India's E-Commerce Industry's Growth and Projected Breakthroughs

Technological Breakthroughs and Productivity Growth

This study consists of an examination of productivity growth following three major technological breakthroughs: the steam power revolution, electrification and the ICT revolution. The distinction between sectors producing and sectors using the new technology is emphasized. A major finding for all breakthroughs is that there is a long lag from the time of the original invention until a substanti...

Globalization and E-Commerce: Growth and Impacts in France

Globalization and E-Commerce: Growth and Impacts in Germany

0085852. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation. SUMMARY • With regard to integration and e-commerce usage Germany started late like most countries, although the current and evolving ICT infrastructure as a potential driver for e-commerce is excel...

Globalization and E-commerce: Growth and Impacts in Taiwan

Taiwan is a leading producer of computer hardware, but lags behind advanced countries in the application of information technologies. The strength of Taiwan's industry lies in its low-cost manufacturing capabilities, which have been undermined by rising wages in recent years. Facing with a massive relocation of production activities to China, the Taiwan government is trying to prevent the domes...

Growth, Adoption, and Use of Mobile E-Commerce

As of May 2013, 56 percent of American adults had a smartphone, and most of them used it to access the Internet. One-third of smartphone users report that their phone is the primary way they go online. Just as the Internet changed retailing in the late 1990s, many argue that the transition to mobile, sometimes referred to as “Web 3.0,” will have a similarly disruptive effect (Brynjolfsson et al...