Die Bundesregierung will das Kartellrecht verschärfen und die Zerschlagung von Konzernen erleichtern. Der Wettbewerbsökonom Tomaso Duso hält das für eine gute Idee – zu wenig Wettbewerb sei eine Gefahr für die Demokratie. Das Interview mit DIW-Ökonom Tomaso Duso erschien am 30. Juni 2022 in der ZEIT. DIE ZEIT: Herr Duso, Wirtschaftsminister Robert Habeck will das Kartellrecht verschärfen, um Verbraucher ...
Der Beitrag erschien in der Fuldaer Zeitung. Martin Gornig sieht die Bauindustrie als Stützpfeiler der coronageplagten deutschen Wirtschaft. Ohne höhere Baukapazitäten rückten die Ampel-Ziele jedoch in weite Ferne. Die Bauwirtschaft in Deutschland hat der Krise auch im zweiten Corona-Jahr getrotzt, obwohl die Branche nicht ganz ohne Blessuren durch die Pandemie kommt. Liefereng-pässe, Materialmangel ...
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 is the first to provide 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 ...
Data is often at the core of digital products and services, especially when related to online advertising. This has made data protection and privacy a major policy concern. When surfing the web, consumers leave digital traces that can be used to build user profiles and infer preferences. We quantify the extent to which Facebook can track web behavior outside of their own platform. The network of engagement ...
The self-employed faced strong income losses during the Covid-19 pandemic. Many governments introduced programs to financially support the self-employed during the pandemic, including Germany. The German Ministry for Economic Affairs announced a €50bn emergency-aid program in March 2020, offering one-off lump-sum payments of up to €15,000 to those facing substantial revenue declines. By reassuring ...
The advent of cloud computing promises to improve the way firms utilize IT solutions. Firms are expected to replace large and inflexible fixed-cost investments in IT with more targeted variable spending in cloud solutions. In addition, cloud usage is expected to increase the productivity of firms, as it allows them to quickly customize the IT they require to their specific needs. We assess these assertions ...