| Productivity Growth: A New Era? A Conference Sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York November 2, 2001 |
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8:00 |
Introductory Remarks |
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8:15 |
Session 1: Embodied Technical
Progress Jason Cummins (Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System), Giovanni Violante (University College, London),
"Equipment-embodied technical
change in the US (1947-99): Measurement and applications
to growth accounting" Discussant: Dan Sichel, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System Daniel Wilson (Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco),
Is embodied technology the result
of upstream R&D? Industry level evidence Discussant: John Fernald, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago |
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10:15 |
Break |
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10:30 |
Session 2: Information Technology Mariana Mazzucato (Open University), Risk,
Variety and Volatility in the PC Industry: New Economy or
Early Life-Cycle? Discussant: Jack Triplett, Brookings Institution Boyan Jovanovic (New York University and University
of Chicago), Peter Rousseau (Vanderbilt University), Moore's
Law and learning-by-doing Discussant: Peter Howitt, Brown University |
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12:30 |
Lunch |
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1:45 |
Panel Discussion: The New
Economy: Into the 21st Century? |
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2:45 |
Break |
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3:00 |
Session 3: Economic Growth Michael Pakko (Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis), What
happens when the technology growth trend changes? Transition
dynamics and the 'new economy' Discussant: Thomas Cooley, New York University Alessandra Colecchia, Paul Schreyer (Organization for
Economic Co-operation and Development), ICT
investment and economic growth in the 90's: Is the US a
unique case? A comparative study of 10 OECD countries
Discussant: Bart Van Ark, University of Groningen and the Conference Board |
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5:00 |
Adjournment |
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