Mit ihren vielfältigen Funktionalitäten und dank der hohen Verbreitung bieten Smartphone Apps zahlreiche Möglichkeiten für den Einsatz im stationären Einzelhandel. Dieses essential bietet mit einem Überblick ausgewählter Einsatzmöglichkeiten und anhand von Praxisbeispielen einen...

Mobile Messaging Apps (MMAs) such as WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, LINE, Signal or Snapchat are used by many consumers next to the traditional electronic communication services (ECS) SMS texting and phone calls. While with ECS the idea of full end-to-end interoperability is one of the key...

Migrant groups and host communities have developed a number of smart technology apps aimed at providing new arrivals with information on housing, education and employment opportunities. This Alert looks at how EU authorities can utilise these new technologies to help migrants, while exploring...

We study the short-run, causal effect of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) adoption on the employment and wage distribution. We exploit a natural experiment generated by a tax allowance on ICT investments and find that the primary effect of ICT is to complement non-routine,...