Technology, Organizational Transformation and Business Performance (2008)
Erik Brynjolfsson, Lorin M. Hitt
How do computers contribute to business performance and economic growth? Even today, most people who are asked to identify the strengths of computers tend to think of computational tasks like rapidly...
for Skilled Labor: Firm-level Evidence (2008)
Timothy F. Bresnahan, Erik Brynjolfsson, Lorin M. Hitt
or helped to collect essential data.
Wu, Lynn, Waber, Ben, Aral, Sinan, Brynjolfsson, Erik, Pentland, Alex
Social network theories (e.g. Granovetter 1973, Burt 1992) and information richness theory (Daft & Lengel 1987) have both been used independently to understand knowledge transfer in information...
Information, Technology and Information Worker Productivity (2008)
Aral, Sinan, Brynjolfsson, Erik, Van Alstyne, Marshall
We study the fine-grained relationships among information flows, IT use, and individual information-worker productivity, by analyzing work at a midsize executive recruiting firm. We analyze both...
Aral, Sinan, Brynjolfsson, Erik, Wu, D.J.
While it is now well established that IT intensive firms are more productive, a critical question remains: Does IT cause productivity or are productive firms simply willing to spend more on IT? We...
Productivity Effects of Information Diffusion in Networks (2008)
Aral, Sinan, Brynjolfsson, Erik, Van Alstyne, Marshall
We examine what drives the diffusion of different types of information through email networks and the effects of these diffusion patterns on the productivity and performance of information workers....
Skilled Labor: Firm-level Evidence (2008)
Timothy F. Bresnahan, Erik Brynjolfsson, Lorin M. Hitt, Timothy F. Bresnahan, Erik Brynjolfsson, Lorin M. Hitt
reviewers and participants at numerous seminars for valuable comments. We also thank executives at the firms
How the Interaction of Computers and Organizational Structure Affects Stock Market Valuations (2008)
Erik Brynjolfsson, Lorin M. Hitt, Shinkyu Yang
This paper investigates the proposition that the widespread use of information technology has increased investment in intangible organizational assets. Using firm-level data, we find that each dollar...
Erik Brynjolfsson, Michael D. Smith
Our research empirically analyzes the efficiency of Internet markets for homogeneous products — books and CDs. Using a data set of approximately 10,000 price observations collected from 35 Internet...
Cascio, Joseph, ISO14031 Environmental Performance Evaluation and Remote (2008)
Erik Brynjolfsson, Bundling Information, Goods Pricing, R. Hannigan, J. Harms, A. Hirschfeld, ...
Intangible Assets and Growth Accounting: (2008)
Shinkyu Yang, Erik Brynjolfsson, Henry Ford
gratefully acknowledged.
Marshall Van Alstyne, Erik Brynjolfsson
requires time and attention. A wealth of information leads to a poverty of attention, creating a need to allocate attention efficiently. Not surprisingly, the online information explosion makes...
The Net Effect: Modeling and Measuring the Integration of Electronic Communities (2007)
Marshall Van Alstyne, Erik Brynjolfsson, Brian Butler, Rob Fichman, Rob Kling, David Meyer, ...
Information Systems. An earlier version received the award for Best Paper on the conference theme at the 17th International Conference on Information Systems, Cleveland, OH (Dec. 1996). A...
What do we really want? A manifesto for the organizations of the 21 (2007)
Century The Mit, The Mit, Century Manifesto, Lotte Bailyn, Erik Brynjolfsson, ...
this document have personal views that range widely across the political spectrum. We all believe, however, that it is important---and possible---to think about these issues at a level that goes...
DRAFT COMMENTS WELCOME Understanding Digital Markets: Review and Assessment (2007)
Michael D. Smith, Joseph Bailey, Erik Brynjolfsson
valuable research assistance. Understanding Digital Markets: Review and Assessment As the Internet develops into a robust channel for commerce, it will be important to understand the characteristics...
4 ORGANIZATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS AND THE VIRTUAL CORPORATION (2007)
Yannis Bakos, Erik Brynjolfsson
Organizations are transforming their relationships with their business partners. For example, instead of playing off dozens or even hundreds of competing suppliers against each other, many firms are...
errors or omissions are the authors ’ alone. (2007)
Robert D. Atkinson, Andrew S. Mckay, Mark Boroush, Erik Brynjolfsson, Scott Cooper, Elliot Maxwell, ...
Congressional Office of Technology Assessment, he has conducted groundbreaking technology research, advised policymakers, and written and spoken extensively on technology
Productivity Effects of Information Diffusion in Networks (2007)
Erik Brynjolfsson, Marshall Van Alstyne, Sinan Aral, Erik Brynjolfsson, Marshall Van Alstyne
We examine the drivers of diffusion of information through organizations and the effects on performance. In particular, we ask: What predicts the likelihood of an individual becoming aware of a...
07-016 Scale without Mass: Business Process Replication and Industry Dynamics (2006)
Erik Brynjolfsson, Andrew Mcafee, Michael Sorell, Feng Zhu, Erik Brynjolfsson, Andrew Mcafee, ...
Working papers are in draft form. This working paper is distributed for purposes of comment and discussion only. It may not be reproduced without permission of the copyright holder. Copies of working...
From Niches to Riches: The Anatomy of the Long Tail (2006)
Erik Brynjolfsson, Yu “jeffrey Hu, Michael D. Smith
didn’t. He found them. Clemons was not always a connoisseur of rare beers, but after trying Victory Hop Devil beer, the top ranked India Pale Ale at the time, he learned of Dog Fish Head, as well...
Computing Productivity: Firm-Level Evidence (2004)
Brynjolfsson, Erik, Hitt, Lorin M.
We explore the effect of computerization on productivity and output growth using data from 527 large US firms over 1987-1994. We find that computerization makes a contribution to measured...
Computing Productivity: Firm-Level Evidence (2004)
Brynjolfsson, Erik, Hitt, Lorin M.
We explore the effect of computerization on productivity and output growth using data from 527 large US firms over 1987-1994. We find that computerization makes a contribution to measured...
Search and Product Differentiation at an Internet Shopbot (2004)
Brynjolfsson, Erik, Dick, Astrid Andrea, Smith, Michael D.
Price dispersion among commodity goods is typically attributed to consumer search costs. We explore the magnitude of consumer search costs using a data set obtained from a major Internet shopbot. For...
Search and Product Differentiation at an Internet Shopbot (2004)
Brynjolfsson, Erik, Dick, Astrid Andrea, Smith, Michael D.
Price dispersion among commodity goods is typically attributed to consumer search costs. We explore the magnitude of consumer search costs using a data set obtained from a major Internet shopbot. For...
Brynjolfsson, Erik, Smith, Michael D., Yu, (Jeffrey) Hu
We present a framework and empirical estimates that quantify the economic impact of increased product variety made available through electronic markets. While efficiency gains from increased...
Brynjolfsson, Erik, Smith, Michael D., Yu, (Jeffrey) Hu
We present a framework and empirical estimates that quantify the economic impact of increased product variety made available through electronic markets. While efficiency gains from increased...
Erik Brynjolfsson, Michael D. Smith, Yu (jeffrey Hu
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Computing Productivity: Firm-Level Evidence (2003)
Erik Brynjolfsson, Lorin M. Hitt
We explore the effect of computerization on productivity and output growth using data from 527 large US firms over 1987-1994. We find that computerization makes a contribution to measured...
Computing Productivity: Firm-Level Evidence (2003)
Erik Brynjolfsson, Lorin M. Hitt, James Kahn, Jacques Mairesse, Thomas Malone
the University of Pennsylvania for valuable comments. We would also like to thank Harry Henry
Intangible Assets: Computers and Organizational Capital (2002)
Brynjolfsson, Erik., Hitt, Lorin M. (Lorin Moultrie), Yang, Shinkyu.
Brookings Papers on Economic Activity - 2002, 1
Timothy F. Bresnahan, Erik Brynjolfsson, Lorin M. Hitt
We investigate the hypothesis that the combination of three related innovations—1) information technology (IT), 2) complementary workplace reorganization, and 3) new products and services —...
Timothy F. Bresnahan, Erik Brynjolfsson, Lorin M. Hitt
the firms in our sample for their participation and for valuable discussions. This research has been generously
Shinkyu Yang, Erik Brynjolfsson, Shinkyu Yang, Erik Brynjolfsson
For more information, please visit our website at
The great equalizer? : consumer choice behavior at Internet shopbots (2001)
Brynjolfsson, Erik., Smith, Michael D.
Title from cover.
Understanding the Digital Economy : Data, Tools, and Research (2000)
Brynjolfsson, Erik (ed.), Kahin, Brian (ed.)
Compendio de análisis sobre el impacto de Internet y el comercio electrónico en la economía de Estados Unidos y mundial, presentados en una conferencia organizada por el Departamento de Comercio...
Brynjolfsson, Erik (ed.), Kahin, Brian (ed.)
Compendio de análisis sobre el impacto de Internet y el comercio electrónico en la economía de Estados Unidos y mundial, presentados en una conferencia organizada por el Departamento de Comercio...
Erik Brynjolfsson, Lorin M. Hitt
To understand the economic value of computers, one must broaden the traditional definition of both the technology and its effects. Case studies and firm-level econometric evidence suggest that: 1)...
Frictionless commerce? a comparison of internet and conventional retailers (2000)
Erik Brynjolfsson, Michael D. Smith
There have been many claims that the Internet represents a new nearly “frictionless market. ” Our research empirically analyzes the characteristics of the Internet as a channel for two categories...
Erik Brynjolfsson, Lorin M. Hitt
To understand the economic value of computers, one must broaden the traditional definition of both the technology and its effects. Case studies and firm-level econometric evidence suggest that: 1)...
Bundling information goods: pricing, profits and efficiency (1999)
Yannis Bakos, Erik Brynjolfsson
We study the strategy of bundling a large number of information goods, such as those increasingly available on the Internet, and selling them for a fixed price. We analyze the optimal bundling...
Erik Brynjolfsson, Michael D. Smith
There have been many claims that the Internet represents a new nearly “frictionless market. ” Our research empirically analyzes the characteristics of the Internet as a channel for two categories...
DRAFT COMMENTS WELCOME Understanding Digital Markets: Review and Assessment (1999)
Michael D. Smith, Joseph Bailey, Erik Brynjolfsson, Michael D. Smith, Joseph Bailey, Erik Brynjolfsson
please visit our website at
Understanding Digital Markets: Review And Assessment (1999)
Michael D. Smith, Joseph Bailey, Erik Brynjolfsson
As the Internet develops into a robust channel for commerce, it will be important to understand the characteristics of electronic markets. Businesses, consumers, government regulators, and academic...
Frictionless Commerce? - A Comparison of Internet and Conventional Retailers (1999)
Erik Brynjolfsson, Michael D. Smith, Il-horn Hann, Lorin Hitt, Haim Mendelson, Alan Sorensen
There have been many claims that the Internet represents a new "frictionless market." Our research empirically analyzes the characteristics of the Internet as a channel for two categories...
Bundling and Competition on the Internet (1999)
Yannis Bakos, Copyright Yannis Bakos, Erik Brynjolfsson, Erik Brynjolfsson
The Internet has significantly reduced the marginal cost of producing and distributing digital information goods. It also coincides with the emergence of new competitive strategies such as large...
Bundling information goods: pricing, profits and efficiency (1999)
Yannis Bakos, Erik Brynjolfsson
Internet-based technologies such as micropayments increasingly enable the sale and delivery of small units of information. This paper draws attention to the opposite strategy of bundling a large...
Aggregation and Pricing in Internet Commerce (1998)
Joseph P. Bailey, Lee W. Mcknight, Erik Brynjolfsson, David D. Clark, Richard De Neufville, Arthur C. Smith, ...
Organizational PArtnerships and the Virtual Corporation (1997)
Bakos, Yannis, Brynjolfsson, Erik
Organizations are transforming their relationships with their business partners. For example, instead of playing off dozens or even hundreds of competing suppliers against each other, many firms are...
The Intangible Costs and Benefits of Computer Investments: Evidence from Financial (1997)
Erik Brynjolfsson, Shinkyu Yang
We show how the financial market valuation of firms can be used to estimate the intangible costs and benefits of computer capital and we present several new empirical results based on this model....
The Intangible Costs and Benefits of Computer Investments: Evidence from Financial (1997)
Erik Brynjolfsson, Shinkyu Yang
We show how the financial market valuation of firms can be used to estimate the intangible costs and benefits of computer capital and we present several new empirical results based on this model....
Tools for Teaching Change Management: The Matrix of Change and Supporting Software (1997)
Amy Renshaw, Erik Brynjolfsson, Erik Brynjolfsson, Marshall Van Alstyne, Abraham Bernstein, Abraham Bernstein, ...
t MIT and Stanford. It will also demonstrate new software for use in both the teaching and practice of business process reengineering. The software has been developed using the Visual Basic...
The state of network organization: a survey in three frameworks (1997)
Marshall Van Alstyne, Erik Brynjolfsson, David Croson, Liz Davidson, Steve Freeman, Sharon Gillett, ...
Network Organization Survey ii This article reviews the literature on network organizations and interprets explanations for its behaviors in terms of established analytical principles. Tools from...
Yannis Bakos, Erik Brynjolfsson
and Intellectual Property. D. Hurley, B. Kahin, and H. Varian, eds., MIT Press. In press. We analyze pricing strategies that are based on aggregation or disaggregation of digital information goods....
The Matrix of Change: A Tool for Business Process Reengineering (1996)
Erik Brynjolfsson, Amy Austin Renshaw, Marshall Van Alstyne
this paper, we introduce a new tool, the Matrix of Change, which can help managers anticipate the complex interrelationships surrounding change. Specifically, the tool contributes to understanding...
Erik Brynjolfsson, Chris F. Kemerer
Because of network externalities, the success of a software product may depend in part on the size of its installed base and its conformance to industry standards. This research builds a hedonic...
Electronic communities: Global village or cyberbalkans (1996)
Marshall Van Alstyne, Erik Brynjolfsson, Copyright Alstyne, Brian Butler, Rob Fichman, Rob Kling, ...
International Conference on Information Systems.
Information Technology and Productivity: A Review of the Literature (1996)
Erik Brynjolfsson, Erik Brynjolfsson, Shinkyu Yang, Shinkyu Yang
International Financial Services Research Center, and the Sloan Foundation. The paper is a revised and extended version of an article which originally appeared in the Communications of the ACM, in...
Why not one big database? Principles for data ownership (1995)
Erik Brynjolfsson, Stuart Madnick, Van Alstyne, Van Alstyne
grant F30602-93-C-0160. We thank participants at the Workshop on Information
Information Systems Spending (1994)
Erik Brynjolfsson, Lorin Hitt, Susan Humphrey, Dan Sichel, Robert Solow, Paul Strassmann, ...
Firm-level Evidence on the Returns to
Some estimates of the contribution of information technology to consumer welfare (1994)
"First Draft: May, 1993, Revised, January 1994."
Bakos, Yannis, Brynjolfsson, Erik
As search costs and other coordination costs decline, theory predicts that firms should optimally increase the number of suppliers with which they do business. Despite recent declines in these costs...
Information technology and the re-organization of work : theory and evidence (1990)
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, 1991.
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, 1991.
Information technology and the re-organization of work : theory and evidence (1990)
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, 1991.
Beyond the Prodectivity Paradox (0000)
This article discusses whether computers contribute to the productivity growth. Productivity growth determines ones living standard and the wealth of nation. It is the amount of output produced per...
Beyond the Prodectivity Paradox
This article discusses whether computers contribute to the productivity growth. Productivity growth determines ones living standard and the wealth of nation. It is the amount of output produced per...
Information, Technology and Information Worker Productivity: Task Level Evidence
Sinan Aral, Erik Brynjolfsson, Marshall Van Alstyne
In an effort to reveal the fine-grained relationships between IT use, patterns of information flows, and individual information-worker productivity, we study task level practices at a midsize...
Erik Brynjolfsson, Loren Hitt, Shinkyu Yang
macroeconomics, Intangible Assets, Interaction, Computers, Organizational Structure, Stock Market Valuations
Frictionless Commerce? A Comparison of Internet and Conventional Retailers
Michael Smith, Erik Brynjolfsson
There have been many claims that the Internet represents a new "frictionless market." Our research empirically analyzes the characteristics of the Internet as a channel for two categories of...
Consumer Decision-Making at an Internet Shopbot: Brand Still Matters.
Smith, Michael D, Brynjolfsson, Erik
Internet shopbots compare prices and services levels at competing retailers, creating a laboratory for analysing consumer choice. We analyse 20,268 shopbot consumers who select various books from 33...
Erik Brynjolfsson, Loren Hitt, Shinkyu Yang
macroeconomics, Intangible Assets, Interaction, Computers, Organizational Structure, Stock Market Valuations
Erik Brynjolfsson, Loren Hitt, Shinkyu Yang
macroeconomics, Intangible Assets, Interaction, Computers, Organizational Structure, Stock Market Valuations
Scale without mass: business process replication and industry dynamics
Erik Brynjolfsson, Andrew McAfee, Michael Sorell, Feng Zhu
In the mid-1990s, productivity growth accelerated sharply in the U.S. economy. In this paper, we identify several other changes that have occurred during the same time and argue that they are...
Beyond Computation: Information Technology, Organizational Transformation and Business Performance
Erik Brynjolfsson, Lorin M. Hitt
To understand the economic value of computers, one must broaden the traditional definition of both the technology and its effects. Case studies and firm-level econometric evidence suggest that: 1)...
High-technology industries and market structure : commentary
Technology ; Information technology
Timothy F. Bresnahan, Erik Brynjolfsson, Lorin M. Hitt
We investigate the hypothesis that the combination of three related innovations-1) information technology (IT), 2) complementary workplace reorganization, and 3) new products and services-constitute...
Computing Productivity: Firm-Level Evidence
Erik Brynjolfsson, Lorin M. Hitt
We explore the effect of computerization on productivity and output growth using data from 527 large U.S. firms over 1987-1994. We find that computerization makes a contribution to measured...
Markets, hierarchies and the impact of information technology
Brynjolfsson, Erik., Malone, Thomas W.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 30-34).
The productivity of information technology : review and assessment
Second series from publisher's list. "December, 1991." Running title: Draft: 1/29/92, Information technology and productivity.
An incomplete contracts theory of information, technology and organization
HD28 .M414 no.3407-, 91,
The productivity of information technology : review and assessment
Second series information from publisher's list.
Why information technology hasn't increased the optimal number of suppliers
Bakos, J. Yannis, Brynjolfsson, Erik.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 17-18).
Ownership principles for distributed database design
Van Alstyne, Marshall W. (Marshall Ware), Brynjolfsson, Erik., Madnick, Stuart E.
HD28 .M414 no.3518-, 93,
When quality matters : information technology and buyer-supplier relationships
Bakos, J. Yannis., Brynjolfsson, Erik.
"November 1992." "May 1992, revised November 1992"--Added t.p.
Information technology and the 'new managerial work'
Includes bibliographical references (p. 62-73).
New Evidence on the returns of information systems
Brynjolfsson, Erik., Hitt, Lorin M.
"January 1994." "Revised June, 1993 and October, 1993; revision of Sloan School WP #3571-93"--Added t.p.
Information technology and the re-organization of work : theory and evidence
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, 1991.
Why not one big database? : principles for data ownership
Van Alstyne, Marshall W. (Marshall Ware), Brynjolfsson, Erik., Madnick, Stuart E.
"This paper supercedes an earlier version, WP#2518-93 published in December 1992 under the title "Ownership principles for distributed database design."
Computers and economic growth : firm-level evidence
Brynjolfsson, Erik., Hitt, Lorin M.
"First draft: November 1993, Current Version, August 1994."
Information technology as a factor of production : the role of differences among firms
Brynjolfsson, Erik., Hitt, Lorin M.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 23-25).
Paradox lost? : firm-level evidence on the returns to information systems spending
Brynjolfsson, Erik., Hitt, Lorin M.
Cover title. "An earlier, abbreviated version of the paper was published in the Proceedings of the International Conference on Information Systems, 1993, under the title "Is information systems...
Creating value and destroying profits? : three measures of information technology's contributions
Hitt, Lorin M. (Lorin Moultrie)., Brynjolfsson, Erik.
Cover title. "An earlier version of this paper appears in the Proceedings of the Fifteenth International Conference on Information Systems under the title: The Three Faces of IT Value: Theory and...
Brynjolfsson, Erik, Smith, Michael D., Yu, (Jeffrey) Hu
We present a framework and empirical estimates that quantify the economic impact of increased product variety made available through electronic markets. While efficiency gains from increased...
Search and Product Differentiation at an Internet Shopbot
Brynjolfsson, Erik, Dick, Astrid Andrea, Smith, Michael D.
Price dispersion among commodity goods is typically attributed to consumer search costs. We explore the magnitude of consumer search costs using a data set obtained from a major Internet shopbot. For...
Computing Productivity: Firm-Level Evidence
Brynjolfsson, Erik, Hitt, Lorin M.
We explore the effect of computerization on productivity and output growth using data from 527 large US firms over 1987-1994. We find that computerization makes a contribution to measured...
Information Technology, Workplace Organization and the Demand for Skilled Labor: Firm-Level Evidence
Timothy F. Bresnahan, Erik Brynjolfsson, Lorin M. Hitt
Recently, the relative demand for skilled labor has increased dramatically. We investigate one of the causes, skill-biased technical change. Advances in information technology (IT) are among the most...
Bakos, Yannis, Brynjolfsson, Erik, Lichtman, Douglas
Once purchased, information goods are often shared within small social communities. Software and music, for example, can be easily shared among family or friends. In this paper, we ask whether such...
The Productivity of Information Technology: Review and Assessment
Productivity is the bottom line for any investment. The quandary of information technology (IT) is that, despite astonishing improvements in the underlying capabilities of the computer, its...
Why Information Technology Hasn't Increased the Optimal Number of Suppliers
J. Yannis Bakos, Erik Brynjolfsson
Information technology has generally reduced search and coordination costs. Ceteris paribus, this should lead firms to increase the number of suppliers with which they do business. However, there is...
Ownership Principles for Distributed Database Design
Marshall Van Alstyne, Erik Brynjolfsson, Stuart Madnick
This research addresses the issues of database ownership and incentives and their impact on information sharing and system performance. Existing research has identified the benefits of centralized...
J. Yannis Bakos, Erik Brynjolfsson
As search costs and other coordination costs decline, theory predicts that firms should optimally increase the number of suppliers with which they do business. Despite recent declines in these costs...
Network Externalities in Microcomputer Software: An Econometric Analysis of the Spreadsheet Market
Erik Brynjolfsson, Chris F. Kemerer
As an economic good, software has a number of interesting properties. In addition to the value of intrinsic features, the creation of or conformance to industry standards may be critical to the...
Some Estimates of the Contribution of Information Technology to Consumer Welfare
Over the past decade, American businesses have invested heavily in information technology (IT) hardware. Unfortunately, it has been difficult to assess the benefits that have resulted. One reason is...
Paradox Lost? Firm-level Evidence of High Returns to Information Systems Spending
The "productivity paradox" of information systems (IS) is that, despite enormous improvements in the underlying technology, the benefits of IS spending have not been found in aggregate output...
Creating Value and Destroying Profits? Three Measures of Information Technology's Contributions
The business value of information technology (IT) has been debated for a number of years. Some authors have found large productivity improvements attributable to computers, as well as evidence that...
The Matrix of Change: A Tool for Business Process Reengineering
Erik Brynjolfsson, Amy Austin Renshaw, Marshall Van Alstyne
Business process reengineering efforts suffer from low success rates, due in part to a lack of tools for managing the change process. The Matrix of Change can help managers identify critical...
Productivity without Profit?: Three Measures of Information Technology's Value
The business value of information technology (IT) has been debated for a number of years. While some authors have attributed large productivity improvements and substantial consumer benefits to IT,...
Bundling Information Goods: Pricing, Profits and Efficiency
Yannis Bakos, Erik Brynjolfsson
We analyze pricing strategies for digital information goods, such as those increasingly available via the Internet. Because perfect copies of such goods can be created and distributed almost...
Information Systems and the Organization of Modern Enterprise
Erik Brynjolfsson, Haim Mendelson
In this short paper we briefly discuss the newly emerging organizational paradigms and their relationship to the prevailing trends in information technology (IT). We argue that IT is an important...
Information Technology as a Factor of Production: The Role of Differences Among Firms
Despite evidence that information technology (IT) has recently become a productive investment for a large cross-section of firms, a number of questions remain. Some of these issues can be addressed...
Information Technology and Productivity: A Review of the Literature
Erik Brynjolfsson, Shinkyu Yang
In recent years, the relationship between information technology (IT) and productivity has become a source of debate. In the 1980s and early 1990s, empirical research generally did not significant...
Understanding the Digital Economy: Data, Tools, and Research
Erik Brynjolfsson, Brian Kahin
The rapid growth of electronic commerce, along with changes in information, computing, and communications, is having a profound effect on the United States economy. President Clinton recently...
Wired for Innovation: How Information Technology is Reshaping the Economy
Erik Brynjolfsson, Adam Saunders
Starting in 1995, productivity growth took off in the U.S. economy. In Wired for Innovation, Erik Brynjolfsson and Adam Saunders describe how information technology directly or indirectly created the...
DYNAMICS OF RETAIL ADVERTISING: EVIDENCE FROM A FIELD EXPERIMENT
DUNCAN SIMESTER, YU (JEFFREY) HU, ERIK BRYNJOLFSSON, ERIC T. ANDERSON
"We use a controlled field experiment to investigate the dynamic effects of retail advertising. The experimental design overcomes limitations hindering previous investigations of this issue. Our...