Mobile and More Productive? Firm-Level Evidence on the Productivity Effects of Mobile Internet Use
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Frequently Asked Questions (10)
Q2. What are the future works in "Mobile and more productive? firm-level evidence on the productivity effects of mobile internet use" ?
There are various avenues for future research. Thus, further analysis should take account of workplace models that are flexible with respect to working time and working place and that are supported by mobile devices, such as home office, co-working, working while traveling, etc. Finally, improving work-life balance and creating the possibility to combine work and family i. e. working from home arrangements ) are important assets for firms aiming to acquire and retain highly qualified employees, in particular in times of demographic change. Such a multidimensional concept, however, renders a causal analysis non-trivial, thus posing several challenges for future research.
Q3. What is the effect of mobile internet access on labour productivity?
Mobile internet access is expected to further decrease communication costs and thereby allows employees to autonomously decide on their most efficient working place and working time.
Q4. What are the main reasons why the ZEW has been able to change the workplace?
They have changed workplaces significantly, contributed to improving labour productivity and changed the demand for employee skills and qualifications.
Q5. What is the importance of knowing what resources employees have access to when working remotely?
in order to learn more about how mobile internet can improve labour productivity, it is important to know which resources employees have access to when working remotely.
Q6. What is the effect of mobile internet on firm productivity?
When controlling for potential endogeneity bias by instrumental variables estimation, the authors still find a significant effect of mobile internet use on firm productivity.
Q7. How do the authors control for ICT use at the workplace?
The authors control for ICT use at the workplace other than mobile internet access by including measures of the use of computers and access to fixed line internet.
Q8. What is the effect of broadband on labour productivity?
Based on a cross section of firms from New Zealand collected in 2006, Grimes et al. (2012) find that firms using broadband internet have a 7 to 10 percent higher labour productivity.
Q9. What is the average production elasticity of ICT?
According to the survey by Cardona et al. (2013), the estimated production elasticity of ICT ranges on average between 0.05 and 0.06 and has increased over the period of observation.
Q10. What is the coefficient of mobile internet use in the second stage estimations?
The estimated coefficient of mobile internet use of the second stage estimations of specifications (2) to (3) are still significant, implying that mobile internet use has a causal positive effect on labour productivity.