Publications of the Research Unit Digital Economy

  1. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 11-084 // 2011

    Market Structure and Market Performance in E-Commerce

    Analyzing the link between market structure and market performance is of central importance in the field of industrial organization. The aim is to understand the role of market structure, i.e., the number of…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 11-083 // 2011

    Productivity of ICT and Non-ICT Capital – The Role of Rates of Return and Capital Prices

    Decomposing sources of growth in a growth accounting framework relies heavily on price measures as proxies for input productivity. We show how different price measures affect the contribution of investment to…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 11-082 // 2011

    External Technology Supply and Client-Side Innovation

    Dynamic market environments and consumer preferences demand firms to assure a high degree of flexibility. At the same time, competitive pressure from globalized markets leads to constantly raising efficiency…

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 11-078 // 2011

    The Adoption of Social Enterprise Software

    Though in an infancy state, the so-called social enterprise software is a highly promising software application for firms. This software links firms’ enterprise software systems and social software…

  5. ZEW-Branchenreport Informationswirtschaft // 2011

    4. Quartal 2011

    • Konjunkturelle Stimmung bei den Unternehmen in der Informationswirtschaft leicht verbessert
    • Kehrtwende in der IKT-Branche
    • Medienbranche ist für die nahe Zukunft eher pessimistisch
    • Trübe Stimmung bei…
  6. ZEW-Wachstums- und Konjunkturanalysen // 2011

    Nr. 4 (Dezember) - 2011

    • Konjunktur in Deutschland: Erwartete Abkühlung, aber kein Wintereinbruch
    • Die voraussichtliche Lage in der EWU
    • Ergebnisse der Novemberumfrage 2011
    • Stimmungseinbruch in der IKT-Branche
    • Rentenreformakzeptanz und…
  7. ZEW-Branchenreport Informationswirtschaft // 2011

    3. Quartal 2011

    • Deutlicher Stimmungseinbruch in der IKT-Branche
    • Optimismus in der IKT-Branche lässt deutlich nach
    • Stimmungsindikator auch in Medienbranche rückläufig
    • Nur leichte Eintrübung bei wissensintensiven Dienstleistern
    • Nur…
  8. ZEWnews English edition // 2011

    09/10 - 2011