• Ad-avoidance technology : who should welcome It? 

      Bergh, Harald Nygård (Working paper;17/12, Working paper, 2012-06)
      The business model of many commercial TV-networks is to interrupt TV programs with advertising breaks. In this paper we investigate consequences of the fact that ad-averse viewers today can adopt technology which enables ...
    • Inequality, product durability and the adoption of new technology products 

      Gabrielsen, Tommy Staahl (Working Paper, Working paper, 2001-12)
      The analysis highlights how inequality and the cost of producing durability influence the degree to which new technology products are adopted in an economy. It is shown that redistribution may both increase and lower ...
    • Will Artificial Intelligence Get in the Way of Achieving Gender Equality? 

      Carvajal, Daniel; Franco, Catalina; Isaksson, Siri (DP SAM;03/2024, Working paper, 2024-03-14)
      The promise of generative AI to increase human productivity relies on developing skills to become proficient at it. There is reason to suspect that women and men use AI tools differently, which could result in productivity ...