Information technology investment and firm performance in US retail trade

Economics of Innovation and New Technology

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 595-613

  Doms, Mark E ^a   Jarmin, Ron S ^b   Klimek, Shawn D ^b  

^a FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF SAN FRANCISCO   (United States)

^b U S CENSUS BUREAU   (United States)

Author keywords

Establishment growth; Information technology; Productivity; Retail

Indexed keywords

EID: 84890630945     PISSN: 10438599     EISSN: 14768364     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1043859042000201911     Document Type: Article

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