Journal Special Issue
The New Economy

The world economy is undergoing a fundamental structural change driven by the globalization of business on the one hand and by the revolution in information and
communication technology on the other. The New Economy is the superior economic structure that is expected to arise as an outcome of these two forces. The papers is this special issue attempt to assess the significance of the New Economy, to estimate its impacts on economic growth, location of production and on income and wealth inequality, and to evaluate its prospects for economic development. Policies for promoting the New Economy are also discussed.

Table of contents
  1. The New Economy: Facts, Impacts and Policies
    Matti Pohjola
  2. ICT Clusters in Europe: The Great Central Banana and the Small Nordic Potato
    Heli Koski, Petri Rouvinen, Pekka Ylä-Anttila
    More Working Paper | ICT Clusters in Europe
  3. ICT Production and Diffusion in Asia: Digital Dividends or Digital Divide?
    Poh-Kam Wong
    More Working Paper | ICT Production and Diffusion in Asia
  4. Economic Growth in the New Economy: Evidence from Advanced Economies
    Jukka Jalava, Matti Pohjola
    More Working Paper | Economic Growth in the New Economy
  5. Silicon Mountains, Silicon Molehills: Geographic Concentration and Convergence of Internet Industries in the US
    Jed Kolko
    More Working Paper | Silicon Mountains, Silicon Molehills
  6. The Impact of IT Investment on Income and Wealth Inequality in the Postwar US Economy
    Edward N. Wolff
    More Working Paper | The Impact of IT Investment on Income and Wealth Inequality in the Postwar US Economy
  7. The Software Industry and India's Economic Development
    Ashish Arora, Suma Athreye
    More Working Paper | The Software Industry and India's Economic Development
  8. New Economy and ICT Development in China
    Qingxuan Meng, Mingzhi Li
    More Working Paper | New Economy and ICT Development in China
  9. Cross-country Diffusion of the Internet
    Sampsa Kiiski, Matti Pohjola
    More Working Paper | Cross-country Diffusion of the Internet
  10. Financing the New Economy: Financial Institutions and Corporate Governance
    Colin Mayer
    More Working Paper | Financing the New Economy
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