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Computing technologies have become critical inputs to production in the modern firm. However, there is little large-scale evidence on how efficiently firms use these technologies. In this paper, we study firm productivity and learning in cloud computing by leveraging CPU utilization data from...
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We estimate the demand for a videocalling technology in the presence of both network effects and heterogeneity. Using a unique dataset from a large multinational firm, we pose and estimate a fully dynamic model of technology adoption. We propose a novel identification strategy based on...
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Cloud computing--computing done on an off-site network of resources accessed through the Internet--is revolutionizing …
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Patenting in software, cloud computing, and artificial intelligence has grown rapidly in recent years. Such patents are acquired primarily by large US technology firms such as IBM, Microsoft, Google, and HP, as well as by Japanese multinationals such as Sony, Canon, and Fujitsu. Chinese...
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Our analysis seeks to understand the impact of changing allocations of property rights on investment in new firms. We focus on the Cartoon Network, et al. v. Cablevision decision in the U.S., which narrowed the protection enjoyed by content creators (e.g., movie studios) and gave greater rights...
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This paper describes the adoption of automation technologies by US firms across all economic sectors by leveraging a new module introduced in the 2019 Annual Business Survey, conducted by the US Census Bureau in partnership with the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES)....
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cost of Internet-based computing power and services. We find that cloud computing is associated with an increase in firm …
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experiments were important for value creation in Internet access markets. In general, industry-wide returns from economic …
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Computer and Internet use, especially in developing countries, has expanded rapidly in recent years. Even in light of … Internet penetration, both currently and over time, we examine panel data for 161 countries over the 1999-2004 period. We … factors associated with computer and Internet penetration do not differ substantially between developed and developing …
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To identify the determinants of cross-country disparities in personal computer and Internet penetration, we examine a … significant in most specifications for computer use. A similar pattern holds true for Internet use, except that telephone density … differentials. For computers, telephone density and regulatory quality are of second and third importance, while for the Internet …
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