Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.1080/1331677X.2018.1556109
Effects of final expenditures on ICT goods and services on the croatian domestic output and imports–the input- output approach
Damira Keček
; University North, Varaždin, Croatia
Valter Boljunčić
; University North, Varaždin, Croatia; Juraj Dobrila University of Pula, Pula, Croatia
Marin Milković
; Juraj Dobrila University of Pula, Pula, Croatia
Abstract
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has a significant role in the growth and development of almost every national economy. The aim of this paper is to estimate the overall contribution of final expenditures on ICT goods and services on the domestic output and imports of Croatia in terms of gross value added (GVA) and employment. In order to quantify the direct, indirect and induced effects of final expenditures on ICT goods and services to the overall Croatian economy, input-output (IO) analysis is applied. The results of the empirical analysis show that of all three categories of total final uses, the final consumption expenditure on ICT goods and services recorded the highest total contribution in terms of GVA and in terms of employment. The final consumption expenditure of households had the most important role in generating GVA and employment, while the impact of government and non-profit organisations serving households expenditures was limited. At the activity section level, the majority of GVA and the number of jobs were generated in the activity section J–Information and Communication. The total number of employees induced by final expenditures on goods and services produced by the ICT sectors is estimated at 2.8%. The ICT sectors contributed to the total Croatian GVA in a range higher than 4.5%
Keywords
employment; final expenditures; gross value added; ICT sectors; input- output analysis
Hrčak ID:
228590
URI
Publication date:
22.1.2019.
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