DIGITAL ECONOMY BEGINS WITH MICROCIRCUITS

Measuring the Digital Economy

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Equity begins with children

measure of income poverty and the more directly observable – and more reliable – indicators of human well-being. The former frequently yields a distorted view of reality. After examining the role of social services in human development, Anand and Ravallion (1993) conclude ‘that certain components of public

Duration in the Digital Economy

We examine the drivers of Internet firm survival using a multi-method survival analysis. Based on previous literature on business failure and recent IS research on e-commerce business models, we test the impact of sector-, firmand e-commerce-specific factors on an Internet firm’s duration after its IPO. We first provide a descriptive analysis of Internet firm survival using non-parametric survi...

Mnes in the Digital Economy?

Technological advances are changing many aspects of business activity and in particular the meaning of distance and geography. Such changes are likely to have profound impact on firms whose activities take place over distance, namely MNEs. Using the motivations for FDI identified in the literature as a theoretical framework, this study examines the motivations of firms producing and selling pro...

Poverty Reduction Begins with Children