The impact of digitalisation on productivity: Firm-level evidence from the Netherlands

Martin Borowiecki ; Jon Pareliussen ; Daniela Glocker ; Eun Jung Kim ; Michael Polder ; Iryna Rud

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

关键词: intangibles;    digitalisation;    productivity;    skills;   

DOI  :  https://doi.org/10.1787/e800ee1d-en

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: OECD iLibrary

【 摘 要 】

This paper analyses the role of intangibles and digital adoption for firm-level productivity in the Netherlands drawing on a newly constructed panel data set of Dutch enterprises. It provides robust evidence on productivity effects of intangibles and digital adoption using firms’ exposure to sector-wide advances in intangible intensity and digital adoption as an instrument. Results show that intangibles as measured by levels of digital skill intensity have a positive and statistically significant impact on firm-level productivity growth in the service sector and for younger firms. Productivity benefits from software investment are strong for low productivity firms. Together, these findings highlight the potential of intangibles to support the productivity catch-up of laggard enterprises. The evidence also suggests that productivity benefits from ICT hardware investment and the uptake of high-speed broadband are positive and sizeable.