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There is ample evidence that investment in Information Technology (IT) boosted labour markets productivity in the USA. In fact, conspicuous flows of investment in this sector enabled the US firms to record high rates of productivity growth and to boost up the country's economic growth to very...
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This paper examines the measurement of ICT diffusion, with a particular focus on investment. It explores the problems … that exist in producing reliable measures of ICT investment and comparing them across countries. Special attention is also … given to issues associated with the measurement and comparison of ICT prices. The paper also points to work that is …
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services and of ICT capital deepening on wage inequality between blue and white collars in the Italian manufacturing industry …
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on the aggregate performance of the US and EU-15 member countries. ICT is found to significantly impact on output levels …-countries heterogeneity. The effect of ICT on growth appears relevant - and higher than emerging from short-differences - for most economies …
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development is the learningby-doing process stemming from the usage of ICT for investment and consumption. Relying upon a two …-sector framework (a' la Whelan) that distinguishes between ICT-producers and -users, our model provides a sound representation of the …
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technologies (ICT). This text mainly explores the codification process of ‘registration unities’ (made from cutting the transcript …
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The proliferation of new information and communication technologies such as the Internet has arguably changed the way individuals update the information they use to prevent illness and monitor their health. Compared with other information sources, Internet use reduces information access costs...
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Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) continue to be a major driver of economic and social modernization. Europe is among the world leaders in the development of the digital economy, but there are few problems, like e-inclusion and e-accessibility. Digital convergence is now a...
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association with ICT. It broadens earlier work with coverage of 52 industries in 16 OECD countries. The analysis suggests that ICT … key differences between Europe and the U.S. are in the intensive ICT-using services, with U.S. productivity growth showing ….S.-EU gap in productivity growth since 1995. In the ICT-producing sector, computers and communication equipment showed strong …
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