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The Potential of ICT for the Development and Economic Restructuring of the New EU Member States and Candidate Countries

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ICT could help the New Member States catch up with EU-15 in economic terms. The report documents the potential of ICT for improved productivity performance in the Central and Eastern Europe countries (CEE) at the macro and industry level, in relation to the EU-15 and the US.

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  • Piatkowski, Marcin, 2005. "The Potential of ICT for the Development and Economic Restructuring of the New EU Member States and Candidate Countries," MPRA Paper 29397, University Library of Munich, Germany.
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    • O1 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development
    • O47 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity - - - Empirical Studies of Economic Growth; Aggregate Productivity; Cross-Country Output Convergence

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