Economists typically view personality, attitudes and preferences as central determinants of decision making. While there is a consensus that heterogeneity in personality traits and preferences is an important driver of socio-economic outcomes, the emergence and development of personality traits...

While often a regional or national approach has been used to analyze the economic effects of migration, recent evolutions have shown that the role of firms is extremely important in better understanding this phenomenon. On many occasions, it is firms choosing the migrant workers and initiating...

We welcome submissions on ‘digital platforms’ in terms of the regulatory and competitive challenges that they pose, and how they may be addressed in a post-Covid world. In addition, we welcome submissions on a range of topics as outlined below: - The current and lasting impact of Covid-19 on...

The two-day international workshop, taking place at the ifo Institute in Munich and hosted by CESifo, will gather doctoral students involved in research in the field of the Economics of Digitization with both theoretical and empirical focus Topics of Interest: Telecommunications – Internet and...

Papers can be submitted for presentation and discussion related to the following topics: - Regulation of telecommunication markets: - Challenges of convergence of telecommunication systems and content supply - Development of telecommunication markets: - Telecommunications and Society - Social...

Topics: - Regulation – its implementation, form and future development - The impact of regulation on operator strategy and investment - Operator strategies – consolidation, investment and innovation - The contribution of telecommunications to economic growth and development - The impact of...