We test the hypothesis that information and communication technologies (ICT) polarize labor markets by increasing … on the United States, Japan, and nine European countries from 1980 to 2004, we find that industries with faster ICT … growth shifted demand from middle-educated workers to highly educated workers, consistent with ICT-based polarization. Trade …

When new technologies become available, it is not only essential that firms have the correct investment incentives, but … often also that consumers make the proper usage decisions. This paper studies investment and usage in a shared ATM network …. Because all banks coordinate their ATM investment decisions, there is no strategic but only a pure cost-saving incentive to …

and public research should be upgraded through stronger competition. The effectiveness of science and technology policy … is the third highest in the OECD area, the benefits do not appear to have been commensurate with the level of investment …

the world technology frontier in areas such as ICT, the diffusion of technology to lagging sectors is a priority to … sustain growth. This paper recommends policies to improve the science and technology system by upgrading the R&D framework, in …

It is unclear why productivity growth in the information and communication technology (ICT) industry differs … created the apparent ICT-miracle. …

empirical results show that the ICT diffusion process is highly heterogeneous, reflecting pre-existing inequalities in other … the ICT diffusion in the country. This situation illustrates the cultural barriers that developing countries may face in … using ICT. …

We survey recent microeconometric research on investment and employment that has used panel data on individual firms or … topics that have been the focus of recent microeconometric research on investment and employment. In particular, we review … and uncertainty, investment in research and development (R&D), elasticities of substitution and complementarity between …

investment, Ireland scores high in international innovation scoreboards. Overall, policies to boost innovation and … entrepreneurship are on the right track, but investment in knowledge-based capital could be made a more dynamic source of growth and … these firms and domestic SMEs, notably by establishing applied research centres. Entrepreneurship should be fostered by …

relevance of economics research. To study this question, we exploit the progressive geographic expansion of the U.S. Census … Bureau's Federal Statistical Research Data Centers (FSRDCs). FSRDCs boost data diffusion, help empirical researchers publish …

features: (i) A structural model that explains productivity by innovation output, and innovation output by research investment … determined; research investment and capital are truncated variables, patents are count data and innovative sales are interval …), its market share and diversification, and with the demand pull and technology push indicators. The research effort (R …