Publikationen des Forschungsbereichs Digitale Ökonomie

  1. ZEW-Kurzexpertise Nr. 21-09 // 2021

    Crowdworking in France and Germany

    Crowd work refers to the practice of assigning tasks and projects undertaken for payment to online contributors via digital platforms. We use data from a recent survey among companies in Germany and France to…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 21-075 // 2021

    Healthy Reviews! Online Physician Ratings Reduce Healthcare Interruptions

    We show that review platforms reduce healthcare interruptions for patients looking for a new physician. We employ a difference-in-differences strategy using physician retirements as a “disruptive shock”…