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Investing in Information: Supply and Demand Forces in the Use of Information in American Firms, 1850-1920

In: Inside the Business Enterprise: Historical Perspectives on the Use of Information

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  • JoAnne Yates, 1991. "Investing in Information: Supply and Demand Forces in the Use of Information in American Firms, 1850-1920," NBER Chapters, in: Inside the Business Enterprise: Historical Perspectives on the Use of Information, pages 117-160, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
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