Discussion Papers

More and more consumers use voice assistants. But their adoption raises new challenges for policymakers and regulators. Our discussion paper No. 441…

WhatsApp and similar services are now part of the EECC. We summaries the essential characteristics of these services, their impact and business models…

E-retailers and consumers in Germany benefit from European e-commerce

Many suppliers of bundled products are vertically integrated and active at several levels of the value chain. What are the competitive effects of new…

Consumers don’t want interoperability for WhatsApp and similar services

New WIK study discusses why secure electronic communications is adopted quicker in other EU countries than in Germany. Active promotion by governments…

Analysis of the hybrid mail market in Germany. This WIK study concludes demand for hybrid mail services, particularly from small and medium-sized…

The dynamic growth in electronic commerce brings about considerable change for the tradi-tional goods and services markets for several years. This…

E-commerce grows and grows. This WIK study analyses the role of letter products (compared to parcels) for e-commerce delivery. Letter products are…

Consumers are concerned with the utilization of their personal data no matter which online service they use.

WIK discussion paper discusses co-invest from an economic point of view and presents experiences from abroad. It becomes obvious, that co-investment…

The consumption of audiovisual content via the internet has been increasing for years. The presented discussion paper investigates the future…