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Americans Do I.T. Better: US Multinationals and the Productivity Miracle
Bloom, Nick; Sadun, Raffaella; Reenen, John Van - Centre for Economic Performance, LSE - 2007
The US has experienced a sustained increase in productivity growth since the mid-1990s, particularly in sectors that … intensively use information technologies (IT). This has not occurred in Europe. If the US "productivity miracle" is due to a … abroad. This paper shows in fact that US multinationals operating in the UK do have higher productivity than non …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005797201
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Information Technology, Organization, and Productivity in the Public Sector: Evidence from Police Departments
Garicano, Luis; Heaton, Paul - Centre for Economic Performance, LSE - 2007
productivity in the public sector using a new panel data set of police departments covering 1987-2003. While IT adoption is …-level characteristics and the endogeneity of IT use. IT investments do, however, appear to improve police productivity when complemented …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005670425
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Information Technology, Organisational Change and Productivity Growth: Evidence from UK Firms
Crespi, Gustavo; Criscuolo, Chiara; Haskel, Jonathan - Centre for Economic Performance, LSE - 2007
We examine the relationships between productivity growth, IT investment and organisational change (∆O) using UK firm … effect on productivity growth, (c) non-IT investment and ∆O do not interact in their effect on productivity growth. Some new …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005016672
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The Distinct Effects of Information Technology and Communication Technology on Firm Organization
Bloom, Nick; Garicano, Luis; Sadun, Raffaella; Reenen, … - Centre for Economic Performance, LSE - 2009
Guided by theories of management by exception, we study the impact of Information and Communication Technology on worker and plant manager autonomy and on span of control. We find, using an original dataset of American and European manufacturing firms, that better information technologies...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005256466
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In brief - New technology: who wins, who loses?
Reenen, John Van; Bloom, Nicholas; Garicano, Luis; … - Centre for Economic Performance, LSE - 2014
Technology has transformed the once powerful office of ambassador into a glorified sales position, while nurses, teaching assistants and medical technicians all benefit from the ICT revolution. According to an empirical study by Professor John Van Reenen and colleagues, these contrasting...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010765688
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Immigration, Diversity and the Labour Market Outcomes of Native Workers: Some Recent Developments
Ottaviano, Gianmarco I. P. - Centre for Economic Performance, LSE - 2014
: the distinction between the displacement, productivity and amenity effects of immigration; the issues that arise in using …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010884901
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It's Where You Work: Increases in Earnings Dispersion across Establishments and Individuals in the US
Barth, Erling; Bryson, Alex; Davis, James C.; Freeman, … - Centre for Economic Performance, LSE - 2014
This paper links data on establishments and individuals to analyze the role of establishments in the increase in inequality that has become a central topic in economic analysis and policy debate. It decomposes changes in the variance of ln earnings among individuals into the part due to changes...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010945132
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Relaxing Credit Constraints in Emerging Economies: The Impact of Public Loans on the Performance of Brazilian Manufacturers
Sousa, Filipe Lage de; Ottaviano, Gianmarco I. P. - Centre for Economic Performance, LSE - 2014
Especially in developing countries credit constraints are often perceived as one of the most important market frictions constraining firm innovation and growth. Huge amounts of public money are being devoted to the removal of such constraints but their effectiveness is still subject to an...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010945140
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#ElectionEconomics: The Research Evidence on Key Issues for Voters in the 2015 UK General Election
Azmat, Ghazala; Bell, Brian; Colmer, Jonathan; … - Centre for Economic Performance, LSE - 2015
wages and living standards, productivity and business, Europe, the NHS, schools, tuition fees, gender gaps, urban and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011269056
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Ill Communication: Technology, Distraction & Student Performance
Beland, Louis-Philippe; Murphy, Richard - Centre for Economic Performance, LSE - 2015
This paper investigates the impact of schools banning mobile phones on student test scores. By surveying schools in four English cities regarding their mobile phone policies and combining it with administrative data, we find that student performance in high stakes exams significantly increases...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011274524