The economic impact of digital technologies: Measuring inclusion and diffusion in Europe

The Economic Impact of Digital Technologies: Measuring Inclusion and Diffusion in Europe

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  Guerrieri, Paolo ^a,b   Bentivegna, Sara ^b   Bee, Marco ^c   Di Franco, Giovanni ^d   Espa, Giuseppe ^c   Evangelista, Rinaldo ^e   Gabriele, Roberto ^c   Meliciani, Valentina ^f   Pelkmans, Jacques ^a  

^a College of Europe   (Belgium)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SALERNO   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CAMERINO   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TERAMO   (Italy)

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