提速:超高速宽带能提高企业生产率吗?

IF 4.5 3区经济学 Q1 ECONOMICS

Information Economics and Policy Pub Date : 2021-12-01 DOI:10.1016/j.infoecopol.2021.100937

Richard Fabling , Arthur Grimes

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摘要

我们估计了采用超高速宽带(UFB)的生产率提高和就业效应，并检验了当企业进行补充性组织投资时，效果是否不同。使用基于靠近学校(UFB推出的目标)的IV策略，我们发现UFB的采用在四年的时间内对多因素生产率(MFP)产生积极影响，对就业产生负面影响(可能是由于外包增加)。积极的MFP效应在那些也进行补充性投资以从其UFB中获得最大利益的公司中最为明显。对就业的负面影响在初始计算机强度较低的企业中尤为明显。

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Picking up speed: Does ultrafast broadband increase firm productivity?

We estimate productivity gains and employment effects of ultrafast broadband (UFB) adoption and test whether effects differ when firms undertake complementary organizational investments. Using an IV strategy based on proximity to schools (that were targeted in the UFB roll-out), we find that UFB adoption has a positive impact on multifactor productivity (MFP) over a four year horizon and a negative impact on employment (potentially due to increased outsourcing). The positive MFP effects are most clearly observed in firms that also make complementary investments to gain the most benefit from their UFB. The negative employment effects are observed especially in firms with initial low computer intensity.

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Information Economics and Policy ECONOMICS-

CiteScore

5.00

自引率

10.70%

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期刊介绍： IEP is an international journal that aims to publish peer-reviewed policy-oriented research about the production, distribution and use of information, including these subjects: the economics of the telecommunications, mass media, and other information industries, the economics of innovation and intellectual property, the role of information in economic development, and the role of information and information technology in the functioning of markets. The purpose of the journal is to provide an interdisciplinary and international forum for theoretical and empirical research that addresses the needs of other researchers, government, and professionals who are involved in the policy-making process. IEP publishes research papers, short contributions, and surveys.