Tools or toys? The impact of high technology on scholarly productivity

Economic Inquiry

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 539-555

  Hamermesh, Daniel S ^a   Oster, Sharon M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0036793613     PISSN: 00952583     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ei/40.4.539     Document Type: Article

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