The information sector in Denmark and Sweden

Value, employment, wages

Bibliographic Data

ID21403666
AuthorsVolha PASHKEVICH (0000-0001-5125-4359, National Academy of Sciences of Belarus), Darek Haftor (0000-0003-0491-2122, Uppsala University, corresponding author), Natallia Pashkevich (0000-0003-4483-7673, Södertörn University)
Year2021
Volume162
Pages120347
Publication date2021-01-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueTechnological Forecasting and Social Change (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0040-1625 • E-ISSN: 1873-5509
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.techfore.2020.120347
PMID33041378
OpenAlexW3090314057
LanguageEN
References cited29

Although Denmark and Sweden are deemed digital technology leaders, their information sectors have not yet been comprehensively measured. This study bridges this gap. Data for 1990-2012 are reclassified to fit the information sector conceptual framework from prior studies. The analyses examine sector economic value added, share of workers, share of the wage bill, and productivity ratios. These countries' information sectors are compared with those of the United States and South Korea. Novel results include the counterintuitive indication that Denmark's sector differs from Sweden's, with the latter's being closer to South Korea's. The information sector dominates both economies, although Sweden's seems more productive than Denmark's

Business · Counterintuitive · Demographic economics · Economic growth · Economic sector · Economics · Economy · Labour economics · Productivity · Value (mathematics) · Wage · Digital Platforms and Economics · ICT Impact and Policies · Innovation Policy and RD

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