We study the impact of broadband availability on firms’ total factor productivity (TFP) using German firm-level data … between 2010 and 2015. We adopt a control function approach to causally identify and separately estimate productivity for 46 … firms’ productivity in manufacturing, it significantly increases TFP in most service sectors. Yet, the size of the effect is …

We estimate whether there are productivity gains from ultrafast broadband (UFB) adoption and whether any gains are … multifactor) productivity is insignificantly different from zero, even for firms in industries where we might expect the returns … specifically for the purpose of getting more from their ICTs appear to experience higher productivity growth, at least in first …

development as well as productivity and firm performance. Eventually, the survey does not only allow the identification of main …

We study the impact of broadband availability on firms’ total factor productivity (TFP) using German firm-level data … between 2010 and 2015. We adopt a control function approach to causally identify and separately estimate productivity for 46 … firms’ productivity in manufacturing, it significantly increases TFP in most service sectors. Yet, the size of the effect is …

New Zealand has experienced poor productivity performance over the last two decades. Factors often cited as reasons …, Denmark, Finland, Netherlands and Sweden based on average productivity levels, as well as benchmarking laggard, median and … productivity convergence, and the impact of the productivity frontier on non-frontier firm performance. Additionally, both labour …