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Collective and individual rationality: Robert Malthus’s heterodox theodicy

Denis, Andy - EconWPA - 2003

This paper forms part of a research project investigating conceptions of the relationship between micro-level self-seeking agent behaviour and the desirability or otherwise of the resulting macro-level social outcomes in the history of economics. I identify two kinds of conservative rhetorical...

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An e-Business Model Ontology for Modeling e-Business

Osterwalder, Alexander; Pigneur, Yves - EconWPA - 2002

-business models, we introduce a new e-Business Model Ontology. Using the concept of business models can help companies understand … generic e-Business Model Ontology (a rigorous definition of the e-business issues and their interdependencies in a company …-business management and IS Requirements Engineering. The e-Business Model Ontology is based on an extensive literature review and …

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An updated look at the computer services industry

Carson, Jamie - EconWPA - 2005

This paper looks at the fast-growing computer services industry in Canada, with a particular focus on software developers, data processing firms, systems consultants, and Internet service providers. The growth of the industry is described using a variety of statistics. Key industry trends,...

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Technology and work - the 21st century and its challenges

Heng, Stefan - EconWPA - 2004

In sectors using information and communications technology (ICT) as platform for innovation, the meaning of the term 'work' is undergoing fundamental change. New technologies are helping to accommodate employees' individual preferences regarding working hours and location. In this respect,...

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The evolution of retail banking services in United Kingdom: a retrospective analysis

Consoli, Davide - EconWPA - 2003

The purpose of this paper is to assess the sequence of technological changes occurred in the retail banking sector of the United Kingdom against the emergence of customer services by developing an evolutionary argument. The historical paradigm of Information Technology provides useful insights...

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Information Technology and Australia’s Productivity Surge

Parham, Dean; Roberts, Paul; Sun, Haishun - EconWPA - 2001

This paper finds that the rapid update of information and communication technologies contributed to Australia’s strong productivity performance in the 1990s and the contribution to labour productivity growth was at least as strong as it was in the US. Australia generated a productivity...

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Information Technology as an Engine of Broad-Based Growth in India

Singh, Nirvikar - EconWPA - 2004

In this paper, we survey some of the developments in India’s IT sector, and prospects for broad-based growth led by this sector. We examine the IT sector, discussing the role of software versus hardware, the growth pattern of the software industry and software exports, and the potential...

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Digital Divide in Estonia and How To Bridge It

Kalkun, Mari; Kalvet, Tarmo - EconWPA - 2004

Estonia is one of the most rapidly developing information societies in Central and Eastern Europe. Still, 61% of the Estonian adult population does not use the Internet. The analysis, carried out by the research company Emor and PRAXIS Center for Policy Studies, looked thoroughly at the reasons...

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NIGERIA'S RESPONSE TO THE DYNAMIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS ENVIRONMENT: A POLICY-BASED STUDY

NWAOBI, GODWIN CHUKWUDUM - EconWPA - 2003

IT SEEMS APPROPRIATE TO ASK WHAT IS SPECIAL ABOUT INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY BEFORE ONE SETS OUT TO ANSWER THE QUESTION OF HOW INVESTMENTS IN INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURESHOULD BE VALUED AND REGULATED. THIS PROJECT THEREFORE DISCUSSES THE THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL CONCEPTS UNDERLYING RECENT...

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Does ICT Investment Matter for Growth and Labor Productivity in Transition Economies?

Piatkowski, Marcin - EconWPA - 2004

Following up on a previous paper by the same author on the contribution of ICT capital to growth and labor productivity in Poland 1995-2000, this paper extends the study to eight transition economies: Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Russia, Slovakia and Slovenia. The paper shows that...

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