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The Dynamo and the Computer: An Historical Perspective on the Modern Productivity Paradox

Paul A. David

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The Dynamo and the Computer: An Historical Perspective on the Modern Productivity Paradox Author(s): Paul A. David Source: The American Economic Review, Vol. 80, No. 2, Papers and Proceedings of the Hundred and Second Annual Meeting of the American Economic Association (May, 1990), pp. 355-361 Published by: American Economic Association Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/2006600 Accessed: 08/12/2010 01:40

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The Dynamo and the Computer: An Historical Perspective on the Modern Productivity Paradox Author(s): Paul A. David Source: The American Economic Review, Vol. 80, No. 2, Papers and Proceedings of the Hundred and Second Annual Meeting of the American Economic Association (May, 1990), pp. 355-361 Published by: American Economic Association Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/2006600 Accessed: 08/12/2010 01:40

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The Dynamo and the Computer: An Historical Perspective on the Modern Productivity Paradox Author(s): Paul A. David Source: The American Economic Review, Vol. 80, No. 2, Papers and Proceedings of the Hundred and Second Annual Meeting of the American Economic Association (May, 1990), pp. 355-361 Published by: American Economic Association Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/2006600 Accessed: 08/12/2010 01:40

Key concepts: Perspective (graphical), Dynamo, Productivity, Association (psychology), Productivity paradox, Economics, Economic history, Sociology

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