Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/182385 
Year of Publication: 
2018
Series/Report no.: 
Economics Discussion Papers No. 2018-66
Publisher: 
Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW), Kiel
Abstract: 
The benefits of e-commerce are apparent not only for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and large firms, but also for micro firms. Hence, implementing e-sales for micro firms is worth exploring. This study examines the relationship between the use of e-commerce and productivity implications on micro firms in France using Propensity Score Matching (PSM) for the year 2012. Data used in the analysis is based on community survey "ICT & e-commerce" for micro firms. The main objective of using PSM is to assess productivity between, on the one hand, e-selling micro firms and, on the other hand, the non e-selling micro firms. The empirical results show that e-selling micro firms are more productive and have a higher turnover in 2012.
Subjects: 
ICT
E-commerce
micro firms
productivity
Propensity Score Matching
JEL: 
L81
O30
Creative Commons License: 
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Document Type: 
Working Paper

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