This paper investigates whether investments in data affect firms’ R&D and whether the two are productivity-enhancing complements. We conceptualise and test whether investments in data reduce market uncertainty, thereby mitigating the inherent uncertainty of R&D and enhancing research and...

This article focuses on the challenges that uncertainty poses to countries in global and regional value chains. In this perspective, it focuses specifically on African countries and enriches the results with a comparative approach. Indeed, using a gravity model for 49 African countries and all...

This paper examines whether the rounding of survey responses in the case of probabilistic question formats is related to expectation uncertainty. Using data from a survey on macroeconomic expectations of private households in Germany, we analyze self-reported reasons for rounding probabilistic...

This paper examines whether the rounding of survey responses in the case of probabilistic question formats is related to expectation uncertainty. Using data from a survey on macroeconomic expectations of private households in Germany, we analyze self-reported reasons for rounding probabilistic...

The aim of the article is to analyze the impact of an unpredictable individual event such as the COVID-19 pandemic on dividend decisions of companies listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange. Due to the fact that the vast majority of companies do not provide detailed justification for dividend...

The aim of the article is to analyze the impact of an unpredictable individual event such as the COVID-19 pandemic on dividend decisions of companies listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange. Due to the fact that the vast majority of companies do not provide detailed justification for dividend...