innovation: Standardization versus Customization

    Enterprise software systems support service firms in planning, supporting and managing business processes. In general, these software packages can be categorized in standardized generic applications, software…

  5. ZEW-Branchenreport Informationswirtschaft // 2010

    Jahrgang 9, Nr. 4, Dezember 2010

    Weiter verbesserte Geschäftslage bei den Informationsdienstleistern

    Im Wirtschaftszweig Dienstleister der Informationsgesellschaft hat sich die wirtschaftliche Lage im vierten Quartal 2010 gegenüber dem dritten…