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Events // 18.12.2024
comprehensive light on the embodied climate impact of digital technologies between 2010 and 2021. The authors focus on the sectors “Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products”, “Telecommunications” [...] second half of the decade, highlighting the need for action to curb future emissions as digital technology adoption continues to grow.
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Press Releases // 21.10.2024about half of the companies in the information sector as well as those in the manufacturing industry. For both manufacturing and the information economy, the most commonly cited attributes relevant to digital [...] which is based on a representative survey of 1,200 companies in the information economy and the manufacturing industry, sheds light on Germany’s current challenges regarding digital sovereignty. The term [...] of hardware, software, services and competencies in a self-determined way. In terms of digital technologies and applications, this means being able to decide for oneself how dependent one wants to be on
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Publications // 03.09.2024
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Publications // 25.07.2024
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Publications // 16.07.2024
Additive Manufacturing (AM) enables mass customization and has thereby the potential to revolutionize traditional manufacturing. In this paper, we examine how the adoption of AM affects competition and [...] of traditional manufacturers. In terms of welfare, AM adoption increases total surplus. However, it can be detrimental for consumer surplus if the competitive advantage of AM technology is excessively [...] discuss policy implications for the manufacturing industry. We recommend complementary measures of ensuring the competitive environment for firms with AM technology and subsidizing their fixed cost in
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Publications // 08.07.2024
(changes in the mix of goods produced) and technology (emission factors of production) effects. We find that the production composition in German manufacturing shifted towards less CO2 intensive
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Press Releases // 23.05.2024number of start-ups in Germany decreased by 13 per cent in 2022 compared to the previous year. The manufacturing industry experienced an even steeper decline of 16 per cent. The figures are also alarming in [...] in research-intensive industries such as chemistry, pharmaceuticals, and medical technology. This is the result of an evaluation of the IAB/ZEW Start-up Panel by researchers at ZEW Mannheim based on a r [...] Unit. “There is a downward trend in innovation activity, especially among young companies in the manufacturing industry.”
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News // 27.05.2024strengths should be utilised to achieve market leadership in the technologies that are important for the energy transition. Geoeconomics – “Technological sovereignty” as a driver of innovation The COVID-19 crisis [...] independent in production today if technological progress takes place elsewhere. In order to be able to act independently and confidently in the future, “technological sovereignty” is required to keep pace [...] which Germany is particularly strong in terms of R&D. Companies in vehicle manufacturing, information and communication technology services, the electrical industry, the chemical/pharmaceutical industry and
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Press Releases // 05.04.2024hybrids, with their combination of combustion and electric motors, are considered a transitional technology on the path to full electric mobility. Yet, drivers of these hybrids are scarcely tapping into [...] policymakers to consider the actual share of electric propulsion and emissions when assessing manufacturers’ compliance with emission regulations.”
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Publications // 02.01.2024
vertical market. In a model where an upstream monopolist sells the innovation to several downstream manufacturers, I show that the wage rate affects the incentives to innovate in different ways depending on i) [...] then the policy-maker can elicit her preferred equilibrium by nudging more firms to adopt the technology. Instead, if the policy is introduced before the investment stage, then the increase of the wage