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Journal of Economic Perspectives

ISSN 0895-3309 (Print) | ISSN 1944-7965 (Online)

The Future Information Infrastructure in Economics

  • William L. Goffe
  • Robert P. Parks
Journal of Economic Perspectives
vol. 11, no. 3, Summer 1997
(pp. 75–94)
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Abstract

This paper is a first look at how the information infrastructure for economists will change with the arrival of the Internet. While paper has long been used for the flow of information in the profession, computer networks are starting to supplement it and, in the not-to-distant future, will replace paper. The authors examine the myriad ways in which a networked world will benefit the profession. The most exciting is the easy access to the material that lies at the heart of their profession: journals, working papers, data, and teaching.

Citation

Goffe, William L., and Robert P. Parks. 1997. "The Future Information Infrastructure in Economics." Journal of Economic Perspectives, 11 (3): 75–94. DOI: 10.1257/jep.11.3.75

JEL Classification

  • A14 Sociology of Economics
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