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Knowledge-intensive business services in transition economies

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Knowledge-intensive business services accounted for a rapid growth in transition economies after 1989. The growth in value added outpaced growth in employment, which indicated increasing labour productivity in this sector. Studies based on input--output tables found that development of business services was closely related to development of communication services in advanced EU member countries. The input--output analysis did not confirm this relation for Slovakia and the Czech Republic and found a medium to strong level of correlation for Hungary. Development of a market economy was likely to be a major factor behind development of business services. This assumption was tested on empirical data. The use of communication and business services could be a proxy for introduction of new technologies in production functions. The functions indicated that these industries made a significant contribution to economic growth both in advanced and transition economies. Output elasticity coefficients were quite similar in the Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovakia and the EU member countries.

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  • Vladimír Baláž, 2004. "Knowledge-intensive business services in transition economies," The Service Industries Journal, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 24(4), pages 83-100, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:servic:v:24:y:2004:i:4:p:83-100
    DOI: 10.1080/0264206042000275208
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