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Prospects for an Information-Technology-Led Productivity Surge

In: Innovation Policy and the Economy, Volume 2

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  • Timothy F. Bresnahan, 2002. "Prospects for an Information-Technology-Led Productivity Surge," NBER Chapters, in: Innovation Policy and the Economy, Volume 2, pages 135-162, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
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