Thema Digitalisierung

Digital Economy Workshop Berlin, 2025

The workshop aims to bring together researchers from Economics, Information Systems, Law, Marketing, Strategy, and related fields who study Digitization. For inquiries dew2025@diw.de Event page

Die neue Plutokratie: Wie Tech-Giganten Demokratie und Wettbewerb bedrohen: Kommentar

Facts and Fiction in the Draghi Report

This article, part of our special On-Topic series on "A New Agenda for Growth: The Draghi Report and Competition Policy,"discusses the Draghi report’s assessment of European telecom markets, questioning its claims of underperformance and its recommendations for increased consolidation. It argues that easing merger control could harm competition and investment while highlighting positive proposals, ...

Let's Switch to the Cloud: Cloud Usage and Its Effect on Labor Productivity

The advent of cloud computing promises to improve the way firms use IT solutions. Firms are expected to replace large and inflexible fixed-cost investments in IT with more targeted, variable spending on cloud solutions. This is also expected to increase firms' productivity by allowing them to quickly adapt their IT infrastructure to their specific needs. We assess this claim using firm-level data provided ...

Analyzing ECB Communications Improves Forecasting of Interest Rate Decisions

For central banks, official communications serve as essential monetary policy instruments: In press releases, speeches, and interviews, central banks explain their decisions, manage expectations, and promote confidence in their strategy. This Weekly Report analyzes European Central Bank (ECB) communications from January 2019 to March 2025 using a specially trained artificial intelligence (AI) text ...

Analyse der EZB-Kommunikation verbessert Prognose von Zinsentscheidungen

Zentralbanken nutzen heute die Kommunikation als zentrales Instrument der Geldpolitik: In Pressemitteilungen, Reden und Interviews erläutern sie ihre Entscheidungen, lenken Erwartungen und werben um Vertrauen in ihre Strategie. Dieser Wochenbericht analysiert die Kommunikation der Europäischen Zentralbank (EZB) von Januar 2019 bis März 2025 mithilfe eines speziell trainierten Textanalysemodells basierend ...

Die EZB-Statements liefern Hinweise, wie es mit den Leitzinsen im nächsten Monat weitergeht: Interview

Europas digitale Fragmentierung bremst Wachstum und Innovation: Kommentar

Europas Wachstumsbremse

Bitcoin Is Not the New Gold

The price of cryptocurrency Bitcoin has risen sharply over the past ten years, with many investors adding Bitcoin to their portfolios, benefitting from price increases and diversifying their investments. But is Bitcoin suitable for this purpose? This Weekly Report examines the extent to which Bitcoin, like gold, can contribute to the diversification of an investment portfolio. To achieve this, we have ...