What does ICT tell about the effects of digitalization?
(2020) NEKN01 20201Department of Economics
- Abstract
- The thesis analyses the supposed impact of ICT on the economy of the European Union during 2000 – 2017. ICT access and usage proxies combined with macroeconomic control variables in panel data regressions indicate that ICT access has a positive, statistically significant effect on economic growth and labour productivity. Yet no significant results are observed with the employment data, thus disagreeing with the assumption that digitalization, proxied trough ICT-related variables, increases unemployment. Also, since obtained coefficient values are relatively small, it leads to a conclusion that the full extent of digitalization’s impact may be observed in the upcoming years.
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- author
- Malnieks, Oskars Niks LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- NEKN01 20201
- year
- 2020
- type
- H1 - Master's Degree (One Year)
- subject
- keywords
- digitalization, ICT, panel data, economic impact
- language
- English
- id
- 9026750
- date added to LUP
- 2020-08-29 10:35:56
- date last changed
- 2020-08-29 10:35:56
@misc{9026750, abstract = {{The thesis analyses the supposed impact of ICT on the economy of the European Union during 2000 – 2017. ICT access and usage proxies combined with macroeconomic control variables in panel data regressions indicate that ICT access has a positive, statistically significant effect on economic growth and labour productivity. Yet no significant results are observed with the employment data, thus disagreeing with the assumption that digitalization, proxied trough ICT-related variables, increases unemployment. Also, since obtained coefficient values are relatively small, it leads to a conclusion that the full extent of digitalization’s impact may be observed in the upcoming years.}}, author = {{Malnieks, Oskars Niks}}, language = {{eng}}, note = {{Student Paper}}, title = {{What does ICT tell about the effects of digitalization?}}, year = {{2020}}, }