Productivity and Broadband: The Human Factor

International Regional Science Review

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 392-423

  Mack, Elizabeth ^a   Faggian, Alessandra ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

broadband; human capital; productivity; technological change; technology policy

Indexed keywords

BROADBAND DATA; ECONOMETRICS; HUMAN CAPITAL; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY; INTERNET; PRODUCTIVITY; TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84879761502     PISSN: 01600176     EISSN: 15526925     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0160017612471191     Document Type: Article

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