BCCP

Our one-day BCCP Conference and Policy Forum on "AI: Prospects, Challenges, and Regulation" with an amazing group of panelists is coming up on June 14 at @WZB_Berlin. Come join us in Berlin! #bccpconf Further information and registration: bccp-berlin.de/conference2024

(1/2) The Spring 2025 VIDE seminar schedule is available at digitalecon.org. There is a sign-up to attend this online series on the site.

🚨Call for Papers🚨 The next Digital Economy Workshop will take place in Berlin on March 23-25, 2025 It brings together researchers from economics, information systems, law, marketing, strategy, and related fields who study #digitization. Further info: digitalecon.org/workshop/berli…

I could not agree more. @RobinSogalla is one of the best PhD students I have ever had the pleasure to supervise. An impressive young scholar with a lot of talent, outstanding skills, incredible productivity, but most of all a deep intrinsic interest in trade and climate economics

🚨The next #VIDEseminar is coming up! Matthew Gentzkow (Stanford University) will speak on “Sources of market power in web search: Evidence from a field experiment” Wednesday, November 6, 11am New York, 5pm Berlin Info & mailing list: digitalecon.org/seminar #econtwitter

📢 Nur noch eine Woche, um sich für diese spannende Stelle  zu bewerben: diw.de/sixcms/detail.… 📈 Arbeite mit uns an der Schnittstelle zwischen #Forschung und #Politikberatung zu Themen der #Wettbewerbs- und #Industriepolitik! 📅Bewerbungsfrist: 10. November

🚨 The next #VIDEseminar is coming up this week on Wednesday, October 2 Julia Cagé (Sciences Po Paris) will speak on “Fact-Checking and Misinformation. Evidence from the Market Leader” 11am New York, 5pm Berlin. Schedule & mailing list: digitalecon.org/seminar #econtwitter

We challenge the notion that telecoms consolidation will address the investment shortfall. We question that this can be achieved by “choosing” a broader market definition. We warn against remedies consisting in merging parties’ promises. @TomValletti @peitz_martin #MassimoMotta

DIW-Studie zeigt: Übernahmen im Pharmasektor werden meist von kleineren, forschungsorientierten Unternehmen getätigt, viel seltener von Marktführern. Wettbewerbsbehörden sollten Fokus mehr auf Innovationsmärkte als auf Marktverdrängung richten. diw.de/de/diw_01.c.91… (1/2)

📢On Sept 27 we will hold the 17th Berlin IO day at @esmtberlin. We have fabulous guests: #JoyeeDebb, @eizenb_alon, @ichihashi184, @SeilerStephan, @shoshievass. Don't miss this wonderful event and register: diw.de/de/diw_01.c.89… @DIW_Berlin @BCCPBerlin @TUBerlin @HumboldtUni

Job-Killer oder Produktivitätsbooster? Wie sich die Einführung von KI-Tools auf den Markt für digitale Freelance-Tätigkeiten ausgewirkt hat, erzählt DIW-Forscher @HannaneJonas in der aktuellen Ausgabe des Wochenbericht-Podcasts: diw.de/de/diw_01.c.91…

Das Bundesgericht in Washington hat entschieden, das Google mit seinen Exklusivvereinbarungen mit anderen Digitalkonzernen gegen Wettbewerbsrecht verstoßen hat. DIW-Ökonom @hannes_ullrich erläutert, warum das Urteil keineswegs einen Schlusspunkt darstellt. diw.de/de/diw_01.c.91…

Check our new paper on market power in consumer profiling. Predictive power of behavioral data (web tracking) varies. Large firm can add demographic data, which boosts accuracy. Privacy regulation hits small firms without demographic data harder.

Finally out, with @luisaguiarw @HannaneJonas @hannes_ullrich @cpeukert Returns to Data: Evidence from Web Tracking diw.de/documents/publ… #Webtracking data are essential for consumer profiling that enables targeted advertising & content delivery. 1/6

"I believe we need a new approach to competition policy [...] more supportive of companies scaling up in global markets [...]. This should be reflected in the way we assess mergers [...]." This does not sound good to me.

Durch den deutschlandweit einheitlichen Strompreis werden oft Entscheidungen getroffen, die in der Physik des Netzes nicht möglich und volkswirtschaftlich unsinnig sind. Ein Aufruf von zwölf deutschen Energieökonomen. faz.net/aktuell/wirtsc…

"Ein fairer und funktionierender Wettbewerb wird mit darüber entscheiden, ob die digitale und sozial-ökologische Transformation in Deutschland gelingen wird", sagt @tomaso_duso (@DIW_Berlin & @Monopolkom) bei der Übergabe des Jahresgutachten an das @BMWK diw.de/de/diw_01.c.90…

Our study on the state of competition in the EU, together with the work by the @OECDeconomy has informed this report by @EU_Competition. It was published today. Among several other aspects, we provide evidence of the negative impact of #consolidation in #telecom & #airlines.

🚨AI paper alert: "Who is AI Replacing? The Impact of Generative AI on Online Freelancing Platforms" by @ozgedmirci, @hannanejonas & @zhu_xinrong is a must-read for everyone interested in AI & the job market. Quotes & comments: "(...) Using data from a global freelancer platform, we quantify a 21% greater decline in demand for automation-prone jobs compared to manual-intensive jobs post-ChatGPT introduction, along with a 17% more pronounced decrease in demand for graphic design jobs following the release of Image AI technologies. Writing is the most affected job category by ChatGPT, followed by software, app and web development, and engineering." - "Our findings suggest that freelancers with specific skills may face more competition after the introduction of GenAI tools. Given the already intense competition for opportunities on online labor markets (Beerepoot and Lambregts 2015), the increased substitutability between freelancer jobs and GenAI could further drive down earnings in the short term. However, the long-term impact of GenAI on labor markets and businesses remains unclear. Although widespread adoption of GenAI as human labor replacement may worsen the welfare of workers, it could also improve productivity and potentially improve earnings (Brynjolfsson et al. 2023, Peng et al. 2023, Noy and Zhang 2023). (...)" ➡️ As I mentioned in my latest video, regardless of AI's current weaknesses (and how far we are from "AGI"), it's already impacting the job market and affecting people's livelihoods, and everyone should be aware of it. ➡️ As the pace of AI development continues to accelerate and capabilities/use cases expand to new fields, we can expect a growing impact on the job market in the months and years to come. ➡️ Read the full paper in the link below. ➡️ To stay up to date with the latest developments in AI policy & regulation, subscribe to my newsletter (link below).

@annakatrein @brandobenifei @francesca_bria @alena_buyx @ambaonadventure @alena_buyx underscores the dual-use of #AI and how, from an ethical view, it therefore cannot be banned but must be regulated. @ambaonadventure emphasizes how digital #innovation has collapsed into #AI leading thus to path-dependencies

@annakatrein @brandobenifei @francesca_bria @alena_buyx @ambaonadventure @brandobenifei speaks about the #AIAct (signed yesterday) and how it aims to limit the usage of AI in risky categories. @francesca_bria highlights the need to re-shift the power balance in the #DigitalEconomy

Policy Roundtable (moderated by @annakatrein): @brandobenifei, @francesca_bria, @alena_buyx & @ambaonadventure discuss the state of current and future policy initiatives concerning #AI #bccpconf