Publications of the Research Unit Digital Economy

  1. Refereed Journal // 2021

    Competition, Collusion and Spatial Sales Patterns – Theory and Evidence

    This article studies competition in markets with transport costs and capacity constraints. Using a rich micro-level data set of the cement industry in Germany, we study a cartel breakdown to identify the effect…

  2. Refereed Journal // 2021

    Wikipedia Matters

    We document a causal impact of online user-generated information on real-world economic outcomes. In particular, we conduct a randomized field experiment to test whether additional content on Wikipedia pages…

  3. Expertises // 2020

    Digitalisation of the Economy in Germany - Digitalisation Index 2020

    The corona pandemic in 2020 gave a boost to digitalisation in Germany and showed the opportunities that it can create. However, it also became clear that there are shortcomings in the context of digitalisation.…