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on Information and Communication Technologies |
| By: | Azmat, Ghazala; Fougère, Denis; Lobut, Clemence |
| Abstract: | We study the impact of the French "Digital Plan, " a large-scale educational information and communication technologies (ICT) program that provides middle school students with access to mobile digital devices (i.e., either individual or shared access tablets), on students' skills. Employing conditional random assignment and comprehensive administrative and survey data spanning several years, we establish a causal link between ICT access in the classroom and students' academic, digital, and sociocognitive skills. On average, we find large positive treatment effects on academic and digital skills and collaborative capabilities but a negative effect on creativity. However, substantial variation in treatment effectiveness suggests important complementarities and substitutability of these tools given student, school or instructor characteristics. Tracking students into high school, we identify the lasting impact of treatment on performance in national exams and college-relevant choices, especially within STEM disciplines. |
| JEL: | I21 I28 J13 H53 |
| Date: | 2025–04 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:cpr:ceprdp:20096 |
| By: | Ideal Syka (i6eal / Syka Ventures UG (haftungsbeschränkt)) |
| Abstract: | This research note uses harmonised Eurostat ICT-usage statistics to describe enterprise artificial-intelligence adoption in Germany relative to the EU-27 in 2025. The population covers enterprises with at least ten employees and self-employed persons in covered non-financial NACE activities. AI use is reported by 25.97% of German enterprises, compared with 19.95% in the EU-27, placing Germany eighth among member states. Adoption rises sharply with firm size in Germany, from 23.06% among enterprises with 10–49 employees to 56.99% among enterprises with 250 or more. Germany exceeds the EU-27 aggregate in each of eight displayed activity groups, with the largest difference in information and communication (75.38% versus 62.52%). The comparisons are descriptive, not causal. Survey flags, missing values and denominators are retained, and a reported German enterprise-definition break in 2025 limits longitudinal interpretation. |
| Keywords: | artificial intelligence; technology adoption; firm size; sector heterogeneity; Germany; European Union; digitalisation |
| JEL: | O33 L25 M15 |
| Date: | 2026–07–31 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:evi:irnote:2026-01 |
| By: | International Monetary Fund |
| Abstract: | Supervision of less significant institutions (LSIs) is effective in Greece. The Bank of Greece (BoG) approach to LSI supervision is thorough, systematic and intrusive. The core of the supervisory approach is the Supervisory Review and Evaluation Process (SREP), an EU framework that BoG uses with adaptations for Greece, its local risks and environment. The process is transparent internally and to the LSIs themselves, with risks clearly identified and reflected in both supervisory actions and Pillar 2 capital add-ons. BoG benefits from robust independence and an ability to attract and retain staff with the desired skills and experience, as illustrated during the last recruitment process, and has increased resources to reflect changing needs (such as DORA implementation). However, there is a need for some medium-term resource planning and continued vigilance on emerging risks, such as Information Communication Technologies (ICT) and cyber, to ensure they are adequately resourced. Collaboration and coordination with other parties are effective, both internally (such as the AML supervisors) and externally (with other supervisors and authorities). One area where processes could be tighter and the framework better calibrated is the enforcement and sanctioning regime, where penalties might better reflect the offence and provide the right level of deterrence. |
| Date: | 2026–06–17 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:imf:imfscr:2026/142 |
| By: | Jieyujin Chen (Department of Finance and Business Economics, University of Macau, Macau, China); Zhi Li (School of Accounting, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, 555, Chengdu, Sichuan, P. R. China, 611130); Jing Xie (Department of Finance and Business Economics, University of Macau, E22-4064, Taipa, Macau, China); Tingting Zhang (Department of Finance and Business Economics, University of Macau, Macau, China) |
| Abstract: | We find that firm value increases following the mandatory adoption of the SEC’s EDGAR system. Parallel trends analysis indicates that this effect is absent prior to EDGAR implementation. The impact is stronger for firms with higher institutional ownership and greater analyst coverage, suggesting that EDGAR’s governance role complements existing external monitoring mechanisms. The effect is also more pronounced among firms with a greater demand for external monitoring, such as those prone to overinvestment and those with higher geographic dispersion. Leveraging the SEC’s 1994 regulatory refinement, which split EDGAR adoption into two phases, we isolate the effects of information production and information dissemination. We find that the positive impact on firm valuation is driven entirely by late-phase adopters, which provide investors with timely access to firm disclosures, whereas no such effect is observed for early-phase adopters that produce information without ensuring prompt dissemination. This contrast underscores the importance of timely information dissemination in enhancing the effectiveness of modern technologies. Overall, our results suggest that well-designed information technologies strengthen external oversight and, in turn, increase firm valuation. |
| Keywords: | Information disclosure; Firm valuation; Corporate Governance |
| Date: | 2026–07 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:boa:wpaper:202643 |
| By: | Achyuta Adhvaryu; Smit Gade; Piyush Gandhi; Teresa Molina; Anant Nyshadham |
| Abstract: | Misaligned incentives within organizations may explain why firms fail to adopt or fully benefit from productive technologies. We conducted a randomized controlled trial in Indian garment factories in which units received an anonymous worker-management communication technology, this technology paired with incentives for HR managers to communicate effectively with workers, or neither (control). We find that the technology alone had no impacts relative to control. But pairing the technology with HR incentives increased productivity by 5%, reduced absenteeism by 13%, and raised worker earnings by 3%. Impacts were driven by greater HR responsiveness and increased worker reporting of production-related issues. |
| JEL: | D23 J53 M54 O33 |
| Date: | 2026–07 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:nbr:nberwo:35445 |