Using our own data on Artificial Intelligence publications merged with Burning Glass vacancy data for 2007-2019, we investigate whether online vacancies for jobs requiring AI skills grow more slowly in U.S. locations farther from pre-2007 AI innovation hotspots. We find that a commuting zone...

Which types of human capital influence the adoption of advanced technologies? We study the skill-biased adoption of information and communication technologies (ICT) across two waves in the UK. Specifically, we compare the "new wave" of cloud and machine learning / AI technologies during the...

Aus früheren Untersuchungen ist bekannt, dass das Handwerk in vielerlei Hinsicht eine stabilisierende Funktion für ländlich-periphere, strukturschwächere Regionen hat. In der Fläche außerhalb der Ballungszentren ist das Handwerk damit ein wichtiger Faktor für den Abbau regionaler...

The widespread application of data technologies such as big data, artificial intelligence, and the Internet of Things plays an important role in promoting agricultural technology innovation. This article uses the 2022 survey data of farmers' economic behaviour in Hubei Province, China to...

This study aims to develop an innovative TOE-TAM-Religiosity model that combines the TOE framework, TAM, and religious dimensions in adopting Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in organizations, especially micro and small businesses (SMEs). The TOE-TAM-Religiosity Model describes and...

In this work we characterise French firms using artificial intelligence (AI) and explore the link between AI use and productivity. We distinguish AI users that source AI from external providers (AI buyers) from those developing their own AI systems (AI developers). AI buyers tend to be larger...