The need for speed: Impacts of internet connectivity on firm productivity

Journal of Productivity Analysis

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 187-201

  Grimes, Arthur ^a,b   Ren, Cleo ^a   Stevens, Philip ^c  

^a MOTU ECONOMIC AND PUBLIC POLICY RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

^c Ministry of Economic Development   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Broadband; ICT adoption; Internet; Productivity; Propensity score matching

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857920214     PISSN: 0895562X     EISSN: 15730441     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11123-011-0237-z     Document Type: Article

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