Economic policy for the information economy
Subtitle: a symposium
By: sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, Jackson Hole, Wyoming, August 30-September 1, 2001.
Contributors: Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City.
Series: Symposium series / Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City ;; 2001; Symposium series (Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City) ;; 2001.
Publisher: Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
Published: 2001
Place of publication: [Kansas City, Mo.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 433
Subjects: Economic policy -- Congresses.; Monetary policy -- Congresses.
Genres: Congresses.
Description: This symposium brought together a distinguished group of central bankers, academics, and financial market experts to examine how the information economy will alter the structure of economic activity. The symposium also served as a forum for addressing key policy challenges resulting from the information age changing the microeconomic and macroeconomic structure of the U.S. and foreign economies.
Notes: The articles in this publication can be obtained in electronic form from the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City's web site.
Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Economic policy for the information economy: a summary of the Bank's 2001 economic symposium / Craig S. Hakkio; title: Opening remarks / Alan Greenspan; title: The "new economy": background, historical perspective, questions, and speculations / J. Bradford DeLong and Lawrence H. Summers. Commentary / Alice M. Rivlin. General discussion / chair, Arminio Fraga; title: High-technology industries and market structure / Hal R. Varian. Commentary / Erik Brynjolfsson. Commentary / Kevin M. Murphy. General discussion / chair, Arminio Fraga; title: Technology, information production, and market efficiency / Gene D'Avolio, Efi Gildor, and Andrei Shleifer. Commentary / Roger W. Ferguson, Jr. Commentary / Philipp M. Hildebrand. General discussion / chair, Arminio Fraga; title: Reducing the international digital divide / Donald J. Johnston; title: Macroeconomic implications of the new economy / Martin Neil Baily. Commentary / Takatoshi Ito. Commentary / John B. Taylor. General discussion / chair, Stanley Fischer; title: Monetary policy in the information economy / Michael Woodford. Commentary / Robert E. Hall. Commentary / Mervyn King. General discussion / chair, Stanley Fischer; title: Overview / Martin Feldstein; title: Overview / Christian Noyer; title: Overview / Janet L. Yellen; title: General discussion: overview panel / chair, Stanley Fischer.