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Impact of General-Purpose Technologies on Living Standards
General-purpose technologies, due to their wide applicability across many sectors, provide a powerful stimulus for raising living standards. This economic uplift occurs because these innovations fundamentally reshape the functioning of major parts of the economy.
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