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Ifo Economic Policy Ser.: Information Technology and Productivity Growth : German Trends and OECD Comparisons by Theo S. Eicher and Thomas Strobel (2009, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherElgar Publishing, Incorporated, Edward
ISBN-10184844091X
ISBN-139781848440913
eBay Product ID (ePID)5038518566
Product Key Features
Number of Pages112 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameInformation Technology and Productivity Growth : German Trends and Oecd Comparisons
Publication Year2009
SubjectIndustries / General, Industrial Management, Economics / Comparative, Information Technology
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaComputers, Business & Economics
AuthorTheo S. Eicher, Thomas Strobel
SeriesIfo Economic Policy Ser.
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight10.4 Oz
Item Length9.3 in
Item Width6.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2009-930871
Reviews'Eicher and Strobel have traced the recent US productivity acceleration and the German productivity slump to substantially higher levels of investment in information and communications technology in the United States. They have demonstrated how this investment interacts with the intensity of skills and in research and development to generate productivity growth. This is an important contribution to our understanding of the ongoing divergence of productivity in Europe and the United States.'
Dewey Edition22
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal338.0640943
Table Of ContentContents: 1. Introduction 2. Deriving New Economy Data at the Industry Level 3. Industry Origins of the US Productivity Accelerations and Germany's Productivity Slump 4. ICT Intensity and Productivity Growth: An International Comparison 5. Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and Productivity: Software Investments as the Decisive Driver 6. Education and ICT Investment Complementarities 7. Industry Productivity, R&D Intensity, and ICT Investment References Index
SynopsisTheo S. Eicher and Thomas Strobel present an industry-level account of the recent changes in German productivity growth and compare the trends to Europe and the US. The specific focus is on how differential investments in information and communication technologies (ICT) affected the economic performance of these economies., Theo S. Eicher and Thomas Strobel present an industry-level account of the recent changes in German productivity growth and compare the trends to Europe and the US. The specific focus is on how differential investments in information and communication technologies (ICT) affected the economic performance of these economies. Not all industrialized countries shared the economic fortunes that ICT presented to the US economy. While the US experienced successive accelerations in its trend growth in 1995 and again in 2000, Germany experienced dual reductions in labor productivity growth. Some European economies fared better and others even worse than Germany. Since productivity is the ultimate determinant of living standards, the authors examine the sources of these productivity differentials. They also present a new German growth accounting database that utilizes unique ICT investment data, sourced directly from the industries, to place their findings into an international context. This book is targeted at economists and policymakers alike, and is designed to provide clear guidance for those interested in industrial policy and statistical account methods.
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