Recently, in the Hospitality 5.0 era, the Smart Tourism industry has experienced disruptions due to the widespread integration of cutting-edge technologies (Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things, Robots, Big Data, and others) enabling the overall tourist experience enhancement. This study...

We investigate social disparities in digital skills, focusing on both actual proficiency levels and confidence in these skills. Drawing on a representative sample from Germany, we first demonstrate that both dimensions strongly predict labor market success. We then use this sample to identify...

Earlier research using the directed technical change framework argues that with the right mix of policies, governments can steer firms' R&D efforts away from harmful technologies toward supposedly cleaner alternatives. This article puts that assumption to the test by examining the impact of the...

Promoting steady industrial innovation through technology import is an important initiative to accelerate innovation-driven and high-quality economic development in China. In this study, a model of the impact of technology import on industrial innovation is constructed from the perspective of...

This paper advances our understanding of the transformative role of innovation in labor share dynamics over recent decades of rapid technological evolution. We introduce a novel methodology to disentangle the direction and substitution effects of technological change, drawing on comprehensive...

Understanding the influence of digital inclusive finance (DIF) on inclusive green growth (IGG) is crucial for promoting the green transformation and sustainable development of developing economies. This study explores the effect of DIF on IGG in Chinese cities, and how DIF affects IGG by...

Industry is the main source of carbon emissions, and reducing emissions is closely linked to advancing carbon neutrality. Moreover, technological innovation is crucial for industrial low-carbon development. This study uses provincial panel data from China covering 2010 to 2023 and employs the...

This study explores the role of intellectual property (IP) in developing and commercializing melanoma biomarkers within the pharmaceutical market, focusing on precision medicine (PM). It investigates five key areas: (i) inventiveness dynamics, (ii) commercial and epidemiological motivations for...

We investigate the diffusion of frontier technologies across German firms before and during the Covid-19 crisis. Our analysis tracks the nature, timing, and pandemic-related motivations behind technology investments, using tailor-made longitudinal survey data linked to administrative worker-firm...