Last fall, a study on German B2B-platforms that we conducted for the BDI was published and is available here (English, external link) or here (German, external link). In the meantime, the topic has garnered considerable interest, with chances to present…
Study on data ownership available in English
Our study on data ownership (joint with Oliver Falck, ifo Institute and University of Munich) has been published by invitation in the CESifo Forum Journal. It is available for download in English here (external link).
Ownership of data – study released
When people talk about “market failures” with regard to the ownership of data, what do they mean? The incentives to generate data? The incentives to store and/or collect data? The incentives to invest into designing data-sets and databases from which…
First Anniversary
As individuals, we have been providing economic analysis and insights for more than a decade, but now we can look back at the first year of activities of our new endeavor ARC Econ. Some of the subjective highlights: Our clients…
On Bursting Bubbles
Recently, I was invited by EY Real Estate in Munich to talk about the current economic environment of residential and commercial properties in Germany with an audience of 80-100 real estate professionals; here is some friendly feedback (external link). With…
ARC Econ in the News — on battery production
I had an interesting conversation with Christoph Eisenring of the Neue Zürcher Zeitung on the topic of new battery technologies for the automotive sector and where to locate factories for battery cells. Outside link to article (NZZ July 8, 2019)…
Study on Bavarian Automotive Industry Released
Our study on the future of the Bavarian automotive industry — in the face of substantial uncertainty caused by the mega-trends of electric drives, connected cars, alternative mobility solutions and autonomous driving has been released: Outside link to study. It…
Welcome to ARC Econ News
In this place, we are going to (irregularly) provide updates on results of our research, relevant findings by other researchers, observations on relevant changes to the current economic, regulatory or social environment — or similar tidbits. We welcome feedback and…