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dc.contributor.authorBertschek, Ireneen
dc.contributor.authorCerquera, Danielen
dc.contributor.authorKlein, Gordon J.en
dc.date.accessioned2011-05-24-
dc.date.accessioned2011-05-25T08:43:07Z-
dc.date.available2011-05-25T08:43:07Z-
dc.date.issued2011-
dc.identifier.piurn:nbn:de:bsz:180-madoc-31834en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10419/45645-
dc.description.abstractThe paper provides empirical evidence for the causal impact of broadband Internet on the economic performance of German firms. Performance is measured in terms of labour productivity and realised process and product innovations. The analysis refers to the early phase of DSL expansion in Germany from 2001 to 2003, when roughly 60 percent of the German firms already used broadband Internet. Identification relies on instrumental variable estimation taking advantage of information on the availability of DSL broadband at the postal code level. The results show that broadband Internet has no impact on firms' labour productivity whereas it exhibits a positive and significant impact on their innovation activity.en
dc.language.isoengen
dc.publisher|aZentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) |cMannheimen
dc.relation.ispartofseries|aZEW Discussion Papers |x11-032en
dc.subject.jelD22en
dc.subject.jelL23en
dc.subject.jelO31en
dc.subject.ddc330en
dc.subject.keywordlabour productivityen
dc.subject.keywordinnovationen
dc.subject.keywordbroadband Interneten
dc.titleMore bits - more bucks? Measuring the impact of broadband internet on firm performance-
dc.typeWorking Paperen
dc.identifier.ppn659505460en
dc.rightshttp://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungenen
dc.identifier.repecRePEc:zbw:zewdip:11032en

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