Information technology and productivity changes in the banking industry

Economic Notes

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 43-76

  Casolaro, Luca ^a   Gobbi, Giorgio ^a  

^a BANK OF ITALY   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BANKING; ESTIMATION METHOD; FINANCIAL SERVICES; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INVESTMENT; PANEL DATA; PRODUCTIVITY; TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE; TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY;

EID: 34548202185     PISSN: 03915026     EISSN: 14680300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0300.2007.00178.x     Document Type: Article

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