Full text search Excerpts Subject catalogs Subject index Series index Shopping cart contents or Print an order form . Bresnahan, Timothy F. and Robert J. Gordon, editors The Economics of New Goods .
New goods are at the heart of economic progress.
I contains a striking analysis of the history of light over two millenia. In Part II essays measure the economic impact of more recent innovations, including anti-ulcer drugs, new breakfast cereals, and computers. Part III explores methods and defects in the treatment of quality change in the official price data of the United States, Canada, and Japan. This pathbreaking volume will interest anyone who studies economic growth, productivity, and the American standard of living. Table of Contents Prefatory Note Introduction Timothy F. Bresnahan, Robert J. Gordon.