Labour Productivity, ICT and Complementary Factors in the CEE Region
Aleksandra Skorupińska
Internet Interdisciplinary Institute, Open University of CataloniaŁukasz Arendt
Department of Economic Policy, Faculty of Economics and Sociology, University of LodzAbstract
The paper discusses the role of Information and Communication Technologies for labour productivity in the Central and Eastern European countries, taking into account the consequences of the latest global economic crisis. It focuses on the factors (ICT complementarities) influencing the ICT diffusion trajectories, and thus having impact on labour productivity. The fixed effects models and least squares dummy variable (LSDV) regression was implemented with the use of panel data for 21 European Union member countries. The analysis revealed that only some complementary factors to ICT investments appeared significant to affect labour productivity in the CEE Region. It also showed that sources of labour productivity are sensitive to cyclical changes in the economy.
Keywords:
labour productivity, ICT, complementarities, CEE countriesReferences
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Caroli E., van Reenen J. 2001. Skill-Biased Organizational Change? Evidence from a Panel of British and French Establishments. The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 116(4): 1449-1492.
Caselli F., Coleman W.J. 2001. Cross-Country Technology Diffusion: The Case of Computers. American Economic Review, 91(2): 328-335.
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Jorgenson D.W., Vu K. 2005. Information Technology and the World Economy. Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 107(4): 631-650.
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Milgrom P., Roberts J. 1990. The Economics of Modern Manufacturing: Technology, Strategy and Organization. American Economic Review, 80(3): 511-528.
Milgrom P., Roberts J. 1995. Complementarities and fit Strategy, Structure, and Organizational Change in Manufacturing. Journal of Accounting and Economics, 19(2-3): 179-208.
Moulton B.R. 2002. GDP and the Digital Economy: Keeping up with the Changes. In: Understanding the Digital Economy. Data, Tools, and Research. Eds. E. Brynjolfsson, B. Kahin. MIT Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts - London, p. 34-48.
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Pohjola M. 2000. Information Technology and Economic Growth. A Cross-Country Analysis. In: Information Technology and Economic Development. Eds. M. Pohjola. Oxford University Press, Cambridge, p. 242-256.
Solow R. 1957. Technical Change and the Aggregate Production Function. Review of Economics and Statistics, 39(3): 312-320.
Solow R. 1987. We'd Better Watch Out. New York Times Book Review, July 12.
Yang S., Brynjolfsson E. 2001. Intangible Assets and Growth Accounting: Evidence from Computer Investments. MIT Center for Digital Business, 136. Retrieved May 1 2015, from http://ebusi- ness.mit.edu/research/papers/136%20erikb,%20Intangible%20assets.pdf.
Skorupińska, A., & Arendt, Łukasz. (2016). Labour Productivity, ICT and Complementary Factors in the CEE Region. Olsztyn Economic Journal, 11(4), 385–397. https://doi.org/10.31648/oej.2941
Aleksandra Skorupińska
Internet Interdisciplinary Institute, Open University of Catalonia
Internet Interdisciplinary Institute, Open University of Catalonia
Łukasz Arendt
Department of Economic Policy, Faculty of Economics and Sociology, University of Lodz
Department of Economic Policy, Faculty of Economics and Sociology, University of Lodz
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