The sharing economy relies on online platforms to bring together providers and consumers of goods and services. How do platforms compete in these two-sided markets characterized by direct and indirect network effects? Which pricing strategies do these new online platforms adopt? How does rapid innovation ubiquitous in these markets affect competition between platforms? How do new digital...
Gerd Billen, State Secretary to the Federal Minister of Justice and Consumer Protection, received the BCCP Distinguished Policy Fellow Award. The fellowship was awarded by Gerhard Wagner, Professor of Law, Humboldt University Berlin.
Digital markets are characterized by consumer targeting and customization of products and services. Firms such as Amazon or Google use algorithms to increase their product quality, such as search results or the targeting of advertising. These algorithms rely on past consumer search and browsing behavior to learn and improve results in real-time. This session discusses the extent to which the use...
Concluding remarks held by Hannes Ullrich, research associate in the Firms and Market department, DIW Berlin.
Konsum- und Geschäftsmodelle können nur bedingt als alternativ gelten, so lange sie über das bestehende Geld- und Finanzsystem abgewickelt werden. Denn dieses steht schon in den beiden grundlegendsten (Deduktions-)Dimensionen – Raum und Zeit – für das Große und Schnelle und somit für das Gegenteil dessen, was Alternativ gemeinhin definiert. Um dies darzulegen, wird eingangs ein stufenweiser Entkoppelungs- ...
In most countries, women have a lower level of financial literacy than men on average. This report demonstrates that differences in income and education and less experience in financial matters only provide a partial explanation for the gender gap. Data from various countries show that cultural differences may also play a role. In order to close the gender gap in financial literacy, schools should ...
Frauen haben in den meisten Ländern eine durchschnittlich schlechtere finanzielle Bildung als Männer. Dieser Bericht weist nach, dass Unterschiede im Einkommen und der Bildung sowie geringere Erfahrungen mit Finanzen diesen Gender Gap nur teilweise erklären. Zudem wird mittels Daten aus verschiedenen Ländern gezeigt, dass kulturelle Unterschiede auch eine Rolle spielen. Um den Gender Gap in der finanziellen ...