Die digitale Transformation verändert wirtschaftliche Abläufe auf tiefgreifende Art und Weise. Online-Plattformen bieten eine beispiellose Vielfalt an Produkten und Dienstleistungen an, während technologische Innovationen wie künstliche Intelligenz rasch entwickelt und in vielen Anwendungsbereichen eingesetzt werden. Gleichzeitig birgt der rasante Aufstieg digitaler Technologien zahlreiche Herausforderungen ...
Germany has emerged over centuries as a central European country marked by political shifts that have resulted in deep regional fragmentation. The polit ical burdens of two world wars led, in the late 1940s, to a separation of the country into the communist German Democratic Republic (GDR) and the western Federal Republic of Germany (FRG), a separation that ended with German (re)unification in ...
Germany's energy transition is progressing. Renewable energy sources already cover more than half of Germany's electricity demand. However, as the share of variable wind and solar energy increases, so do the fluctuations in electricity generation. Consequently, flexibility on the supply and demand side of the electricity market is becoming increasingly important. This can be achieved in particular ...
We study the mating patterns of non-heterosexual individuals, who represent a significant and increasing portion of the population, particularly among the youth. We estimate a multidimensional matching model of the marriage market where partner’s gender is endogenously chosen conditional on the agent’s sexual orientation, and is subject to trade-offs that depend on both the agents’ preferences and ...
