Zimbabwe's economy experienced significant volatility in recent years, with strong post-pandemic growth driven by agriculture, mining, and remittance-fueled services. However, an El Niño-induced drought severely impacted agricultural production and electricity generation, causing a slowdown and...

Die Studie untersucht die systemischen Ursachen, Verbreitungsmechanismen und Gegenstrategien von Desinformation auf Online-Plattformen. Jenseits der reinen Inhaltsprüfung analysiert sie, wie ökonomische Anreizstrukturen im Ad-Tech-Markt und engagement-basierte Algorithmen die Verbreitung...

Causal research consistently shows - across platforms, methods, and time periods - that social media is harmful for mental health. Promising remedies include helping parents coordinate restrictions on children's use, for example, through school smartphone bans. Other proposals include disabling...

Applying the current regulatory framework for abuse of superior bargaining position to abusive conduct (gapjil in Korean) by digital platforms presents two key challenges: identifying harmed parties (victims) and incorporating efficiency considerations. Requiring the identification of each...

Unregulated or weakly regulated financial institutions remain important providers of financial services across Sub-Saharan Africa. This study examines how such institutions operate in South Africa and Zambia, which represent contrasting regulatory approaches-restrictive and enabling,...