Due to computing and communication facilities, formal procedures, often referred to as "algorithms", are now … discuss some of the economic risks generated by the power of algorithms. …

classification of Dutch manufacturing that can be used for policy purposes. We use a twolimit tobit model with sample selection … innovative sales. The model is estimated for eleven industries based on the Dutch Standard Industrial Classification (SBI 1993 …

identifies typical characteristics of extreme (archetypal) values in a multivariate data set. Each entity under investigation is … contrast to its predecessor, the archetypal analysis, archetypoids always represent actual observed units in the data. The … classification changes when for four and five archetypoids are considered. …

allows us to identify typical characteristics of extreme (archetypal) values in a multivariate data set. In contrast to its … predecessor, the archetypal analysis, archetypoids always represent actual observed units in the data. Using bibliometric data …

We analyze competition between data intermediaries collecting information on consumers, which they sell to firms for … price discrimination purposes. We show that competition between data intermediaries benefits consumers by increasing … competition between firms, and by reducing the amount of consumer data collected. We argue that merger policy guidelines should …

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 … Facebook's tracking technology. Small differences between Facebook users and non-users are largely explained by differing user …

remains even in the age of Artificially Intelligent Learning Machines and Big Data. Many academic economists take it as a … social science, namely reactivity, i.e. human beings systematically respond to economic data, and in particular to …

-collected and assembled from more than 50 sources. The data reflect 150 years of regional development and disparities in Germany …