Measuring and sustaining the New Economy report of a workshop /
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| Other Authors: | Jorgenson, Dale W. 1933-, Wessner, Charles W., National Research Council (U.S.). Board on Science, Technology, and Economic Policy. |
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Washington, D.C. :
National Academy Press,
[2002]
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1 online resource (xviii, 249 pages) : illustrations. |
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Compass series (Washington, D.C.)
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""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"" 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). Colorado Mountain College - E-book Collection / Ebsco. Colorado Mountain College - E-book Collection / Ebsco Academic. |
| Physical Description: |
1 online resource (xviii, 249 pages) : illustrations. |
| ISBN: |
0309506581 9780309506588 9786610209675 6610209677 |