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In this paper we report results of an empirical assessment of the cost reducing impacts of recent dramatic increases in stocks of "high-tech" office and information technology equipment (0) using annual data from various two digit US manufacturing industries over the 1952-1986 time period. While...
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rapidly raising productivity while making workers redundant. This paper explores the evidence for this view among the IT …-using U.S. manufacturing industries. There is some limited support for more rapid productivity growth in IT … expectations, is that output contracts in IT-intensive industries relative to the rest of manufacturing. Productivity increases …
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We assess the cost reducing impacts of increasing stocks of "high-tech" equipment (O capital). Our empirical analysis is based on a dynamic production theory model and annual data for two-digit U.S. manufacturing industries (1952-1991). We find evidence of overinvestment in O capital in the mid...
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Using a unique German firm-level data set, we provide empirical evidence for a productivity sorting along two …
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direct and indirect determinants of labour productivity. Main finding that have emerged from the study is that cost for … employees is the main determinant of labour productivity. In addition, the casual relationship between ICT and its … complementarities and productivity, has been established indirectly. Mainly, by the enterprise workers ICT use. The results of the …
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This empirical study examines changes in industrial productivity in Korea between 1980 and 2009, focusing on how … investment in information and communication technology (ICT) and energy use, influence productivity levels. A dynamic factor … productivity growth in 30 industrial sectors. Describing industry-specific productivity levels is important for policymakers when …
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Several studies have highlighted information and communications technology (ICT) as a driver of firm productivity in … ultimately affect innovation and productivity in Uruguayan service firms compared to manufacturing firms. The results show that … productivity in services, but only ICT affects productivity in manufacturing. The absence of investment in ICT is associated with …
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