Sustaining the New Economy will require public policies that remain relevant to the rapid technological changes that characterize it. While data and its timely analysis are key to effective policy-making, we do not yet have adequate statistical images capturing changes in productivity and growth brought about by the information technology revolution. This report on a STEP workshop highlights the need for more information and the challenges faced in measuring the New Economy and sustaining its growth.
- Cover
- Front Matter
- <b>I. Executive Summary</b>
- <b>II. Introduction </b>
- <b>III. Proceedings </b>
- Introduction
- Welcome to the New Economy
- <b> Panel I: Defining and Measuring the New Economy</b>
- Raising the Speed Limit: U.S. Economic Growth in the Information Age
- <b>Panel II: Drivers of the New Economy</b>
- Semiconductors: The Arrival of the New Economy
- Semiconductors: Economics of the New Economy
- Microprocessors and Computers: Five Trends
- Microprocessors and Computers: The Phenomenon of Price Declines
- <b>Panel III: Communications and Software</b>
- Communications
- Software: The Challenge to Getting There
- <b>Panel IV: Applications and Policy Issues</b>
- Communications
- Economic Issues of E-Business
- E-Business Policy Issues
- Investments in Information Technology Applications
- Old Business to E-Business: The Change Dynamic
- <b> Panel V: Roundtable Discussion </b>
- <b>IV. Appendices</b>
- A. Raising the Speed Limit: U.S. Economic Growth in the Information Age
- B. Biographies of Speakers
- C. Participants List
- D. Bibliography
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