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How ICT Investment and Energy Use Influence the Productivity of Korean Industries

Khayyat, Nabaz T. - 2015

investment in information and communication technology (ICT) and energy use, influence productivity levels. A dynamic factor … the allocation of public investment and support is limited.The results presented herein show that ICT/non-ICT capital … investment are substitutes for labor and energy use. We also find a high output growth rate in the sampled sectors, and …

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Does ICT Investment Spur or Hamper Offshoring? Empirical Evidence from Microdata

Benfratello, Luigi - 2015

We provide evidence on the effect of ICT investment on the propensity to offshore for a sample of Italian manufacturing … firms. To deal with the endogeneity of ICT investment we adopt an innovative identification strategy based on the …

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Resources on the Stage : A Firm Level Analysis of the ICT Adoption in Turkey

Findik, Derya - 2015

This study examines the impact of firm resources on ICT adoption by the Turkish business enterprises using firm level data. ICT adoption is measured at three levels: The first level is technology ownership. The second level is the presence of enterprise resource planning (ERP) and customer...

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Organization and Information in the Fight Against Crime : An Evaluation of the Integration of Police Forces in the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil

Soares, Rodrigo R. - 2010

This paper explores the experience of information sharing, coordination, and integration of actions of the Civil and Military Polices in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, in the context of the IGESP program. The IGESP is based on the introduction of information management systems and...

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The 'Dynamic' of Job Competition During the ICT Revolution

Chéron, Arnaud - 2012

Our paper seeks to gain insights on the effect of labor market institutions on the evolution of overeducation (job competition), unemployment inequalities and job instability during the polarization process of the labor market fostered by the diffusion of novel technologies. Based on micro data,...

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ICT Adoption and Productivity in Developing Countries : New Firm Level Evidence from Brazil and India

Basant, Rakesh - 2015

after controlling for several other factors, including firm-specific fixed-effects. The rate of return of ICT investment … the return of ICT, but only for high adopters. Firms report several constraints to ICT investment in both countries and …

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The Value of Information in Technology Adoption

Islam, Asad - 2019

We develop a theoretical model in which technology adoption decisions are based on the information received from others about the quality of a new technology and on their risk attitudes. We test the predictions of this model using a randomized field experiment in Bangladesh. We show that the...

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Basic Information and Communication Technology Skills Among Canadian Immigrants and Non-Immigrants

Truong, N.T. Khuong - 2018

Male immigrants are observed to be disproportionately employed in ICT information and communication technology (ICT) industries and occupations. A measure of basic ICT skills is employed to document differences in skill levels and labour market earnings across immigration classes and categories...

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Do German Works Councils Counter or Foster the Implementation of Digital Technologies?

Genz, Sabrina - 2018

As works councils' information, consultation and co-determination rights affect the decision process of the management, works councils play a key role in the implementation of digital technologies in establishments. However, previous research focuses on the potential of digital technologies to...

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Do Digital Information Technologies Help Unemployed Job Seekers Find a Job? Evidence from the Broadband Internet Expansion in Germany

Gürtzgen, Nicole - 2018

This paper studies effects of the introduction of a new digital mass medium on reemployment of unemployed job seekers. We combine data on high-speed (broadband) internet availability at the local level with individual register data on the unemployed in Germany. We address endogeneity by...

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