Measuring and sustaining the New Economy : report of a workshop / Dale W. Jorgenson and Charles W. Wessner, editors ; Board on Science, Technology, and Economic Policy, Policy and Global Affairs, National Research Council
Front Matter -- Contents -- Preface -- Executive Summary -- Introduction 1 -- Introduction 2 -- Welcome to the New Economy -- Defining and Measuring the New Economy -- Drivers of the New Economy -- Communications and Software -- Applications and Policy Issues -- Roundtable Discussion -- Appendix A Raising the Speed Limit: U.S. Economic Growth in the Information Age -- Appendix B Biographies of Speakers* -- Appendix C Participants List* -- Appendix D Bibliography
Summary
Annotation This report was initiated by the National Research Council's Board on Science, Technology, and Economic Policy as an inquiry into the impact of national investments in computing, information, and communication technologies on the overall structure of the U.S. economy. They analyze measurement problems, such as the lack of observable productivity growth in many sectors that have invested heavily. They argue that "sustaining the New Economy" requires expanding the pace and breadth of technological innovation. Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
