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Convergence of firm-level productivity, globalisation, information technology, and competition: evidence from France.
Chevalier, P-A.; Lecat, R.; Oulton, N. - Banque de France - 2009
productive. The formers’ convergence could therefore constitute an important part of productivity growth at the macroeconomic … level. This article sheds light on this convergence process in the 1990s and the 2000s in France and on some of the factors … which can explain it. Productivity convergence was stronger for labour productivity than for total factor productivity. But …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005034725
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Convergence of firm-level productivity, globalisation, information technology and competition: evidence from France
Chevalier, Paul-Antoine; Lecat, Rémy; Oulton, Nicholas - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2009
productive. The formers’ convergence could therefore constitute an important part of productivity growth at the macroeconomic … level. This article sheds light on this convergence process in the 1990s and the 2000s in France and on some of the factors … which can explain it. Productivity convergence was stronger for labour productivity than for total factor productivity. But …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010744856
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Productivity and ICT: a review of the evidence
Draca, Mirko; Sadun, Raffaella; Van Reenen, John - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2006
We survey the micro and macro literature on the impact of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) on productivity. The “Solow Paradox” of the absence of an impact of ICT on productivity no longer holds, if it ever did. Both growth accounting and econometric evidence suggest an...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011071487
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A convenient multi sectoral policy control for ICT in the USA economy
Ciaschini, Maurizio; Pretaroli, Rosita; Socci, Claudio - Dipartimento di Studi Sullo Sviluppo Economico (DISSE), … - 2007
Through the application of the Macro Multiplier approach on a multisectoral model for the USA, the paper identifies the ”convenient” structure of a policy control on final demand, oriented to a particular policy objective (industry output), focusing on the Information and Communication...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005627680
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ICT, Functional Urban Regions and the New Economic Geography
Karlsson, Charlie - Centre of Excellence for Science and Innovation … - 2004
The rapid developments in information and communication technologies (ICT) and the increased use of ICT motivate the vision of an evolving digital economy. During the last decade this evolving digital economy has been the pre-eminent driver of structural change and economic growth at both the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005419321
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Growth Dynamics in a Municipal Market-Accessibility Hierarchy - Do the ICT service sectors follow the overall pattern?
Andersson, Martin; Klaesson, Johan - Centre of Excellence for Science and Innovation … - 2004
This paper analyzes the overall growth pattern of Swedish municipalities in the 1990s. Using an accessibility-based hierarchy of municipalities, we relate growth to intra municipal, intra regional and inter regional accessibility. We explore the growth in (i) population, (ii) employment and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005644972