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The Rise of Cloud Computing : Minding Your P’s, Q’s and K’s
Byrne, David - 2018
Cloud computing--computing done on an off-site network of resources accessed through the Internet--is revolutionizing how computing services are used. However, because cloud is so new and it largely is an intermediate input to other industries, it is difficult to track in the U.S. statistical...
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Some Facts of High-Tech Patenting
Webb, Michael - 2018
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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Lost in the Clouds : The Impact of Changing Property Rights on Investment in Cloud Computing Ventures
Lerner, Josh - 2015
focus on the Cartoon Network, et al. v. Cablevision decision in the U.S., which narrowed the protection enjoyed by content …
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Automation and the Workforce : A Firm-Level View from the 2019 Annual Business Survey
Acemoglu, Daron; Anderson, Gary; Beede, David Nathan; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022
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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The Impact of Cloud Computing and AI on Industry Dynamics and Concentration
Lu, Yao; Phillips, Gordon M.; Yang, Jia - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2024
We examine the rise of cloud computing and AI in China and their impacts on industry dynamics after the shock to the cost of Internet-based computing power and services. We find that cloud computing is associated with an increase in firm entry, exit and the likelihood of M&A in industries that...
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Firm Productivity and Learning in the Digital Economy : Evidence from Cloud Computing
Brand, James; Demirer, Mert; Finucane, Connor; Kreps, … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2024
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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Prediction, Judgment and Complexity : A Theory of Decision Making and Artificial Intelligence
Agrawal, Ajay K. - 2018
. In this paper, we explore the consequences of improved prediction in decision-making. To do so, we adapt existing models … of decision-making under uncertainty to account for the process of determining payoffs. We label this process of … on whether the improvements in prediction enable automated decision-making. We discuss the implications of improved …
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Efficiency Effects on the U.S. Economy from Wireless Taxation
Hausman, Jerry - 1999
This paper measures for the first time the economic efficiency effects of the taxation of wireless services, which are taxed by federal, state, and local governments at relatively high rates in the range of 14%-25%. The paper concludes such taxes are a much greater drain on the economy than...
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Machine Learning and Mobile Phone Data Can Improve the Targeting of Humanitarian Assistance
Aiken, Emily; Bellue, Suzanne; Karlan, Dean; Udry, … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2021
wealth. Here we show that non-traditional "big" data from satellites and mobile phone networks can improve the targeting of … prioritize aid to the poorest regions and mobile subscribers. We evaluate this approach by studying Novissi, Togo's flagship …
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Information, Mobile Communication, and Referral Effects
Barwick, Panle Jia - 2019
Information is a crucial ingredient in economic decision making. Yet measuring the extent of information exchange among …
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