General purpose technologies and economic growth / edited by Elhanan Helpman.

Other author Helpman, Elhanan.
Format Book
Publication InfoCambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©1998.
Descriptionviii, 315 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents What requires explanation? / Richard G. Lipsey, Cliff Bekar, and Kenneth Carlaw -- A time to sow and a time to reap: growth based on general purpose technologies / Elhanan Helpman and Manuel Trajtenberg -- Diffusion of general purpose technologies / Elhanan Helpman and Manuel Trajtenberg -- On the macroeconomic effects of major technological change / Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt -- The Internet as a GPT: factor market implications / Richard G. Harris -- Chemical engineering as a general purpose technology / Nathan Rosenberg -- The consequences of changes in GPTs / Richard G. Lipsey, Cliff Bekar, and Kenneth Carlaw -- Measurement, obsolescence, and general purpose technologies / Peter Howitt -- The division of inventive labor and the extent of the market / Timothy Bresnahan and Alfonso Gambardella -- Wages, skills, and technology in the United States and Canada / Kevin M. Murphy, W. Craig Riddell, and Paul M. Romer.
General noteA collection of 10 original essays and an introduction.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 98011842
ISBN0262082632 (hc. : alk. paper)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks HC79.T4 G464 1998 ✔ Available Place Hold