Can double deflation explain the ICT growth miracle?

It is unclear why productivity growth in the information and communication technology (ICT) industry differs considerably among countries. This paper shows that, for Sweden, it is primarily the use of the double deflation method that has created the apparent ICT-miracle.

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Year of publication:	2013
Authors:	Edquist, Harald
Published in:	Economics Letters. - Elsevier, ISSN 0165-1765. - Vol. 121.2013, 2, p. 302-305
Publisher:	Elsevier
Subject:	Productivity growth \| Deflation \| ICT

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Type of publication:	Article
Classification:	O33 - Technological Change: Choices and Consequences; Diffusion Processes ; O47 - Measurement of Economic Growth; Aggregate Productivity ; O5 - Economywide Country Studies
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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