ICTNET: The Diffusion of ICT and its Impact on Productivity and Growth

The goal of this workshop is to bring together leading researchers on the economics of information and communication technologies (ICT) in order to discuss recent scientific contributions and outstanding policy challenges. Particular emphasis will be placed on the modes and the extent of ICT diffusion in the overall economy, as well as on its impact on growth and productivity. Theoretical, empirical, experimental and policy oriented contributions are welcome.

Topics of interest

• Measures of ICT diffusion
• ICT diffusion in firms and at the workplace (including current trends such as Web 2.0, cloud computing)
• Factors hampering and facilitating ICT diffusion (such as intangibles, standards, competition policy and regulation)
• ICT-based firm strategies
• ICT, productivity and Growth at the firm level, industry level, country level
• The crisis and ICT diffusion
• The geography of ICT diffusion

Confirmed Keynote Speaker

• Bart van Ark (The Conference Board, New York, USA and University of Groningen, NL)
• Michele Boldrin (Washington University at St Louis, USA)
• Vincenzo Denicolò (University of Bologna, Italy)