To identify the determinants of cross-country disparities in personal computer and Internet penetration, we examine a … significant in most specifications for computer use. A similar pattern holds true for Internet use, except that telephone density … differentials. For computers, telephone density and regulatory quality are of second and third importance, while for the Internet …

. We combine data on high-speed (broadband) internet availability at the local level with individual register data on the … unemployed in Germany. We address endogeneity by exploiting technological peculiarities in the network that affected the roll …-out of high-speed internet. The results show that high-speed internet improves reemployment rates after the first months of …

comparison income effect. In East Germany the reference income effects are insignificant for all. With data from the British …

their children. Unlike in the UK or in the US, in Germany an important decision about which educational track to follow is …

So far, there has been no data set which observes firm formations in Germany not only on a cross-sectional basis using … Bankengruppe and Creditreform set up a panel study of newly founded firms in Germany: the KfW/ZEW Start-up Panel. In each of the … ; panel data ; Germany …

recently conducted. Also in Germany, a large field experiment has examined the practicability and potentials of this approach …

work in Germany. Present shortcomings are mainly caused by a lack of coordination between data collecting institutions and …