Human Capital and Growth of Information and Communication Technology-intensive Industries: Empirical Evidence from Open Economies
M<sc>urphy</sc> G. and S<sc>iedschlag</sc> I. Human capital and growth of information and communication technology-intensive industries: empirical evidence from open economies, <italic>Regional Studies</italic>. This paper examines the effect of human capital on the growth of information and communication technology (ICT)-intensive industries using data from a sample of open economies over the period 1980--1999. The econometric analysis suggests that value added and employment in ICT-intensive industries grew relatively faster in countries with a higher <italic>ex-ante</italic> human capital stock and in countries with a fast improvement in human capital. Further, in countries with fast human capital accumulation, labour productivity in ICT-intensive industries grew faster. The results are robust to controls for other determinants of industry growth and country characteristics affecting industry specialization and to using alternative human capital measures.
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2013
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Authors: | Murphy, Gavin ; Siedschlag, Iulia |
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Regional Studies. - Taylor & Francis Journals, ISSN 0034-3404. - Vol. 47.2013, 9, p. 1403-1424
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Taylor & Francis Journals |
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