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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND THE PRODUCTIVITY PARADOX: EMERGING EVIDENCE FROM THE AFRICAN ECONOMIES

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Date: Sat, 10 Jan 2004 08:40:18 -0600

Title: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND THE PRODUCTIVITY PARADOX:EMERGING EVIDENCE FROM THE AFRICAN ECONOMIES
Author: GODWIN CHUKWUDUM NWAOBI
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Comments: Type of Document - pdf; prepared on win 2000; to print on hp; pages: 19. THIS IS A PROPOSED RESEARCH FOR EXPERTISE COMMENTS
Keywords: TECHNOLOGICAL PROGRESS, GROWTH, PRODUCTIVITY DIFFUSION, ICTS, AFRICAN ECONOMIES, DYNAMIC PANEL DATA
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Report-no: NG-04-01

Abstract:

Technological progress is considered as a source of growth and productivity gains for national economies. Thus, understanding the factors that determine the diffusion of new technologies across countries is important to understanding the process of economic development. This project therefore investigates whether technological revolution has revolutionary economic consequences and in particular, is economic productivity growing at a much faster rate today, and if so , will it continue to do so in the future? Using the dynamic panel data methodology , emerging evidence from African economies will be revealed.

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