More bits - more bucks? Measuring the impact of broadband internet on firm performance

Information Economics and Policy

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 190-203

  Bertschek, Irene ^a   Cerquera, Daniel ^b   Klein, Gordon J ^c  

^a CENTRE FOR EUROPEAN ECONOMIC RESEARCH ZEW   (Germany)

^b ZEW Mannheim   (Germany)

^c HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Broadband Internet; Labour productivity; Product and process innovation

Indexed keywords

BROADBAND INTERNET; FIRM PERFORMANCE; INNOVATION ACTIVITY; INSTRUMENTAL VARIABLES; LABOUR PRODUCTIVITIES; POSTAL CODE; PROCESS INNOVATION; PRODUCT INNOVATION;

INDUSTRY; PRODUCTIVITY;

INTERNET;

INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY; INNOVATION; INTERNET; LABOR PRODUCTIVITY; MEDIA ROLE;

GERMANY;

EID: 84882584623     PISSN: 01676245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.infoecopol.2012.11.002     Document Type: Article

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