Digitization is penetrating all areas of life and networking people, machines and processes. This is creating immense opportunities for the German economy.
About the topic
In Germany, it has triggered a profound structural change in all areas of the economy and society. This digital transformation holds enormous opportunities, and they must be exploited - including, but not limited to, the automation and networking of value creation processes under the buzzword Industry 4.0. Autonomization in particular, i.e. enabling machines to organize, repair and optimize themselves, opens up extensive opportunities.
The prerequisites for digital transformation are nationwide high-speed networks and an unbureaucratic and capital-rich innovation environment. Employees also face challenges: Companies must identify the new requirements for employee qualifications and train employees accordingly. In addition, companies, especially from the SME sector, must drive digitization more strongly in their own operations, for example by refining their business models and developing new ones, for example in cooperation with startups. On this page you will find various topics and current studies from the field of digitization.
Christian Rusche / Jeanne Mouton in European Journal of Law and Economics External Publication 15. November 2023
The anti‑steering provision of Article 5 (4) of the DMA: a law and economics assessment on the business model of gatekeepers and business users
Data is a success factor for digital platforms and the core of their business model. The rationale behind this is that data allows for improving the matching process between users which creates value for the platform.
Christian Rusche / Jeanne Mouton in European Journal of Law and Economics IW
Jeanne Mouton / Christian Rusche in Competition Policy International External Publication 27. October 2023
To share or not to share: Regulating Data Brokers
Data has become an increasingly important input in the economy. Hence, data and access to data play an increasingly key role in the global economy and for innovation and are crucial for the competitiveness of companies and the EU economy.
Jeanne Mouton / Christian Rusche in Competition Policy International IW
Barbara Engels IW-Report No. 46 20. September 2023
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a law and economics assessment on the business model of gatekeepers and business users
External Publication
15. November 2023
The anti‑steering provision of Article 5 (4) of the DMA:
a law and economics assessment on the business model of gatekeepers and business users
Christian Rusche / Jeanne Mouton in European Journal of Law and Economics
Data is a success factor for digital platforms and the core of their business model. The rationale behind this is that data allows for improving the matching process between users which creates value for the platform.
Christian Rusche / Jeanne Mouton in European Journal of Law and Economics
IW
Jeanne Mouton / Christian Rusche in Competition Policy International
Data has become an increasingly important input in the economy. Hence, data and access to data play an increasingly key role in the global economy and for innovation and are crucial for the competitiveness of companies and the EU economy.
Jeanne Mouton / Christian Rusche in Competition Policy International
IW
KI and the Labor Market:
An Analysis of Employment Effects
Andrea Hammermann /Roschan Monsef / Oliver Stettes
It has been about ten years since Frey and Osborne's study on the automation risks of occupations in the USA fuelled the debate on the end of work due to digitalisation worldwide. Since then, numerous scientific studies have been published to examine the employment effects of technology such as robotics.
Andrea Hammermann /Roschan Monsef / Oliver Stettes
IW
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