Human Capital and Growth of Information and Communication Technology-intensive Industries: Empirical Evidence from Open Economies
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Murphy,Gavin; Siedschlag,Iulia, Human Capital and Growth of Information and Communication Technology-intensive Industries: Empirical Evidence from Open Economies, Regional Studies, 47, 9, 2013, 1403 - 1424Abstract:
This paper examines the effect of human capital on the growth of ICT-intensive industries using data from a sample of open economies over the period 1980-1999. Our econometric analysis suggest that value added and employment in ICT-intensive industries grew relatively faster in countries with a higher ex-ante human capital stock and in countries with a fast improvement in human capital. Further, in countries with fast human capital accumulation, labour productivity in ICT-intensive industries grew faster. Our results are robust to controls for other determinants of industry growth and country characteristics affecting industry specialisation and to using alternative human capital measures.
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Author: SIEDSCHLAG, IULIA
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