-convergence trap" long before the euro years. We also provide stylised facts on: (i) the central role of total factor productivity in …

This paper compares the effects of information and communication technology (ICT) on aggregate labour productivity … and (ii) total factor productivity (TFP) growth originating from ICT-goods production. We find that together these two … effects almost fully explain the US lead in labour productivity growth over the EU during the period 1995-2001. We also argue …

This paper investigates the role of information and communication technology (ICT) as a driver of improved productivity … performance of Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries and Russia (CEER) relative to the EU-15 and the U.S. during the 1990s …. The paper investigates how, and to what extent, ICT contributed to a narrowing in the productivity gap. Although …

countries not belonging to the EU (Russia, Norway and Switzerland) and one Latin American country (Brazil). The analysis has …