Information technology as a factor of economic development: Evidence from developed and developing countries

Economics of Innovation and New Technology

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 179-194

  Papaioannou, Sotiris K ^a   Dimelis, Sophia P ^a  

^a ATHENS UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Economic growth; Growth; Information technology; Productivity

Indexed keywords

EID: 51249115543     PISSN: 10438599     EISSN: 14768364     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10438590600661889     Document Type: Article

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