This paper reviews the different types of provisions explicitly addressing electronic commerce (e-commerce) in regional trade agreements (RTAs). The analysis covers the 275 RTAs currently in force and notified to the WTO as of May 2017. The analysis shows that e-commerce provisions have become...

The issues and challenges in taxation in the digital economy stem from the complex and multifaceted nature of the digital economy. Reaching a common understanding and measurement of its size and impact is critical in devising a tax regime for the digital economy. In APEC Secretariat (2019), the...

Unter dem Label Trusted Computing Group hat sich ein weltweites Konsortium von Unternehmen der Hard- und Softwareindustrie gebildet, das an einem universellen Standard für sichere Rechnersysteme einschließlich der Datenkommunikation über Internetverbindungen arbeitet. Im Rahmen der...

This paper examines the interday and intraday dynamics of the euro area overnight money market on the basis of an original set of market activity and liquidity proxies constructed from both pre- and post-trade data. The empirical literature provides extensive evidence supporting the rejection of...

Der Umbau zur Informationsgesellschaft durch die rasante Verbreitung der Internetnutzung wird gravierende Änderungen für das Wirtschaftsgeschehen mit sich bringen, von denen praktisch alle Unternehmen und Unternehmensbereiche betroffen sein werden. Diese Entwicklung eröffnet kleinen und...

Cross-border data flows are an integral mechanism of today's economy, impacting a country's competitiveness and growth. All economic sectors rely on secure, cost-efficient and real-time access to data. A requirement that all data-related business processes must take place within a country does...

The German book market has been changing during the last decade. Electronic publishing has started to play a significant role and continues to become more and more important. New technological advancements lead to new challenges for pub-lishers as well as sellers. The paper XML-based Text...

Data and information are fundamental pieces for effective evidence-based policy making and provision of public services. In recent years, some private firms have been collecting large amounts of data, which, were they available to governments, could greatly improve their capacity to take better...

Wer heute ein Fahrzeug oder eine Maschine reparieren will, braucht Zugriff auf Daten und Schnittstellen. Für viele Handwerksunternehmen wird 'Zugang' zur Schlüsselfrage der digitalen Wirtschaft. In dieser Studie wird herausgearbeitet, welche Regeln derzeit dafür gelten. Dabei zeigt sich: Es...