Publications of the Research Unit Digital Economy

  1. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 02-80 // 2002

    Competition in the German Broadband Access Market

    This paper gives a survey of the current state of competition in the German Broadband access market. Existing regulations and their impact on the deployment of high-speed Internet access are evaluated. It is…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 02-43 // 2002

    Does Experience Matter? Innovations and the Productivity of ICT in German Services

    In this paper, it is argued that ICT investment is closely linked with complementary innovations and most productive in firms with innovative experience. In an analysis based on firm–level panel data covering…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 02-33 // 2002

    A Note on Pricing and Efficiency in Print Media Industries

    Actors on print media markets face two di®erent (and interrelated) demand curves: the demand for copies and the demand for advertising space. This paper develops a realistic, yet simple, model of print media…

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 02-05 // 2002

    The Adoption of Business-to-Business E-Commerce: Empirical Evidence for German Companies

    Although in its infancy, one promising application of Internet technology for firms is so-called Internet commerce or electronic commerce. This paper analyses the determinants of B2B (business-to-business)…

  5. ZEW Economic Studies Vol. 16 // 2002

    Innovation, Employment, and Firm Performance in the German Service Sector

    Empirical and theoretical evidence on the German service sector is inversely related to its growing overall importance for the entire economy. This monograph offers a comprehensive theory-based econometric…