Information technology and labour productivity growth: An empirical analysis for Canada and the United States

Canadian Journal of Economics

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 384-407

  Gera, Surendra ^a   Gu, Wulong ^a   Lee, Frank C ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INVESTMENT; LABOR PRODUCTIVITY;

CANADA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032823916     PISSN: 00084085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/136428     Document Type: Article

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