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Record Nr.

UNINA9910824940903321

Autore

Litan Robert E. <1950->

Titolo

Beyond the dot.coms [[electronic resource] ] : the economic promise of the Internet / / Robert E. Litan, Alice M. Rivlin

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : Brookings Institution Press, 2001

ISBN

0-8157-9812-1

0-585-47828-7

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (143 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

RivlinAlice M

Disciplina

338/.06/0973

Soggetti

Internet - Economic aspects - United States - Forecasting

Industrial productivity - United States

Labor productivity - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Is the internet a big deal? -- Why productivity is so important -- Productivity and the internet: what lies ahead? -- Benefits of the Internet that may not show up in the gdp -- Realizing the Internet's potential -- Concluding thoughts.

Sommario/riassunto

A Brookings Institution Press Internet Policy Institute publication  In just a few years, the Internet has had a visible impact on the daily lives of many Americans. But the recent demise of many of the "dot coms" that symbolized the Internet revolution has raised warning flags about its future.  Until now, discussion of the impact of the Internet on the economy has been mostly speculation. In Beyond the Dot.coms, two of the nation's most respected economists articulate the anticipated economic impact of the Internet over the next five years. Drawing from detailed research conducted by the Brookings Task Force on the Internet and the Berkeley Roundtable on the International Economy (BRIE) Internet Task Force (see page 10), Robert Litan and Alice Rivlin address the Internet's potential impacts on productivity, prices, and market structure.  The research suggests that the most significant economic impact of the Internet will be its potential to increase productivity growth in the existing economy--with cheaper transactions, greater management efficiency, increased competition



and broadened markets, more effective marketing and pricing, and increased consumer choice, convenience, and satisfaction. The greatest impact may not be felt in e-commerce, but rather in a wide range of "old economy" arenas, including health care and government.