The ZEW Mannheim Enterprise Panel for the Analysis of Longitudinal Business Dynamism (MUP–LBD) is a comprehensive micro database of businesses observed in Germany, covering the period 2000–2023 and comprising…
This paper provides an overview of evidence on firms’ adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI). We revisit the main conceptual drivers of AI uptake discussed in the literature and summarize global trends in AI…
We conduct a randomized survey experiment to compare the immediate and short-term effects of fact-checking to a brief media literacy intervention. We show that fact-checking primarily affects the specific fake…
Accurate reporting of new findings is essential for an informed public, yet limited science literacy among journalists often results in misinterpretation of research, with costly societal and economic…
In Deutschland gibt es – je nach Bundesland – jährlich zwischen neun und dreizehn gesetzliche Feiertage. Doch was bedeuten diese Tage für die Wirtschaft? Wie wirken sie sich auf die Produktivität, die…
Unternehmen müssen sich laufend an neue Rahmenbedingungen anpassen – ob wirtschaftliche Krisen, gesellschaftliche Veränderungen oder der Übergang zu einer klimafreundlicheren Produktion. Dabei zeigt sich, wie…
A growing number of countries have introduced Digital Nomad Visas (DNVs) to accommodate the rise of location-independent remote work, often paired with tax incentives. Using simulation analysis, this paper…
