Against the background of the corona crisis, we have decided not to hold our conference physically at ZEW Mannheim this year. Instead, we are planning a small online conference on 2 July 2020. The objective of the conference is to discuss recent scientific contributions to the economics of...

Topics: - Accounting and regulatory compliance; - The continuing challenges and opportunities presented by the adoption of IFRS and other international standardization and convergence projects; - Auditing and oversight of the accounting profession; - Effect of regulation on management behavior,...

The objective of the conference is to discuss recent scientific contributions to the economics of information and communication technologies (ICT) and the economics of ICT industries. Theoretical, empirical and policy-oriented contributions are welcome. Topics: Software and Internet industries;...

This workshop will bring together applied economists working in the fields of global linkages, international economics, productivity growth and firms dynamics to discuss the most recent academic research. We are particularly (even though not exclusively interested in contributions that analyze...

The objective of the conference is to discuss recent scientific contributions to the economics of information and communication technologies (ICT) and the economics of ICT industries. Theoretical, empirical and policy-oriented contributions are welcome. Topics: Software and Internet industries;...

Digital technologies have dramatically reduced the costs of storing, processing and transferring information. This workshop will bring together researchers seeking to understand how these changes affect production, transfer and consumption of information. The information may be the output, as in...

We welcome papers addressing a number of issues related to such markets, including: • the various forms markets may assume • the processes through which markets are realized • the import of economic theories at large on markets (economics, marketing, strategy) • the role of devices and...