Information and communications technology as a general-purpose technology: Evidence from US industry data

German Economic Review

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 146-173

  Basu, Susanto ^a   Fernald, John ^b  

^a NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF SAN FRANCISCO   (United States)

Author keywords

General purpose technology; Information technology; Productivity acceleration

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY; INVESTMENT; TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34247882956     PISSN: 14656485     EISSN: 14680475     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0475.2007.00402.x     Document Type: Article

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