A recent working paper found that manufacturers that use cloud computing systems are more likely than non-users to export, and they also export to more regions.

Fact of the Week: Manufacturing Firms That Use Cloud Computing Export More Often Than Non-Users

By providing remote access to data storage, processing, and software, cloud computing lets firms easily scale their computing needs and avoid the large fixed costs of IT infrastructure, which allows small firms to operate and expand more efficiently. New research into cloud adoption by firms in the United Kingdom supports this reasoning.

Fact of the Week: Young U.K. Firms That Adopt Cloud Computing Services Experience 13 Percent Higher Job Growth Than Comparable Firms Without Access to Cloud Services

A recent working paper found that a 1-unit increase in the proxy variable for digital intensity was associated with a 5.8 percent increase in the likelihood that a firm would export.

Fact of the Week: Manufacturers That Adopt More Digital Technologies Are More Likely To Export

Cross-border data flows represent a critical component of the increasingly digital global economy. A new study of Japanese firms estimates the influence these flows have had, finding that firms which transmit data internationally increase their productivity by 6.1 percent, on average.

Fact of the Week: Engaging in Cross-Border Data Transfers Increases Firms’ Productivity by 6.1 Percent

Fact of the Week: Engaging in Cross-Border Data Transfers Increases Firms' Productivity by 6.1 Percent

Increased Internet use boosted trade for countries’ exports by almost 2 percent between 2001 and 2012, writes John Wu in Innovation Files.

Innovation Fact of the Week: From 2001-12, Increased Internet Use Boosted Countries’ Exports by Almost 2 Percent

Innovation Fact of the Week: From 2001-12, Increased Internet Use Boosted Countries' Exports by Almost 2 Percent

ICT services exports have increased as a share of the world’s total services exports from just over 20 percent in 1995 to almost 32 percent today, writes John Wu in Innovation Files.

Fact of the Week: ICT Services Exports as a Share of the World’s Services Exports Have Increased From Just Over 20 Percent in 1995 to Almost 32 Percent Today

Fact of the Week: ICT Services Exports as a Share of the World's Services Exports Have Increased From Just Over 20 Percent in 1995 to Almost 32 Percent Today

From 2008 to 2013, the average Mexican manufacturing firm's productivity rose 17 percent each time the share of workers using computers increased by 10 percent, writes John Wu in Innovation Files.

Fact of the Week: In Mexican Manufacturing Firms, Increasing the Share of Workers Using Computers by 10 Percent Raises Productivity by 17 Percent

By the end of the Cold War, West Germany’s productivity was 3.6 times larger than East Germany’s. Utilizing the complete set of industrial information provided to East Germany between 1970 and 1989 by informants in West Germany, researchers have estimated that East Germany’s productivity would have been 10.3 percent lower in 1989 without this espionage.

Fact of the Week: Industrial Espionage Reduced the Productivity Gap Between East and West Germany by 10.3 Percent

A June 2023 discussion paper shows that diversifying supply chains, firms, and by extension countries, can reduce the risks and vulnerabilities associated with dependence on a single supplier.

Fact of the Week: Manufacturing Firms in EU-27 Countries Using Cloud Computing Are More Likely To Export

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Fact of the Week: Manufacturing Firms That Use Cloud Computing Export More Often Than Non-Users

Fact of the Week: Young U.K. Firms That Adopt Cloud Computing Services Experience 13 Percent Higher Job Growth Than Comparable Firms Without Access to Cloud Services

Fact of the Week: Manufacturers That Adopt More Digital Technologies Are More Likely To Export