ICT, innovation and business performance in services: Evidence for Germany and the Netherlands

The Economic Impact of ICT: Measurement, Evidence and Implications

Volumn 9789264026780, Issue , 2004, Pages 131-152

  Hempell, Thomas ^a   Van Leeuwen, George ^b   Van Der Wiel, Henry ^b  

^a CENTRE FOR EUROPEAN ECONOMIC RESEARCH ZEW   (Germany)

^b CPB NETHERLANDS BUREAU FOR ECONOMIC POLICY ANALYSIS   (Netherlands)

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EID: 53249096770     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1787/9789264026780-8-en     Document Type: Chapter

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