Informational mobility and productivity: Finnish evidence

Arbeitspapier

Labor productivity effects of portability as well as wireline and wireless connectivity of information and communication technology (ICT) are studied with Finnish firm-level data. It is found that a computer with only processing and storage capabilities boosts labor productivity by 9% (corresponding to 5% output elasticity), portability by 32%, wireline connectivity by 14%, and wireless connectivity by 6%. Findings are in line with previous literature and comparisons to ICT costs suggest that firms equate marginal costs and returns. While increasing ICT penetration can no longer be a major source of productivity growth in developed economies, the studied new characteristics can. – Productivity ; Computer ; ICT ; Information and communication technology ; LAN ; Local area network ; Mobility ; Portability ; Wireless

Angaben zum Objekt

• Sprache: Englisch

Verweise und Beziehungen

• Erschienen in: Series: ETLA Discussion Papers ; No. 919

Klassifikation und Themen

• Klassifikation: Wirtschaft ; Production; Cost; Capital; Capital, Total Factor, and Multifactor Productivity; Capacity ; Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity ; Organization of Production ; Technological Change: Choices and Consequences; Diffusion Processes
• Thema: Informationstechnik ; Arbeitsproduktivität ; Finnland

Beteiligte, Orts- und Zeitangaben

• Ereignis: Geistige Schöpfung
• (wer): Maliranta, Mika ; Rouvinen, Petri
• Ereignis: Veröffentlichung
• (wer): The Research Institute of the Finnish Economy (ETLA)
• (wo): Helsinki
• (wann): 2004

Weitere Informationen

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/63778
• Letzte Aktualisierung: 10.03.2025, 11:44 MEZ