Chapter 2. Technology Diffusion: Measurement, Causes, and Consequences

This chapter discusses different approaches pursued to explore three broad questions related to technology diffusion: what general patterns characterize the diffusion of technologies, and how have they changed over time?; what are the key drivers of technology?; and what are the macroeconomic consequences of technology? We prioritize in our discussion unified approaches to these three questions that are based on direct measures of technology.

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Year of publication:	2014
Authors:	Comin, Diego ; Mestieri, Martí
Published in:	Handbook of economic growth ; 2. - Amsterdam : Elsevier, ISBN 978-0-444-53547-4. - 2014, p. 565-622
Subject:	Technology Measurement \| Technology Diffusion \| Innovation \| Medium Term Business Cycles \| Innovationsdiffusion \| Innovation diffusion \| Konjunktur \| Business cycle \| Technischer Fortschritt \| Technological change \| Theorie \| Theory \| Messung \| Measurement \| Welt \| World \| Wirtschaftswachstum \| Economic growth