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We empirically examine the determinants of adoption of information technology by primary healthcare clinics using a … Information Technology (HIT), including: (1) the adoption probabilities vary considerably by the specific type of clinic; (2) in … contrast to numerous studies in the broader technology adoption literature, we find little evidence to suggest a relationship …
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inventors are more prevalent in the first bulk of patents of a country in a given technology, as compared to patents filed at … later stages. We interpret these results as tangible evidence of migrants facilitating the technology-specific diffusion of …
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This paper provides empirical evidence on the complex role played by technology in affecting the relationship between … technology is analysed by taking into account both the technological intensity of offshoring industries and that of their GVC …
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firms. We find that the relationship between technological innovations and job insecurity is moderated by firms' technology …
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colleges for low-income community college students. This paper explores the role that access to information technology, in …
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technology and governments stepping up climate policies in the light of the Paris commitments to limit global warming to 1.5 or 2 … definition of stranded assets also includes countries reliant on fossil fuel exports and workers with technology-specific skills. …
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with productivity growth. I provide evidence suggesting, however, that in recent decades automation has outpaced the …
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literature to formalize the implications of robot technology. As for the first question, we establish robust evidence that ex … robots, and a productivity-enhancing reallocation of labor across firms, away from non-adopters, and toward adopters. …
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Violence in Mexico has reached unprecedented levels in recent times. After the government began a crackdown on drug cartels, nation-wide homicides almost tripled between 2006 and 2010. Using rich longitudinal plant-level data, this paper studies the impact of violent conflict on firms,...
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Boys are doing worse in school than are girls, which has been dubbed “the Boy Crisis.” An analysis of the latest data on educational outcomes among boys and girls reveals extensive disparities in grades, reading and writing test scores, and other measurable educational outcomes, and these...
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