This paper seeks to gain insights into whether developing countries benefit more from the backwardness advantage for economic growth in the Information Age. The paper examines this concern through three complementary approaches. First, it derives theoretical grounds from the existing economic...

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Decelerating productivity in recent years raised questions about technology diffusion in the economy. This study focuses on one particular diffusion channel, entrepreneurship, and inspects the mechanics through which it interacts with digitalization. The composite indicator of digitalization is...

Im Zuge des Übergangs zur Informationsgesellschaft vollzieht sich gegenwärtig ein tiefgreifender Wandel, der sämtliche wirtschaftlichen und gesellschaftlichen Bereiche erfaßt. Als eine treibende Kraft dieser Entwicklung wird die zunehmende Verbreitung neuer Informations- und...