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| February 2003 |
| ICT and Productivity:
The Situation in France |
Johanna Melka
Laurence Nayman |
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| The contribution of information and communication
technologies (ICT) to French growth rose strongly during the second half of the
1990s. The lag with the United States does not appear to be detrimental to progress
in total factor productivity. Such progress is especially important in sectors
which themselves produce new technology, but it is also spreading to other sectors.
But, contrary to what might be expected, the strongest productivity gains are
not occurring in those activities which invest in ICTs the most. Apart from problems
of measuring the phenomenon, this paradox is mainly to be explained by the companies'
organisational requirements and by adaptations in the use of labour. |
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| Skills,
Technology and Growth is ICT the Key to Success? An Analysis of ICT Impact on
French Growth, Working Paper n° 03-04, May 2003 |
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