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THE IMPACT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY UPON ECONOMIC SCIENCE

PrometheusPublished 1 June 1991Open access
Paul A. David, W. Edward Steinmueller
Citations8
SJR quartileQ3
SJR score0.21
SNIP0.36
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TL;DR

The range of existing applications and those that will probably emerge are reviewed, and the impact these new applications are likely to have on the discipline, and on the social sciences more generally is considered.

Abstract

Rapid advances in information technology seem likely to change radically its usefulness for the economics profession. This paper reviews the range of existing applications and those that will probably emerge. It also considers the impact these new applications are likely to have on the discipline, and on the social sciences more generally.

Keywords

Social SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance