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- Analysis of the effect of cloud computing on the productivity of firms in the portuguese marketPublication . Jonas, Max Florian; Matos, Miguel Maria Castro Melo Godinho deCloud Computing services enable firms to access powerful computing resources and boost the efficiency of workflows. We investigate whether the usage of Cloud Computing increases the productivity of firms in the Portuguese market. Using detailed survey data on the usage of technologies in firms in the Portuguese market, we observe a representative sample of firms using Cloud Computing in 2014, 2016, and 2017. We apply the Cobb-Douglas production function to measure the productivity gains associated with Cloud Computing. The econometric analysis is conducted in R using Ordinary Least Squares and Multiple Group Fixed Effects as estimation methods. Our study presents empirical evidence that Cloud Computing contributes positively to productivity of firms in the Portuguese market, provided that firms operate in industries with above average Cloud usage. Moreover, we show that the IT intensity and Internet infrastructure of firms do not significantly impact the effect of Cloud Computing on productivity. We find that firm size influences the realization of productivity gains through Cloud Computing. Also, our results indicate that early adopters of Cloud Computing tend to perceive greater productivity benefits than late adopters. Further, we find that, on average, firms perform better in sales when they use Cloud Computing. The study contributes to literature by focusing on the isolated impact of Cloud use on productivity in firms. The results lend important support in managerial decision-making related to Cloud Computing usage.