Institute for Prospective Technological Studies Digital Economy Working Paper 2015/14

.......................................................................................................... 5 Study 1. Impact of ICT activities on employment growth and industry performance in Europe ....................................................................... 6 1.1 Abstract................................................................................................ 6 1.2 Introduction .......................................................................................... 6 1.3 Theoretical background and empirical model ............................................. 7 1.4 Data and descriptive statistics ................................................................10 1.5 Empirical results for the labour demand model .........................................12 1.6 Empirical results for the labour productivity .............................................16 1.7 Conclusions ..........................................................................................20 1.8 Appendix .............................................................................................21 1.9 Literature ............................................................................................22 Study 2. Relative demand for highly skilled workers and use of different ICT and internet technologies: New Evidence for Seven European Countries .......................................................................................... 24 2.1 Abstract...............................................................................................24 2.2 Introduction .........................................................................................24 2.3 Empirical model ....................................................................................25 2.4 Data and descriptive statistics ................................................................26 2.5 Empirical results ...................................................................................28 2.6 Conclusions ..........................................................................................30 2.7 Literature ............................................................................................31 2.8 Appendix .............................................................................................32 Study 3. ICT/e-commerce activities as an enabler of technological and organisational innovations ............................................................... 33 3.1 Abstract...............................................................................................33 3.2 Introduction .........................................................................................33 3.3 Empirical model ....................................................................................34 3.4 Data and descriptive statistics ................................................................34 3.5 Empirical results ...................................................................................38 3.6 Conclusions ..........................................................................................41 3.7 Literature ............................................................................................41 3.8 Appendix .............................................................................................42 List of Figures and Tables ................................................................................. 44