ICT as a source of output and productivity growth in Finland
This paper analyses the impacts of information and communications technology on output and labour productivity growth in Finland in 1995-2005. Information and communications technology (ICT) accounted for 1.87 percentage points of the observed labour productivity growth at the average rate of 2.87 per cent. The contribution from increases in ICT capital intensity was 0.46 percentage points. The rest is attributed to multi-factor productivity growth in ICT production, especially in telecommunications production. The ongoing outsourcing of ICT production to low-wage countries provides a threat to productivity performance in the future. Policy makers should consider where the next wave of productivity growth will come from.
Authors: | Jalava, Jukka ; Pohjola, Matti |
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Telecommunications Policy. - Elsevier, ISSN 0308-5961. - Vol. 31, 8-9, p. 463-472
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Elsevier |
Keywords: | ICT Information and communications technology Economic growth Labour productivity Multi-factor productivity |
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