Productivity slowdown and the role of ICT in Italy: A firm-level analysis

The Economic Impact of ICT: Measurement, Evidence and Implications

Volumn 9789264026780, Issue , 2004, Pages 261-277

  Milana, Carlo ^a   Zeli, Alessandro ^b  

^a Istituto di Studi E Analisi Economica (ISAE)   (Italy)

^b Instituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT)   (Italy)

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EID: 84879549949     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1787/9789264026780-13-en     Document Type: Chapter

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