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Computer Adoption and Returns in Transition
Kuku, Yemisi; Orazem, Peter F.; Singh, Rajesh Kumar - Iowa State University of Science and Technology <Ames, … - 2004
skills who do not usecomputers. Controlling for likely simultaneity between computer use at work and labor marketearnings … makes the apparent returns to computer use disappear. These results are corroboratedusing Russian longitudinal data on … earnings and computer use on the job. High costs of computeruse in transition economies suppress wages that firms can pay their …
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Online-Marketing in der Computerbranche
Fritz, Wolfgang; Kerner, Martin; Könnecke, Stefan - Technische Universität <Braunschweig> / Institut für … - 1997
In Deutschland ansässige Unternehmen der Computerbranche sehen im Internet das wichtigste Medium für ihr Online-Marketing, mit weitem Vorsprung vor den kommerziellen Online-Diensten T-Online, CompuServe und America Online. Den grössten Nutzen ihrer Internet-Präsenz versprechen sich diese...
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Wissenschaft vs. Design: Konstruktionslehrenfür den Maschinenbau, den Computer unddie Software im historischen Diskursvergleich
Hellige, Hans Dieter - Forschungszentrum Nachhaltigkeit (Artec) <Bremen> - 2008
Seit langem ringen in den Konstruktionsauffassungen und Konstruktionslehren verschiedenerTechnikbereiche künstlerisches Designverständnis auf der einen und Verwissenschaftlichungsbzw.Rationalisierungs-Leitbilder auf der anderen Seite miteinander. In Frühphasen neuerTechnikbereiche dominieren...
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Bi-directional Mixed Reality Electric Circuit - Virtual Equivalence
Yoo, Yong-ho - Forschungszentrum Nachhaltigkeit (Artec) <Bremen> - 2004
The aim of this paper is to introduce Virtual Equivalence, a method to merge real circuits and virtual circuits. Also it is a new method to implement the Hyper-Bond (Bruns, 2001) for voltage and current flow. The electric power (current × voltage) interactions, at which the real electric...
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Organizing Growth
Garicano, Luis; Rossi-Hansberg, Esteban - University <Chicago, Ill.> / Department of Economics; … - 2008
After many years of large drops in the cost information and communicationtechnology, the evidence on its impact on productivity growth in non-IT produc-ing sectors continues to be mixed.We propose a framework to study the impactof information and communication technology on growth through its...
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Leading by Words: A Voluntary Contribution ExperimentWith One-Way Communication
Koukoumelis, Anastasios; Levati, M. Vittoria; Weisser, … - Max-Planck-Institut für Ökonomik <Jena> / Abteilung … - 2009
In this paper, we study a voluntary contribution mechanism withone-way communication. The relevance of one person’s words is assessedby assigning exogeniously the role of the ‘communicator’ to onegroup member. Contrary to the view that the mutual exchange ofpromises is necessary for the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009022164
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Cross-Country Technology Diffusion:The Case of Computers
Caselli, Francesco; Coleman, Wilbur John - London School of Economics and Political Science - 2001
We use data on imports of computer equipment for a large sample of countries between 1970and 1990 to investigate the … determinants of computer-technology adoption. We find strongevidence that computer adoption is associated with higher levels of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009305093
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Informatik hautnah erleben
Hug, Alexander - Universität <Koblenz - 2010
der „Computerlehre“ ist. Schon der berühmte Satz „In derInformatik geht es genauso wenig um Computer wie in der Astronomie … früh den Gedanken aus, dass die Informatik den Computer nur als einHilfsmittel und Medium nutzt, genauso wie die Mathematik …
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Got Technology? The Impact of Computers and Cellphoneson Productivity in a Diffi cult Business Climate:Evidence from Firms with Female Owners in Kenya
Menon, Nidhiya - Institut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2011
Firms in Kenya rely on technologies such as computers, cell-phones, and generators toovercome constraints associated with regulations, infrastructure, security, workforce,corruption, and finance. This study shows that such reliance has significant positive impactson productivity as measured by...
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Computer Adoption and Returns in Transition: TheoryAppendix
Orazem, Peter F.; Singh, Rajesh Kumar; Kuku, Yemisi - Iowa State University of Science and Technology <Ames, … - 2006
skills who do not use computers. Controlling for likely simultaneity between computer use at work and labor market earnings … makes the apparent returns to computer use disappear. These results are corroborated using Russian longitudinal data on … earnings and computer use on the job. High costs of computer use in transition economies suppress wages that firms can pay …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009360844