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Jan Büchel

Jan Büchel

Economist for Data Economy

Tel: +49 221 4981-415 Jan Büchel
  • At the IW since 2020
  • Bachelor studies in Economics at the Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn
  • Master's degree in Economics at the Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn
  • Research interests: Digitization, Platform Economy, Artificial Intelligence, Data Sharing and Games.

IW Publications

Büchel, Jan / Rusche, Christian, 2023, Datenbewertung der Unternehmen – Status quo und Auswirkungen von Unsicherheit, in: IW-Trends, 50. Jg., Nr. 3, S. 107-125
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Büchel, Jan / Engels, Barbara, 2023, Data Sharing in Deutschland, in: IW-Trends, 50. Jg., Nr. 2, S. 19-37
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Büchel, Jan / Rusche, Christian, 2023, Theoretische Auswirkungen von Unsicherheit bei der Bewertung von Daten. Ein mikroökonomischer Ansatz, Studie im Rahmen Projekts IEDS, gefördert und betreut durch das Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (BMBF), IW-Report, Nr. 33, Köln
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Büchel, Jan / Engler, Jan Felix / Mertens, Armin, 2023, Gesuchte Datenkompetenzen in Deutschland, in: IW-Trends, 50. Jg., Nr. 2, S. 3-17
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Büchel, Jan / Mertens, Armin, 2023, Wofür Unternehmen ChatGPT einsetzen, IW-Kurzbericht, Nr. 31, Köln
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Büchel, Jan / Röhl, Klaus-Heiner, 2022, Sind anhaltende Produktivitätsunterschiede zwischen West- und Ostdeutschland auch durch Unterschiede in der Datenbewirtschaftung zu erklären?, in: IW-Trends, 49. Jg., Nr. 4, 23-43
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Büchel, Jan / Engels, Barbara, 2022, Viele Unternehmen sind nicht bereit für die Datenwirtschaft, IW-Kurzbericht, Nr. 96, Köln
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Büchel, Jan / Engels, Barbara, 2022, Branchentrends beim Data Sharing. Status Quo und Use Cases in Deutschland, IW-Report, Nr. 53, Köln
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Büchel, Jan / Klös, Hans-Peter, 2022, Metaverse. Hype oder “next big thing”?, IW-Report, Nr. 42, Köln
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Jan Büchel / Barbara Engels, 2022, Datenbewirtschaftung von Unternehmen in Deutschland, in: IW-Trends, 49. Jg., Nr. 1, S. 73-90
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Expertises

Büchel, Jan / Bakalis, Dennis / Scheufen, Marc, 2023, Digitalisierungsindex 2023. Digitalisierung der Wirtschaft in Deutschland, Kurzfassung der Ergebnisse des Digitalisierungsindex im Rahmen des Projekts „Entwicklung und Messung der Digitalisierung der Wirtschaft am Standort Deutschland“ im Auftrag des Bundesministeriums für Wirtschaft und Klimaschutz (BMWK), Köln
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Büchel, Jan / Engels, Barbara, 2022, Digitalisierungsindex 2022. Digitalisierung der Wirtschaft in Deutschland, Kurzfassung der Ergebnisse des Digitalisierungsindex im Rahmen des Projekts „Entwicklung und Messung der Digitalisierung der Wirtschaft am Standort Deutschland“ im Auftrag des Bundesministeriums für Wirtschaft und Klimaschutz (BMWK), Köln
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External Publications

Büchel, Jan / Engels, Barbara, 2022, The Importance of the Data Economy for Europe’s Digital Strategic Autonomy, in: European Liberal Forum (Hg.), Decoding EU Digital Strategic Autonomy. Sectors, Issues, and Partners, Techno-Politics Series, No.1, S. 13-18
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More from Jan Büchel

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Expertise
Digitalisation of the economy in Germany
Expertise 27. December 2023

Digitalisation Index 2023: Digitalisation of the economy in Germany

Jan Büchel / Dennis Bakalis / Marc Scheufen

The digitalisation of the economy in Germany continues to stagnate in 2023: the digitalisation index score is 108.6 points in 2023 compared to 110.5 points in 2022. After the sharp rise in 2021, the development of digitalisation since then can be described as more of a lateral or sideways movement.

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Valuing Companies' Data – The State of the Art and the Effects of Uncertainty
IW-Trends No. 3 21. August 2023

Valuing Companies' Data

Jan Büchel / Christian Rusche

Data is becoming increasingly important both for companies and for national economies. Since the full potential of business data can only be realised when several users exploit it simultaneously, data sharing is also becoming more common.

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Data Sharing in Germany
IW-Trends No. 2 23. June 2023

Data Sharing in Germany

Jan Büchel / Barbara Engels

Digital data is a key element in processes, products and business models. Thus, data sharing is a matter of great importance. The present analysis examines how intensively companies in Germany share data.

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Theoretical effects of uncertainty in the evaluation of data
IW-Report No. 33 16. June 2023

Theoretical effects of uncertainty in the evaluation of data

Jan Büchel / Christian Rusche

Businesses can benefit from effective data management and data sharing with other businesses. Data recipients can use the data for product or process optimization, for example, and data providers can receive a fee.

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The Demand for Data Skills in Germany – Results of a Big Data Analysis
IW-Trends No. 2 14. June 2023

The Demand for Data Skills in Germany – Results of a Big Data Analysis

Jan Büchel / Jan Felix Engler / Armin Mertens

Employees with data skills help companies to store, manage and use data more efficiently.

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How companies use ChatGPT
IW-Kurzbericht No. 32 13. May 2023

How companies use ChatGPT

Jan Büchel / Armin Mertens

ChatGPT is currently very popular. The AI can answer questions in seconds, summarize entire texts or create programming code. On the one hand, there are many advantages for the economy and society, on the other hand, experts warn of dangers and call for regulation. It is therefore interesting to see whether and for what purposes companies are already using ChatGPT.

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Do Differences in Data Management Help to Explain Persistent Productivity Differences Between Western and Eastern Germany?
IW-Trends No. 4 28. December 2022

Do Differences in Data Management Help to Explain Persistent Productivity Differences Between Western and Eastern Germany?

Jan Büchel / Klaus-Heiner Röhl

Since the mid-1990s the economies of the five states of ex-communist Eastern Germany have been converging only slowly with the rest of the Republic, though the process has not come to a complete halt.

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Digitalisation of the Economy in Germany
Expertise 14. December 2022

Digitalisation Index 2022: Digitalisation of the Economy in Germany

Jan Büchel / Barbara Engels

The economy in Germany becomes only slightly more digital in 2022 compared to 2021: The Digitalisation Index rises from 107.9 to 108.9 points. Following the sharp rise in 2021, digitalisation can be said to stagnate in 2022.

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Most companies are not data economy ready
IW-Kurzbericht No. 96 8. December 2022

Most companies are not data economy ready

Jan Büchel / Barbara Engels

Data is the central resource of the digital transformation. It underlies all digital processes, transactions and interactions. The use of this data is key to innovation and sustainable growth (BMWK, 2022). Currently, however, many companies in Germany do not meet the requirements to be able to use data efficiently. This is shown by a survey of 1,051 companies from industry and industry-related service providers.

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Status Quo and Use Cases in Germany
IW-Report No. 53 20. October 2022

Industry trends in data sharing: Status Quo and Use Cases in Germany

Jan Büchel / Barbara Engels

Data is generated everywhere along the value chain. Each player produces data specifically or as a by-product at various points in the production process. This data can offer significant benefits for the companies themselves and for the economy as a whole.

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