How does information technology affect productivity? Plant-level comparisons of product innovation, process improvement, and worker skills

Quarterly Journal of Economics

Volumn 122, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1721-1758

  Bartel, Ann ^a   Ichniowski, Casey ^a   Shaw, Kathryn ^a  

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EID: 35348891513     PISSN: 00335533     EISSN: 15314650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/qjec.2007.122.4.1721     Document Type: Article

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