The Internet as a General-Purpose Technology : Firm-Level Evidence from Around the World
This paper uses firm-level data to assess whether telecommunication services are general-purpose technologies (technologies that benefit a large segment of the economy and have long-lasting effect). It finds that only Internet services are so: firm growth and productivity are much higher when Internet access is greater and when firms use the Internet more intensively; and Internet access benefits firms in high- and low-tech industries, firms of all sizes, and exporter and non-exporter firms. Small firms appear to benefit more from the Internet than large firms do. In contrast, fixed-line and cellular services are not robustly linked to firm performance.
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dig-okr-10986214492024-08-08T13:31:44Z The Internet as a General-Purpose Technology : Firm-Level Evidence from Around the World Clarke, George R.G. Qiang, Christine Zhenwei Xu, Lixin Colin BROADBAND BROADBAND SERVICES BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS ENVIRONMENTS BUSINESSES CELLULAR SERVICES CODES COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENTERPRISE SURVEY ENTERPRISE SURVEYS EQUIPMENT FIRM SIZE FIRMS INTERNET SERVICES LOCAL BUSINESS LOCAL BUSINESSES MANUFACTURING MARKUP MOBILE PHONE OPEN ACCESS PPP PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT PRODUCTIVITY RESULT RESULTS SAN SMALL FIRMS TELECOM TELECOM SERVICES TELECOMMUNICATION TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES TELECOMMUNICATIONS TELECOMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE TELECOMMUNICATIONS POLICY TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES TELEPHONE TRADE DATABASE USES WEB WEBSITE WEBSITES This paper uses firm-level data to assess whether telecommunication services are general-purpose technologies (technologies that benefit a large segment of the economy and have long-lasting effect). It finds that only Internet services are so: firm growth and productivity are much higher when Internet access is greater and when firms use the Internet more intensively; and Internet access benefits firms in high- and low-tech industries, firms of all sizes, and exporter and non-exporter firms. Small firms appear to benefit more from the Internet than large firms do. In contrast, fixed-line and cellular services are not robustly linked to firm performance. 2015-02-13T19:11:52Z 2015-02-13T19:11:52Z 2015-02 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/02/23981049/internet-general-purpose-technology-firm-level-evidence-around-world https://hdl.handle.net/10986/21449 English en_US Policy Research Working Paper;No. 7192 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ application/pdf text/plain World Bank Group, Washington, DC |
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BROADBAND BROADBAND SERVICES BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS ENVIRONMENTS BUSINESSES CELLULAR SERVICES CODES COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENTERPRISE SURVEY ENTERPRISE SURVEYS EQUIPMENT FIRM SIZE FIRMS INTERNET SERVICES LOCAL BUSINESS LOCAL BUSINESSES MANUFACTURING MARKUP MOBILE PHONE OPEN ACCESS PPP PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT PRODUCTIVITY RESULT RESULTS SAN SMALL FIRMS TELECOM TELECOM SERVICES TELECOMMUNICATION TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES TELECOMMUNICATIONS TELECOMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE TELECOMMUNICATIONS POLICY TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES TELEPHONE TRADE DATABASE USES WEB WEBSITE WEBSITES BROADBAND BROADBAND SERVICES BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS ENVIRONMENTS BUSINESSES CELLULAR SERVICES CODES COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENTERPRISE SURVEY ENTERPRISE SURVEYS EQUIPMENT FIRM SIZE FIRMS INTERNET SERVICES LOCAL BUSINESS LOCAL BUSINESSES MANUFACTURING MARKUP MOBILE PHONE OPEN ACCESS PPP PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT PRODUCTIVITY RESULT RESULTS SAN SMALL FIRMS TELECOM TELECOM SERVICES TELECOMMUNICATION TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES TELECOMMUNICATIONS TELECOMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE TELECOMMUNICATIONS POLICY TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES TELEPHONE TRADE DATABASE USES WEB WEBSITE WEBSITES |
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BROADBAND BROADBAND SERVICES BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS ENVIRONMENTS BUSINESSES CELLULAR SERVICES CODES COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENTERPRISE SURVEY ENTERPRISE SURVEYS EQUIPMENT FIRM SIZE FIRMS INTERNET SERVICES LOCAL BUSINESS LOCAL BUSINESSES MANUFACTURING MARKUP MOBILE PHONE OPEN ACCESS PPP PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT PRODUCTIVITY RESULT RESULTS SAN SMALL FIRMS TELECOM TELECOM SERVICES TELECOMMUNICATION TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES TELECOMMUNICATIONS TELECOMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE TELECOMMUNICATIONS POLICY TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES TELEPHONE TRADE DATABASE USES WEB WEBSITE WEBSITES BROADBAND BROADBAND SERVICES BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS ENVIRONMENTS BUSINESSES CELLULAR SERVICES CODES COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENTERPRISE SURVEY ENTERPRISE SURVEYS EQUIPMENT FIRM SIZE FIRMS INTERNET SERVICES LOCAL BUSINESS LOCAL BUSINESSES MANUFACTURING MARKUP MOBILE PHONE OPEN ACCESS PPP PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT PRODUCTIVITY RESULT RESULTS SAN SMALL FIRMS TELECOM TELECOM SERVICES TELECOMMUNICATION TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES TELECOMMUNICATIONS TELECOMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE TELECOMMUNICATIONS POLICY TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES TELEPHONE TRADE DATABASE USES WEB WEBSITE WEBSITES Clarke, George R.G. Qiang, Christine Zhenwei Xu, Lixin Colin The Internet as a General-Purpose Technology : Firm-Level Evidence from Around the World |
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This paper uses firm-level data to
assess whether telecommunication services are
general-purpose technologies (technologies that benefit a
large segment of the economy and have long-lasting effect).
It finds that only Internet services are so: firm growth and
productivity are much higher when Internet access is greater
and when firms use the Internet more intensively; and
Internet access benefits firms in high- and low-tech
industries, firms of all sizes, and exporter and
non-exporter firms. Small firms appear to benefit more from
the Internet than large firms do. In contrast, fixed-line
and cellular services are not robustly linked to firm performance. |
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BROADBAND BROADBAND SERVICES BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS ENVIRONMENTS BUSINESSES CELLULAR SERVICES CODES COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENTERPRISE SURVEY ENTERPRISE SURVEYS EQUIPMENT FIRM SIZE FIRMS INTERNET SERVICES LOCAL BUSINESS LOCAL BUSINESSES MANUFACTURING MARKUP MOBILE PHONE OPEN ACCESS PPP PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT PRODUCTIVITY RESULT RESULTS SAN SMALL FIRMS TELECOM TELECOM SERVICES TELECOMMUNICATION TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES TELECOMMUNICATIONS TELECOMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE TELECOMMUNICATIONS POLICY TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES TELEPHONE TRADE DATABASE USES WEB WEBSITE WEBSITES |
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Clarke, George R.G. Qiang, Christine Zhenwei Xu, Lixin Colin |
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Clarke, George R.G. Qiang, Christine Zhenwei Xu, Lixin Colin |
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Clarke, George R.G. |
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The Internet as a General-Purpose Technology : Firm-Level Evidence from Around the World |
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The Internet as a General-Purpose Technology : Firm-Level Evidence from Around the World |
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The Internet as a General-Purpose Technology : Firm-Level Evidence from Around the World |
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The Internet as a General-Purpose Technology : Firm-Level Evidence from Around the World |
title_full_unstemmed |
The Internet as a General-Purpose Technology : Firm-Level Evidence from Around the World |
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internet as a general-purpose technology : firm-level evidence from around the world |
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World Bank Group, Washington, DC |
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2015-02 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/02/23981049/internet-general-purpose-technology-firm-level-evidence-around-world https://hdl.handle.net/10986/21449 |
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