The roles of electricity and ICT in economic growth: Case Finland

Explorations in Economic History

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 270-287

  Jalava, Jukka ^a   Pohjola, Matti ^b  

^a Pellervon taloudellinen tutkimuslaitos   (Finland)

^b HELSINKI SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Finland)

Author keywords

Electricity; General purpose technology; Growth accounting; ICT; Productivity

Indexed keywords

EID: 44649111774     PISSN: 00144983     EISSN: 10902457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eeh.2007.11.001     Document Type: Article

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