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Journal of Economic Perspectives: Vol. 14 No. 4 (Fall 2000)
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Does the "New Economy" Measure Up to the Great Inventions of the Past?
Article Citation
Gordon, Robert J. 2000. "Does the "New Economy" Measure Up to the Great Inventions of the Past?."
Journal of Economic Perspectives,
14(4): 49-74.
DOI: 10.1257/jep.14.4.49
DOI: 10.1257/jep.14.4.49
Abstract
During the four years 1995-99 U.S. productivity growth experienced a strong revival and achieved growth rates exceeding that of the "golden age" of 1913-72. Accordingly many observers have declared the "New Economy" to be an Industrial Revolution even more important than the Second Industrial Revolution of 1860-1900, which made the golden age of productivity growth possible. This paper dissects the recent productivity revival, subtracts out a cyclical component, and concludes that there is no revival of the productivity growth trend in the 88 percent of the private economy lying outside of the durables manufacturing sector. The paper explains this surprising finding by pointing to limitations in computers and the internet in comparison with the great inventions of the past.
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Gordon, Robert J. (Northwestern U and NBER)
JEL Classifications
L86: Information and Internet Services; Computer Software
O47: Measurement of Economic Growth; Aggregate Productivity; Cross-Country Output Convergence
L63: Microelectronics; Computers; Communications Equipment
L16: Industrial Organization and Macroeconomics: Industrial Structure and Structural Change; Industrial Price Indices
O33: Technological Change: Choices and Consequences; Diffusion Processes
O47: Measurement of Economic Growth; Aggregate Productivity; Cross-Country Output Convergence
L63: Microelectronics; Computers; Communications Equipment
L16: Industrial Organization and Macroeconomics: Industrial Structure and Structural Change; Industrial Price Indices
O33: Technological Change: Choices and Consequences; Diffusion Processes
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