We build a model of the news market where advertisers allocate their ads between a social media platform and a news website. Our objective is to evaluate policy interventions aimed at fostering news creation by…
The climate impact of digital technologies remains insufficiently measured. Using global input-output data, we calculate the embodied –i.e., supply chain-related– greenhouse gas emissions of digital industries…
Warum werden Überschriften immer zugespitzter – und was macht das mit den Nutzern/-innen? Im ZEW-Podcast spricht Host Katrin Müller mit den Ökonominnen Dr. Raphaela Andres (ZEW) und Lara Marie Berger…
Rising political polarization generates significant negative externalities for democratic institutions and economic stability, yet scalable interventions to reduce polarization remain scarce. In this paper, I…
This paper examines (the absence of effective) pro-productivity policies in Germany. Peculiarities such as the German reunification, the strong export orientation, the still sizeable manufacturing sector as well…
