00791nam a2200121Ia 450000500170000010000190001724500860003626000090012252004960013158300190062794200060064699900170065220260716043333.0  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  cA  c45135d45135