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Title Deconstructing the Computer [electronic resource] : Report of a Symposium / Dale W. Jorgenson and Charles W. Wessner, editors ; Committee on Deconstructing the Computer, Committee on Measuring and Sustaining the New Economy, Board on Science, Technology, and Economic Policy, Policy and Global Affairs, National Research Council.

Imprint Washington, DC : National Academies Press, c2005.

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Description xviii, 163 p. : ill.
Note This report is the second in a series designed to improve our understanding of the technological and economic trends underlying the growth and productivity increases that have created what many refer to as the New Economy. The previous report was Productivity and Cyclicality in Semiconductor Industry--Preface (p. xiii, xvi).
This symposium on Deconstructing the Computer was held on February 28, 2003, at the National Academies in Washington, D.C., focusing on metrics currently used in measuring computer performance and the sources of productivity growth in computers, examining current trends in hardware, components, and peripherals--Preface (p. xvii).
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. 156-164).
Reproduction Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2016. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subject Information technology -- Economic aspects -- United States -- Congresses.
Technological innovations -- Economic aspects -- United States -- Congresses.
Semiconductor industry -- United States -- Congresses.
United States -- Economic conditions -- 1981-2001 -- Congresses.
United States -- Economic conditions -- 2001-2009 -- Congresses.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author Jorgenson, Dale W. (Dale Weldeau), 1933-
Wessner, Charles W.
ProQuest (Firm)
Note At head of title: Measuring and sustaining the new economy
Added Title Measuring and sustaining the new economy.
ISBN 030909254X

 
    
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