Information technology and the Japanese economy
By: Dale W. Jorgenson, Kazuyuki Motohashi.
Contributors: Motohashi, Kazuyuki.; National Bureau of Economic Research.
Series: NBER working paper series ;; working paper 11801; Working paper series (National Bureau of Economic Research : Online) ;; working paper no. 11801.
Publisher: National Bureau of Economic Research
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Cambridge, MA
Language: eng
Format: Electronic resource
Subjects: Information technology -- Japan.; Information technology -- United States.; Japan -- Economic conditions -- 1945-; United States -- Economic conditions -- 1945-
Description: "In this paper we compare sources of economic growth in Japan and the United States from 1975 through 2003, focusing on the role of information technology (IT).  We have adjusted Japanese data to conform to U.S.  definitions in order to provide a rigorous comparison between the two economies.  The adjusted data show that the share of the Japanese gross domestic product devoted to investment in computers, telecommunications equipment, and software rose sharply after 1995.  The contribution of total factor productivity growth from the IT sector in Japan also increased, while the contributions of labor input and productivity growth from the Non-IT sector lagged far behind the United States.  Our projection of potential economic growth in Japan from for the next decade is substantially below that in the United States, mainly due to slower growth of labor input.  Our projections of labor productivity growth in the two economies are much more similar"--National Bureau of Economic Research web site.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
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