Journal of Economic Perspectives
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Distinguished Lecture on Economics in Government: The New Economy: Post Mortem or Second Wind?
Journal of Economic Perspectives
vol. 16,
no. 2, Spring 2002
(pp. 3–22)
(Complimentary)
Abstract
There was an acceleration of U.S. productivity after 1995. Investment in information technology hardware and software contributed importantly to this, but was not its sole cause. In part, heavy IT investment, perhaps overinvestment, was the result of the booming economy and cheap capital. Besides IT, the expansion of productive firms boosted productivity, together with the competitive pressure this put on other firms to innovate and improve. Productivity growth has been surprisingly strong in 2001, and the likely trend for the future is in the range of 2.2 to 2.7 percent a year. The economy should get a second wind.Citation
Baily, Martin Neil. 2002. "Distinguished Lecture on Economics in Government: The New Economy: Post Mortem or Second Wind?" Journal of Economic Perspectives, 16 (2): 3–22. DOI: 10.1257/0895330027184JEL Classification
- O47 Measurement of Economic Growth; Aggregate Productivity; Cross-Country Output Convergence
- J24 Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
- E66 General Outlook and Conditions
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