Information technology and productivity: Old answers and new questions

CESifo Economic Studies

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 358-385

  Stiroh, Kevin ^a  

^a CESIFO   (Germany)

Author keywords

Information technology; Productivity growth

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMIC GROWTH; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INVESTMENT; LABOR MARKET; PRODUCTIVITY;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 51549113209     PISSN: 1610241X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cesifo/ifn023     Document Type: Review

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