Computer and Economic Growth in Finland

P. Niinien

Research Paper from World Institute for Development Economics Research

Abstract: The effect of computer technology on Finnish economic growth in 1983-96 is examined to shed light into the famous productivity paradox. Using the neoclassical growth accounting framework, the contribution of computer hardware, software and labor to gross and net output growth is assessed at aggregate level. The results suggest that a considerable amount of real growth can be attributed to computers. Almost eight per cent of the net growth can be attributed to information technology. This is about two thirds of the contribution of other fixed capital stock. However, the role of multifactor productivity still dominated in the growth accounting. In addition to basic results, the assumptions of growth accounting are relaxed to extend the model.

Keywords: TECHNOLOGY; ECONOMIC GROWTH (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O33 O41 O47 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 31 pages
Date: 1998
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