Artificial Intelligence (AI) holds immense potential for enhancing prosperity. However, the adoption of AI in German businessesremains limited, with only 19 % of companies utilizing AI in 2022. The successful implementation of AI relies on two key prerequisites:a company's digitalisation and...

Compulsory licensing allows firms in developing countries to produce foreign-owned inventions withoutthe consent of foreign patent owners. This paper uses an exogenous event of compulsory licensingafter World War I under the Trading with the Enemy Act to examine the long run effects of...

In den vergangenen Jahren konnte die deutsche Gießereiindustrie überproportional vom globalen Wachstum profitieren und in Europa ihrer Konkurrenz Marktanteile abnehmen. Die globale Finanz- und Wirtschaftskrise hat die Branche in ihren Sog gezogen, die Produktion brach 2009 voraussichtlich um...

In den vergangenen Jahren konnte die deutsche Gießereiindustrie überproportional vom globalen Wachstum profitieren und in Europa ihrer Konkurrenz Marktanteile abnehmen. Die globale Finanz- und Wirtschaftskrise hat die Branche in ihren Sog gezogen, die Produktion brach 2009 voraussichtlich um...

Some private firms collect data which could greatly improve the capacity of governments to take better policy decisions and to increase social welfare. Business-to-Government (B2G) data sharing can result in substantial benefits for society and save costs to governments. The current volume of...

International literature suggests that productivity growth of the global frontier firms – those in the best five percent – has diverged from the others during the 2000s. We study this issue using Finnish firm-level data. We find that the productivity of the Finnish frontier firms does not...

Productivity is the ultimate driver of sustainable increases in living standards. While Ireland is a high productivity country, it has not been immune from the global productivity slowdown, with the pace of growth on a downward trend throughout the 2000s. Little research has been carried out as...

Using new and unique survey evidence on digitalisation activities and investment in climate change of non-financial firms in the EU and the US, this article documents the trend towards twin digital and green investment in the corporate landscape after the COVID-19 pandemic. We use information...