00715nam a2200085Ia 4500100001900000245008600019260000900105520049600114583001900610  aFREEMAN, Chris  aDiffusion and the employment effects of information and communication technology.  c1995  aCautious against the view that new technologies have been job-destroying.  Argues that it is important to take into account indirect effects on employment and pervasive economy-wide effects that are generated by a revolutionary new technology such as information and communication technology.  Rejects the notion of skill bias of the new technology, and suggests that the increase in the knowledge base of economic production brought about by the new technology is the more important factor.  c3/7/00kM2LMGR