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T CIRCLE [1 record]

Record 1 2011-12-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Economic Conditions and Forecasting
  • Phraseology
OBS

Terms coined by economist Nuala Beck for a model of economic growth characterized by abundant, cheap semiconductors or microchips which act as catalysts to unprecedented levels of growth.

OBS

technology economy: ERA: 1981 on. KEY FACTOR: cheap chips (microchips). FOUR ENGINES: computers and semiconductors; health and medical; com and tel; Instrumentation. INFRASTRUCTURE: telecommunications satellites; fiber optics; LANs and WANs; radio frequencies. LEADING ECONOMIC INDICATORS: computer production, electronic components production, instrumentation sales, high tech trade balance, knowledge intensive employment growth, and medical starts

Key term(s)
  • technology economy

French

Domaine(s)
  • Prévisions et conjonctures économiques
  • Phraséologie

Spanish

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