In order to achieve climate targets, a comprehensive energy transition is necessary in which nearly all energy comes from renewable sources. The switch to renewable energies is not only of enormous strategic importance in terms of climate protection. In combination with the technological innovations it triggers, renewable energy also creates the scope for climate-neutral growth.
Understanding the causes of the slowdown in aggregate productivity growth is key to maintaining the competitiveness of advanced economies and ensuring long-term economic prosperity. This paper provides evidence that investment in intangible capital, despite having a positive effect on productivity at the micro level, is a driver of the weak productivity performance at the aggregate level as it amplifies ...
We discuss the main Theories of Harm in EU merger control and their evolution since the 1990s. We present stylised facts and trends using data extracted from EU merger decisions by natural language processing tools. EU merger policy has adapted over time, both in terms of legislation and theories of harm, as well as in terms of the investigative tools and evidence used. The introduction of the new ...
Mehrzahl deutscher Unternehmen importiert Güter der Informations- und Kommunikationstechnologie aus einigen wenigen Bezugsländern – Politik strebt eine Verringerung von Abhängigkeiten an – Empirische Analysen zeigen, dass stärkere Diversifizierung nicht zulasten der Unternehmen geht Wenn deutsche Unternehmen Informations- und Kommunikationstechnologien (IKT) aus vielen verschiedenen Ländern beziehen, ...