The RFBerlin Discussion Paper “The Virtuous Cycle Between Skills and Technology“, which has also been published as a Research Insight, by Sascha O. Becker, Christian Dustmann, and Hyejin Ku was featured in several media outlets including Reuters, WirtschaftsWoche and Onvista, highlighting growing interest in how early technology adoption shapes long-term regional development.
Reuters highlighted the study’s implications for understanding how early adoption of transformative technologies, such as artificial intelligence, could create lasting economic advantages.
Wirtschaftswoche reports that German regions with early steam engine use are still economically stronger today, with Christian Dustmann emphasizing that this historical persistence illustrates how early adoption of transformative technologies can shape long-term growth.
Onvista highlighted that German regions with early steam engine adoption still enjoy higher wages, skills, and innovation today, underscoring the long-term benefits of early technological adoption.
Frankfurter Rundschau mentioned expert commentary by Christian Dustmann on the competitive advantage that is created by early adoption of AI.
DiePresse emphasizes how early adoption of transformative technologies, historically the steam engine and today AI, can create lasting regional economic advantages in wages, skills and innovation.
Süddeutsche Zeitung mentioned the RFBerlin research in their Geoökonomie-Briefing, their daily newsletter on economics.
MSN.com reports on the RFBerlin study showing that early steam engine adoption still shapes Germany’s regional economic strength today, drawing parallels to how early investment in artificial intelligence could deliver long-term growth and competitiveness.
Aktien.News highlights RFBerlin’s research on the reason for Germany’s regional economic strength, drawing a parallel between early investment in transformational technologies and long-term growth.
Tradingview covered RFBerlin’s research, highlighting how early adoption of transformative technologies can shape long-term regional economic strength.
