The impact of computers on manufacturing productivity growth: A multiple-indicators, multiple-causes approach

Review of Economics and Statistics

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 68-77

  Siegel, Donald ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER USE; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; MANUFACTURING; METHODOLOGICAL EVALUATION; PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH;

EID: 0030858543     PISSN: 00346535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/003465397556548     Document Type: Article

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