Quantifying the impact of ICT capital on output growth: A heterogeneous dynamic panel approach

Economica

Volumn 72, Issue 288, 2005, Pages 615-633

  O'Mahony, Mary ^a   Vecchi, Michela ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPITAL FLOW; ECONOMETRICS; ESTIMATION METHOD; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY; PANEL DATA;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 28244493917     PISSN: 00130427     EISSN: 14680335     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0335.2005.0435.x     Document Type: Article

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