Digitalization needs to be targeted to boost productivity - new research

Apr 25, 2023

Digitalization tends to boost productivity growth for firms who are already relatively more productive than their competitors, researchers say. Image: Pexels/XXSS IS BACK

Robert Anderton

Research Associate, Observatoire Français des Conjonctures Économiques

Vasco Botelho

Senior Economist, Directorate General Economics of the European Central Bank

Paul Reimers

Economist, Directorate Economics of the Deutsche Bundesbank.

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Sector-specific coefficients for digitalization (ε-residuals). productivity

Sector-specific coefficients for digitalization (ε-residuals). Image: CEPR.

Marginal impact of digitalization on laggards’ TFP growth by proximity to the frontier. productivity

Marginal impact of digitalization on laggards’ TFP growth by proximity to the frontier. Image: CEPR.

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