Digitization affects all sectors of the economy. A new and possibly disruptive digital technology is the blockchain, a decentralized ledger, which seems to offer great promise for many financial and business applications.

Der hier vorgestellte Digitalisierungsindex misst den Grad der Digitalisierung von Unternehmen in Deutschland, differenziert dabei nach Branchen und ordnet den Digitalisierungsgrad in Kategorien ein. Es zeigt sich, dass die Informations- und Kommunikationstechnologie mit Abstand am stärksten...

A growing, but still small number of companies in Germany are supplying products and services based on the blockchain technology. Most of these are start-up companies and are headquartered in Berlin. Although a lot of them are focused on providing financial services, an increasing number of...

Blockchain companies have sprung up all over Europe, at the forefront: Malta and Estonia. Compared to the sizes of their workforce, both countries have an outstanding number of blockchain companies and can easily compete with larger countries like Germany or France. The reason for this is a...

Many Asian start-up companies have specialized in blockchain technology. In particular, Hong Kong, Israel and Singapore have the highest blockchain company density in Asia. The determinants for a flourishing blockchain ecosystem are a business-friendly environment for start-ups and the...

Digital platforms already dominate the top 10 of the world's most valuable firms. The specific characteristics of their business model, such as quick growth and market power soon after market entry, have provoked public discourse. This paper analyzes digital platforms' business models, the...

Im Zusammenhang mit der Digitalisierung von Prozessen vernetzen sich Unternehmen untereinander zunehmend. Dies hat viele Vorteile, wie eine Steigerung von Effizienz oder Produktivität, birgt aber auch Herausforderungen, weil die geltenden deutschen und europäischen Kartellrechtsvorgaben zu...

Anwendungen Künstlicher Intelligenz (KI) weisen erhebliche wirtschaftliche Potenziale auf. Bislang sind es jedoch vor allem die Großunternehmen, die KI anwenden, und weniger der Mittelstand. Des Weiteren ist der Mittelstand wesentlich skeptischer gegenüber KI. Dies muss sich dringend ändern,...

Germany's growth and prosperity face multiple challenges from climate change and demographic shifts. Active policy meas-ures and digitalisation have the potential to alleviate these problems and promote climate-friendly innovations. However, the transfor-mation requires significant investments...