ICT and Transport Infrastructure Development

This paper estimates the non-linear impact of ICT network on motorway contribution to total factor productivity. Using dynamic panel data of OECD member countries, the paper finds that there exists a critical mass of broadband penetration rate which has the property that if this threshold level is reached, there will be an accelerating network effects of motorway extension.

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Year of publication:	2016
Authors:	Na, Kyoung-Youn ; Yoon, Chang-Ho
Publisher:	Calgary : International Telecommunications Society (ITS)
Subject:	ICT convergence \| productivity growth \| complementarity \| infrastructure development

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Series:	27th European Regional Conference of the International Telecommunications Society (ITS): "The Evolution of the North-South Telecommunications Divide: The Role for Europe", Cambridge, United Kingdom, 7th-9th September, 2016
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Conference Paper
Language:	English
Other identifiers:	880742216 [GVK] hdl:10419/148692 [Handle] RePEc:zbw:itse16:148692 [RePEc]
Classification:	O47 - Measurement of Economic Growth; Aggregate Productivity ; O38 - Government Policy
Source:	EconStor

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