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Research questions

How do long-run production and performance profiles in ICT and science-based industries differ from those in other sectors?
Are New Economy industries homogeneous? How do ICT-based services differ from ICT manufactures?
Are there examples of industrial dynamism outside the boundaries of New Economy hubs such as ICT industries and science-based industries?
To what extent has employment growth in New Economy industries occurred disproportionately in large urban centres? What factors help explain the overrepresentation of the ICT workforce in urban centres?
What percentage of the workforce is comprised of knowledge workers? How has this changed over time?
Are patterns of training in the New Economy industry-specific, or do they depend more on the technological characteristics of individual workplaces?
At the macroeconomic level, how have investments in new technology contributed to economic growth?
At the microeconomic level, are firms that invest in advanced technologies more likely to outperform their competitors?

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