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International Differences in the Adoption and Impact of New Information Technologies and New Hr Practices : The Valve-Making Industry in the U.S. And U.K
Bartel, Ann P. - 2015
This paper compares the impact of new IT-enhanced technology on the efficiency of production in the U.S. and the U.K. for one manufacturing industry, valve manufacturing. There is a long-standing question of whether technological change and organizational changes have the same rates of adoption...
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Heterogeneity and the Dynamics of Technology Adoption
Ryan, Stephen P - 2014
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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013067628
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From Green Users to Green Voters
Comin, Diego A. - 2014
We study the effect of the diffusion of photovoltaic (PV) systems on the fraction of votes obtained by the German Green Party in federal elections. Using both regional and household survey data, we show that households that adopted PV systems became more supportive of the Green Party. We...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013063510
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Environmental Policy and Firm Behavior : Abatement Investment and Location Decisions Under Uncertainty and Irreversibility
Xepapadeas, Anastasios - 2021
This paper explores abatement investment and location responses to environmental policy, which takes the form of emission taxes or tradeable emission permits and subsidies against the costs of abatement investment, under uncertainty and irreversibility. Uncertainty is associated with output...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013244403
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Importing Skill-Biased Technology
Burstein, Ariel T. - 2011
Capital equipment - such as computers and industrial machinery - embodies skill-biased technology, in the sense that it is complementary to skilled labor. Most countries import a large share of their capital equipment, and by doing so import skill-biased technology. In this paper we develop a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013119969
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Organizing Offshoring : Middle Managers and Communication Costs
Antras, Pol - 2009
particularly attractive locations to offshore? In this paper we address these questions with a theory of international production … hierarchies in which organizations arise endogenously to make efficient use of agents' knowledge. Our theory highlights the role …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012767355
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General Purpose Technologies
Jovanovic, Boyan; Rousseau, Peter L. - 2021
Electricity and Information Technology (IT) are perhaps the two most important general purpose technologies (GPTs) to date. We analyze how the U.S. economy reacted to them. The Electricity and IT eras are similar, but also differ in several important ways. Electrification was more broadly...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013231588
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Organization and Inequality in a Knowledge Economy
Garicano, Luis; Rossi-Hansberg, Esteban - 2021
We present a theory of the organization of work in an economy where knowledge is an essential input in production: a … may produce on their own or in organizations. Our theory generates an assignment of workers to positions, a wage structure … referral markets. We use our theory to study the impact of information and communication technology, and contrast its …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013231868
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Why are Process Monitoring Technologies Valuable? The Use of On-Board Information Technology in the Trucking Industry
Hubbard, Thomas N. - 2021
theory and relates them to how supply chains are organized …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013239158
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Monetary Policy in the Information Economy
Woodford, Michael - 2021
This paper considers two challenges that improvements in private-sector information-processing capabilities may pose for the effectiveness of monetary policy. It first considers the consequences of improved information about central-bank actions, and argues that the management of expectations...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013240308