In The Digital Hand, James W. Cortada combines detailed analysis with narrative history to provide a broad overview of computing's role in sixteen industries, accounting for nearly half of the U.S. economy. Beginning in 1950, when commercial applications of digital technology began to appear,...

This special issue of PSL Quarterly Review is devoted to the Solow-Pasinetti debate on productivity and technological progress. Florencia Sember guides the reader through the main aspects of the debate, calling attention to those precursor features of a bifurcation that would later distinguish...

Structural transformation, which signifies a shift towards high value-added production and an elevated standard of living, is a vital ingredient for inclusive growth. Pakistan's pace of structural transformation has been amongst the slowest and lowest compared to other countries in Asia. Against...

Die Wirtschaftskrise der Jahre 2008/2009 hat auch die wirtschaftliche Entwicklung in den ostdeutschen Bundesländern negativ beeinflusst. Am Beispiel des Landes Brandenburg wird dargestellt, wie diese Wirkungen mit Hilfe amtlicher Statistiken analysiert werden können. Erforderlich erscheint...