ICT Investment and Productivity: A Provincial Perspective

Andrew Sharpe and Jean-François Arsenault

No 2008-06, CSLS Research Reports from Centre for the Study of Living Standards

Abstract: In 2008, Statistics Canada, for the first time, made available estimates of information and communication technology (ICT) investment by province. Given the importance of ICT investment for productivity growth, these data are important for the comparative analysis and understanding of productivity growth by province. The objective of this report is to present the basic data on ICT investment and ICT investment per worker in Canada and the ten provinces over the 1981-2007 period. The first part of the report reviews the literature on why ICT investment is important for productivity. The second part examines ICT investment levels and trends by province. The third part decomposes the gap in ICT investment per worker by province, relative to the national average, into three effects: that related to income levels, to the total investment/GDP share, and to the ICT investment/total investment share.

Keywords: ICT investment; provinces; productivity; provincial comparison; information and communication technology; Canada (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008-09
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