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...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is often regarded as the next general-purpose technology with a rapid, penetrating, and far-reaching use over a broad number of industrial sectors. A main feature of new general-purpose technology is to enable new ways of production that may increase productivity. So...

The technology adoptions are often associated with corporate organizations. Using newly merged firm level data on digital transformation and firm organization, we investigate how the adoption of newly available digital technologies (DT for short) is related to organizational conditions. A novel...

This study explores how the adoption of digital technologies has influenced working from home (WFH) practices and the use of communication tools during disruptive times. Focusing on micro and small enterprises (MSEs), this pooled cross section research includes three survey investigations. The...

Im Auftrag des Bundesministeriums für Wirtschaft und Arbeit untersuchte das ifo Institut, welche Bedeutung die Internettechnologie für Unternehmen hat, welche Faktoren die Diffusion beeinflussen und welche strukturellen Wirkungen von der Verbreitung von Internetanwendungen zu erwarten sind. Es...

Im Auftrag des Bundesministeriums für Wirtschaft und Arbeit untersuchte das ifo Institut, welche Bedeutung die Internettechnologie für Unternehmen hat, welche Faktoren die Diffusion beeinflussen und welche strukturellen Wirkungen von der Verbreitung von Internetanwendungen zu erwarten sind. Es...

We find that institutional ownership in publicly traded companies is associated with more innovation (measured by cite-weighted patents). To explore the mechanism through which this link arises, we build a model that nests the lazy-manager hypothesis with career-concerns, where institutional...

We find that institutional ownership in publicly traded companies is associated with more innovation (measured by cite-weighted patents). To explore the mechanism through which this link arises, we build a model that nests the lazy-manager hypothesis with career-concerns, where institutional...

Seit Mitte der 1990er Jahre werden neue Informations- und Kommunikationstechnologien in der Arbeitswelt genutzt, in wachsendem Ausmaß und mit wachsender Bedeutung. Die verstärkte Digitalisierung verändert sowohl die Wirtschaft als auch die Gesellschaft. Es wird sogar von der »vierten...

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...