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Computerization in France: An Evaluation Based on Individual Company Data
Author(s) -
Crépon Bruno,
Heckel Thomas
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
review of income and wealth
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.024
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 1475-4991
pISSN - 0034-6586
DOI - 10.1111/1475-4991.00041
Subject(s) - information and communications technology , growth accounting , total factor productivity , productivity , economics , production (economics) , productivity paradox , value (mathematics) , stock (firearms) , industrial organization , information technology , business , accounting , microeconomics , computer science , economic growth , engineering , mechanical engineering , machine learning , world wide web , operating system
In this article we evaluate the contribution of information and communication technologies (ICT) to the growth of value added during the past 15 years in France. Following North American studies, we use traditional growth accounting methods to assess the relative size of two types of contribution: on the one hand the effect of the use of information technologies (IT) on growth due to the accumulation of IT capital taking place within all industries; on the other hand the contribution of the production of ICT to growth due to the strong total factor productivity (TFP) gains achieved in the industries producing ICT. We use individual company data aggregated by industry, which provide us with a measure of the firm's computer stock and makes a detailed investigation possible.