Studies on the underlying mechanisms of social mobility commonly find that half of the intergenerational earnings persistence remains unexplained. Focusing on the phenomenon of overqualification, this study examines a transmission channel that might operate beyond the mechanisms previously...

Die vorliegende Studie liefert auf Basis einer Befragung von Unternehmen in Deutschland Ergebnisse zu deren Plänen, künftig mit anderen Unternehmen Data Sharing zu betreiben. An der Befragung beteiligten sich im Januar 2023 rund 1.400 Unternehmen aus dem Verarbeitenden Gewerbe und der...

The transformation of economy and society requires far-reaching technological and social innovations. To utilise the economic opportunities of transformation and to mitigate the negative effects of structural change, a determined transformation-oriented R&I policy is needed. Using the example of...

Die Corona-Pandemie hinterlässt deutliche Spuren in der Wirtschaft. Wie ergeht es dabei den Soloselbstständigen, die oftmals im wahrsten Sinne des Wortes auf sich alleine gestellt sind? Welche Rolle spielt dabei die Digitalisierung, die es ermöglicht, Tätigkeiten im Homeoffice zu verrichten,...

Crowd work refers to the practice of assigning tasks and projects undertaken for payment to online contributors via digital platforms. We use data from a recent survey among companies in Germany and France to explore the economic relevance and potential barriers of this phenomenon from the...

This study exploits fine-grained survey data to elicit firms' long-term expectations about the use of working from home (WFH) arrangements after the COVID-19 pandemic. From December 2021 until January 2022, the representative survey was conducted among more than 1,000 managers from the...

Im Zuge der fortschreitenden Digitalisierung steigt die Menge an Daten, die u. a. durch Maschinen, Sensoren oder Webseiten entstehen und systematisch gespeichert werden können, rasant an. Damit steigt auch das unternehmerische Potenzial, Daten gewinnbringend für die Entwicklung neuer oder die...

The Covid-19 pandemic has sparked hope that firm digitalisation will result in long-lasting reductions in mobility and related carbon missions via the use of working from home and online services. In this study, we quantify the extent to which firm digitalisation can be associated with changes...

The recent shift towards working from home (WFH) has far-reaching implications for social and economic outcomes. While firms are gatekeepers for the ongoing diffusion of flexible work arrangements, there is little evidence on how firms decide to offer WFH. We leverage two survey experiments...

Mobile information and communication technologies (ICT) have started to diffuse rapidly in the business sector. This study tests for the complementarity between the use of mobile ICT and organizational practices providing workplace flexibility. We hypothesize that mobile ICT can create value if...