01585cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF008660 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451839562 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. United States : Selected Issues. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2004. 1 online resource (95 pages) IMF Staff Country Reports <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students This Selected Issues paper examines the role of information and communication technology (ICT) in the recent acceleration of labor productivity growth in the United States. The analysis reveals that the increase of total factor productivity (TFP) growth is a broad phenomenon that encompasses non-ICT producing sectors, consistent with the view that ICT is a 'general purpose technology.' The paper investigates whether the productivity boom may have dampened employment in recent years. It also assesses the contribution of immigrants to the United State economy. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2004/228 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2004/228/002.2004.issue-228-en.xml IMF e-Library