UNIVERSITÄT POTSDAM - Prof. Dr. Paul JJ Welfens

EUR-12 4.9 5.1 5 5.1 5.2 5.5 6 6.5 6.9
EU-15 5.3 5.5 5.4 5.5 5.6 6 6.4 6.9 7.2
US 7.1 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.7 7.7 8 8.1 8.3
Source: EITO OBSERVATORY (2000); D = Germany
Tab A5: ICT Production Effects - Contribution to TFP Growth over the 1990’s (%
Points)
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TFP Growth Increase in the
EU’s ICT Sector identical to
that in the US
1990-1995 1995-1998
Two Scenarios for 1995-1998
No TFP Growth
Increase in the
EU’s ICT Sector
TFP Growth
Increase in EU
ICT Sector =
50% of that in
the US
Belgium 0.16 0.22 0.14 0.18
Denmark 0.04 0.06 0.04 0.05
Germany 0.13 0.19 0.12 0.16
Greece 0.02 0.04 0.03 0.03
Spain 0.09 0.14 0.09 0.12
France 0.14 0.25 0.15 0.20
Ireland 1.09 2.17 1.41 1.79
Italy 0.13 0.19 0.12 0.15
Netherlands 0.18 0.27 0.18 0.22
Austria 0.10 0.18 0.11 0.14
Portugal 0.11 0.22 0.13 0.17
Finland 0.16 0.38 0.25 0.31
Sweden 0.15 0.27 0.17 0.22
UK 0.17 0.33 0.21 0.27
EU15 0.14 0.24 0.15 0.19
US 0.23 0.50
Source: McMORROW, K. / RÖGER, W.(2000): Potential Output: Measurement Methods, “New” Economy
Influences and Scenarios for 2001-2010 – A Comparison of the EU15 and the US; Economic Papers
No. 150, April 2001, p. 69.