The new economy and beyond past, present and future
What is the New Economy, what makes it new, and what are the implications for antitrust, regulation and macroeconomic policy? Providing a non-technical and compelling analysis of the modern macro-economy, the contributors to this volume, eminent scholars all, provide their views on the New Economy f...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cheltenham, U.K
Edward Elgar
c2006
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| Series: | The Bush School series in the economics of public policy
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| Collection: | Edward Elgar eBook Archive - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | What is the New Economy, what makes it new, and what are the implications for antitrust, regulation and macroeconomic policy? Providing a non-technical and compelling analysis of the modern macro-economy, the contributors to this volume, eminent scholars all, provide their views on the New Economy from a variety of perspectives 1. Introduction : what is the New Economy? / Dennis W. Jansen -- 2. Projecting productivity growth : lessons from the US growth resurgence / Dale W. Jorgenson, Mun S. Ho and Kevin J. Stiroh -- 3. "Baumol's Disease" has been cured : IT and multifactor productivity in US service industries / Jack E. Triplett and Barry P. Bosworth -- 4. The New Economy and the challenges for macroeconomic policy / Stephen G. Cecchetti -- 5. Competition policy in network industries : an introduction / Nicholas Economides -- 6. Persistent price dispersion in online markets / Michael R. Baye, John Morgan and Patrick Scholten -- 7. Network meltdown : the legacy of bad economics / Stan Liebowitz -- 8. Should we teach an old economy dog New Economy tricks? : the role of a postal service in the New Economy / Michael D. Bradley and Dennis W. Jansen |
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| Physical Description: | ix, 207 p ill |
| ISBN: | 9781845425449 1845425448 9781845428891 |