Research Projects
User Behavior and Search Patterns on EconBiz
Team: Oliver Hahn, Prof. Dr. Ralf Krestel, Dr. Tamara Pianos, Prof. Dr. Marianne Saam (all ZBW)
Description: We describe and classify search queries and clicking behavior by EconBiz users to identify their interests and provide insights that could enhance portal features and educational use.
Funding: Internal funding ZBW
Duration: 2022 - 2024
Estimating the Substitutability of Robots and Human Labor – A Production Function Approach
Team: Prof. Dr. Marianne Saam
Partners: Dr. Anne Jurkat (International Federation of Robotics), Julian Salg (University of Frankfurt)
Description: We estimate the substitutability of robots and human labor based on a two-level CES production function using data from a panel of 10 countries and 9 industries from 1993 to 2007.
Funding: Internal funding UHH
Duration: 2021 - 2024
Replication Studies in Doctoral Theses
All doctoral theses written at the Chair of Digital Economics include one replication study. These studies begin with a reproduction of the original research and usually extend it by using new data or methods. Current replication studies in progress include the following papers:
- Hansen, S., McMahon, M. & Prat, A. (2017). Transparency and Deliberation within the FOMC: A Computational Linguistics Approach, The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 133(2), 801–870.
Doctoral student: Oliver Hahn - Pahl, S. & Timmer, M.P. (2019). Do Global Value Chains Enhance Economic Upgrading? A Long View, The Journal of Development Studies, 56(9), 1683-1705.
Doctoral student: Chuan Liu - Acemoglu, D. & Restrepo, P. (2020). Robots and Jobs: Evidence from US Labor Markets, Journal of Political Economy, 128(6), 2188-2244.
Doctoral student: Mark Spektor