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Labour Productivity, Ict And Complementary Factors In The Cee Region

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  • Aleksandra Skorupinska

    (Internet Interdisciplinary Institute Open University of Catalonia)

  • Lukasz Arendt

    (Department of Economic Policy Faculty of Economics and Sociology University of Lodz)

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The paper discusses the role of Information and Communication Technologies for labour productivityinthe Centraland EasternEuropean countries,takingintoaccount theconsequencesof the latest global economic crisis. It focuses on the factors (ICT complementarities) influencing the ICT diffusion trajectories, and thus having impact on labour productivity. The fixed effects models andleastsquares dummyvariable(LSDV)regressionwasimplementedwiththeuse ofpanel datafor 21 European Union member countries. The analysis revealed that only some complementaryfactors to ICT investments appeared significant to affect labour productivity in the CEE Region. It also showed that sources of labour productivity are sensitive to cyclical changes in the economy.

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  • Aleksandra Skorupinska & Lukasz Arendt, 2016. "Labour Productivity, Ict And Complementary Factors In The Cee Region," OLSZTYN ECONOMIC JOURNAL, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Faculty of Economic Sciences, vol. 11(4), pages 385-397, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:ole:journl:v:11:y:2016:i:4:p:385-397
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    Keywords

    labour productivity; ICT; complementarities; CEE countries;
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    • A1 - General Economics and Teaching - - General Economics
    • E0 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - General

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