Understanding the digital economy data tools and research

Edited by Erik Brynjolfsson and Brian Kahin. The rapid growth of electronic commerce, along with changes in information, computing, and communications, is having a profound effect on the United States economy. President Clinton recently directed the National Economic Council, in consultation with executive branch agencies, to analyze the economic implications of the Internet and electronic commerce domestically and internationally, and to consider new types of data collection and research that could be undertaken by public and private organizations.

This book contains work presented at a conference held by executive branch agencies in May at the Department of Commerce. The goals of the conference were to assess current research on the digital economy, to engage the private sector in developing the research that informs investment and policy decisions, and to promote better understanding of the growth and socioeconomic implications of information technology and electronic commerce.

Aspects of the digital economy addressed include macroeconomic assessment, organizational change, small business, access, market structure and competition, and employment and the workforce. The goals of the conference were to assess current research on the digital economy, to engage the private sector in developing the research that informs investment and policy decisions, and to promote better understanding of the growth and socioeconomic implications of information technology and electronic commerce.

Aspects of the digital economy addressed include macroeconomic assessment, organizational change, small business, access, market structure and competition, and employment and the workforce. Related works: This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title. Publication date:. Cite Icon Cite. Introduction Doi:. The Macroeconomic Perspective. Measuring the Digital Economy Doi:. Understanding Digital Markets Doi:.

Market Structure in the Network Age Doi:. Small Companies in the Digital Economy Doi:. Employment, Workforce, and Access. The Growing Digital Divide Doi:. Organizational Change.