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Technology shocks and aggregate fluctuations in an estimated hybrid RBC model
Malley, James R.; Woitek, Ulrich - 2009
This paper contributes to the on-going empirical debate regarding the role of the RBC model and in particular of technology shocks in explaining aggregate fluctuations. To this end we estimate the model's posterior density using Markov-Chain Monte-Carlo (MCMC) methods. Within this framework we...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003833344
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Estimated US manufacturing production capital and technology based on an estimated dynamic economic model
Chen, Baoline (contributor); Zadrozny, Peter A. (contributor) - 2005
Production capital and technology, fundamental to understanding output and productivity growth, are unobserved except at disaggregated levels and must be estimated prior to being used in empirical analysis. We develop and apply a new estimation method, based on advances in economics, statistics,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003120218
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Adoption and diffusion of health information technology : the case of primary care clinics
Callaway, Brant; Ghosal, Vivek - 2012
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 … influence on adoption; (6) there is a distinct State-specific effect suggesting that information privacy, medical malpractice …
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Access to technology and the transfer function of community colleges : evidence from a field experiment
Fairlie, Robert W.; Grunberg, Samantha H. - 2014
Access to information may represent an important barrier to learning about and ultimately transferring to 4-year … colleges for low-income community college students. This paper explores the role that access to information technology, in … information (which possibly represents one of the mechanisms for positive effects). In both cases, point estimates are positive …
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The effect of information and communication technologies on urban structure
Ioannides, Yannis M.; Overman, Henry G.; … - 2007
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003499563
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The diffusion of technological progress in ICT
Elstner, Steffen; Grimme, Christian; Kecht, Valentin; … - 2020
We study whether technology gains in sectors related to Information and Communications Technology (ICT) increase …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012391362
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The adoption of non-rival inputs and firm scope
Jiang, Xian; Rubinton, Hannah - 2024
Custom software is distinct from other types of capital in that it is non-rival—once a firm makes an investment in custom software, it can be used simultaneously across its many establishments. Using confidential US Census data, we document that while firms with more establishments are more...
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On the elasticity of substitution between labor and ICT and IP capital and traditional capital
Jerbashian, Vahagn - 2022
KLEMS database. I distinguish between three types of capital: information and communication technologies (ICT), intellectual …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013390934
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Quality differentiation and optimal pricing strategy in multi-sided markets
Kim, Soo Jin; Pal, Pallavi - 2021
This paper analyzes the generalized quality differentiation model in multi-sided markets with positive externalities, which leads to new insights into the optimal pricing structure of the firm. We find that quality differentiation for users on one side affects not only the side involving...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012612674
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Strategic Corporate Social Responsibility
Planer-Friedrich, Lisa; Sahm, Marco - 2017 - This version: May 29, 2017
We examine the strategic use of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in imperfectly competitive markets. The level of CSR determines the weight a firm puts on consumer surplus in its objective function before it decides upon supply. First, we consider symmetric Cournot competition and show that...
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