The impact of investment in IT on economic performance: Implications for developing countries

World Development

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 681-700

  Indjikian, Rouben ^a   Siegel, Donald S ^b  

^a United Nations Conference on Trade and Development   (Switzerland)

^b RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Developing countries; Information technology; Productivity; Skill biased technological change

Indexed keywords

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INVESTMENT;

EID: 16844373929     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2005.01.004     Document Type: Article

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