Information technology and productivity growth in the 2000s

German Economic Review

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 255-280

  Stiroh, Kevin J ^a   Botsch, Matthew ^a  

^a FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Information technology; Productivity growth

Indexed keywords

CAPITAL; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INVESTMENT; LABOR PRODUCTIVITY;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34247851101     PISSN: 14656485     EISSN: 14680475     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0475.2007.00407.x     Document Type: Article

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