A New Architecture for the U.S. National Accounts brings together a distinguished group of contributors to initiate the development of a comprehensive and fully integrated set of United States national accounts. The purpose of the new architecture is not only to integrate the existing systems of...

FrontMatter -- Contents -- Preface -- I PROCEEDINGS -- Welcome -- Introduction -- Panel I Productivity Trends in the Semiconductor Industry -- Panel II Cyclicality: Comparisons by Industry -- Luncheon Address: The Industry Perspective on Semiconductors -- Panel III Economic Growth and...

FrontMatter -- Contents -- Preface -- I INTRODUCTION -- Software and the New Economy -- II PROCEEDINGS -- Introduction--Dale W. Jorgenson -- The Economics of Software--William J. Raduchel -- Panel I - The Role of Software - What Does Software Do? -- Panel II - How Do We Make Software and Why Is...

FrontMatter -- Contents -- Preface -- List of Acronyms -- Overview of the Findings and Recommendations -- I INTRODUCTION -- The Emergence of the New Economy--Dale W. Jorgenson -- II FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS -- Findings and Recommendations -- III SUMMARY OF THE NRC CONFERENCES ON THE NEW...

Since the Great Depression, researchers and statisticians have recognized the need for more extensive methods for measuring economic growth and sustainability. The recent recession renewed commitments to closing long-standing gaps in economic measurement, including those related to...