ICT-specific technological change and productivity growth in the US: 1980-2004

Information Economics and Policy

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 121-129

  Martínez, Diego ^a   Rodríguez, Jesús ^a   Torres, José L ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD PABLO DE OLAVIDE   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Information and communication technologies; Neutral technological change; New economy; Specific technological change

Indexed keywords

DYNAMIC GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES; LABOR PRODUCTIVITY; NEW ECONOMY; NON-NEUTRAL; PRODUCTION FUNCTION; PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH; TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE; US ECONOMIC GROWTH;

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ECONOMICS; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

PRODUCTIVITY;

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMIC GROWTH; ECONOMIC IMPACT; GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM ANALYSIS; GROWTH RATE; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY; LABOR PRODUCTIVITY; TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 77249160151     PISSN: 01676245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.infoecopol.2009.07.001     Document Type: Article

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