Research area: Economy and Labour

Increased Digitalisation as a Result of the Coronavirus? Home office in March & June 2022

The sixth (03.-20.03.2022) and seventh (22.-29.06.2022) surveys examine the practice and acceptance of home office in Germany against the background of the expired home office obligation in March 2022.

Data Portability between Online Services

The working paper looks at users’ requirements for the right to data portability and shows how switching between online services could be facilitated.

Technoregulation in China: Bavarian Companies in the Social Credit System

The study is part of the bidt-funded consortium project “Learning from the ‘pioneer’? A multidisciplinary analysis of the Chinese social credit system and its impact on Germany”. The findings and recommendations…

Increased Digitalisation as a Result of the Coronavirus? Home office in September/October 2021

The fifth survey (20.09.-10.10.2021) examines the use and acceptance of home office in Germany against the background of the political upheaval and the coalition negotiations between the SPD, Bündnis 90/Die Grünen and FDP.

Increased Digitalisation as a Result of the Coronavirus? Home office in May 2021

The fourth survey (06-28 May 2021) examines the impact of the revision of the Infection Protection Act, which came into force on 23 April 2021.

Increased Digitalisation as a Result of the Coronavirus? Home office in Bavaria in February 2021

For the first time, bidt is separately investigating the use of home office in Bavaria. The survey was conducted in addition to the Germany-wide survey with the same content and at the same time (05.-07.02.2021).