Arbeitspapier

Are intangibles more productive in ICT-intensive industries? Evidence from EU countries

Using sectoral intangible investment data we confirm that intangible capital is a significant determinant of labour productivity growth. The sectoral setting further allows us to identify the differential impacts of intangible capital across industries with varying degrees of ICT intensity. Intangible capital appears to be significantly more productive in ICT-intensive sectors than in those that use little ICT. This finding remains robust across various alternative industry ICT intensity measures and aligns with the prior firm-level studies that place emphasis on the complementary role of intangible assets in ICT investment.

Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Series: ZEW Discussion Papers ; No. 14-070

Klassifikation
Wirtschaft
Investment; Capital; Intangible Capital; Capacity
Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
Empirical Studies of Economic Growth; Aggregate Productivity; Cross-Country Output Convergence
Thema
Intangible capital
ICT
economic growth
labour productivity

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
Chen, Wen
Niebel, Thomas
Saam, Marianne
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wer)
Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW)
(wo)
Mannheim
(wann)
2014

Handle
URN
urn:nbn:de:bsz:180-madoc-371495
Letzte Aktualisierung
10.03.2025, 11:44 MEZ

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Objekttyp

  • Arbeitspapier

Beteiligte

  • Chen, Wen
  • Niebel, Thomas
  • Saam, Marianne
  • Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW)

Entstanden

  • 2014

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