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What does ICT tell about the effects of digitalization?

Malnieks, Oskars Niks LU (2020) NEKN01 20201
Department 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
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
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  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}},
}