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The Case of the Missing Productivity Growth: Or, Does Information technology explain why productivity accelerated in the United States but not the United Kingdom?

RePEc: Research Papers in EconomicsPublished 1 January 2003
Susanto Basu, John G. Fernald, Nicholas Oulton, Sylaja Srinivasan
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Abstract

From book synopsis:
\nThe NBER Macroeconomics Annual presents pioneering work in macroeconomics by leading academic researchers to an audience of public policymakers and the academic community. Each commissioned paper is followed by comments and discussion. This year's edition provides a mix of cutting-edge research and policy analysis on such topics as productivity and information technology, the increase in wealth inequality, behavioral economics, and inflation.

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Social SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance