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Informational mobility and productivity: Finnish evidence
- DOI:
- 10.1080/10438590500418935
pages 605-616
Available online: 25 Jan 2007Abstract
The labor productivity effects of portability and 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%. The findings are in line with previous literature and comparisons to ICT costs suggest that firms equate marginal costs and returns. Although increasing ICT penetration can no longer be a major source of productivity growth in developed economies, the relatively new characteristics studied can.
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- Available online: 25 Jan 2007
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- a ETLA, The Research Institute of the Finnish Economy, Lönnrotinkatu 4 B, FI-00120, Helsinki, Finland
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