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Investment in telecommunications infrastructure, growth and employment – recent research

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  • Reinhard Wieck
  • Miguel Vidal

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Telecommunications investment has been identified as having a strong potential to spur economic growth and create employment. Investments in telecommunications infrastructure could not only provide a short-term boost to the economy, but also lay the groundwork for long-term improved growth and employment perspectives. Indeed, research findings indicate telecom investment has an impact far beyond the scope of the industry itself, promoting growth in adjacent industries and creating new industries. This paper outlines the most important studies and their key findings. It covers ICT productivity studies, econometric studies analysing the relationship between broadband infrastructure and economic development, and 'forward looking' studies estimating the multiplier effects of telecom investments. Most evidence indicates a strong and robust positive relationship between telecom investment and both, economic growth and employment. These results confirm investments in digital infrastructure may significantly contribute to improve long-term growth prospects.

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  • Reinhard Wieck & Miguel Vidal, 2011. "Investment in telecommunications infrastructure, growth and employment – recent research," International Journal of Management and Network Economics, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 2(2), pages 135-149.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijmnec:v:2:y:2011:i:2:p:135-149
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    1. Krancke, Jan & Vidal, Miguel & Fier, Andreas, 2012. "Changing the rules: Applying a more economic approach to dynamic telecom markets," 23rd European Regional ITS Conference, Vienna 2012 66976, International Telecommunications Society (ITS).
    2. Jan Krancke & Miguel Vidal, 2012. "Von der Relais- zur App-Ökonomie: Perspektiven für Wettbewerb und Regulierung in der Telekommunikation," Vierteljahrshefte zur Wirtschaftsforschung / Quarterly Journal of Economic Research, DIW Berlin, German Institute for Economic Research, vol. 81(1), pages 23-39.
    3. Vitor Miguel Ribeiro & Lei Bao, 2021. "Impact of next‐generation access networks on the innovation efficiency of Portuguese municipalities: A spatial econometrics approach," Regional Science Policy & Practice, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 13(5), pages 1615-1637, October.

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