Foreword
THOMAS M. HOENIG
President, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City

The Contributors

Symposium Summary
CRAIG S. HAKKIO
Senior Vice President and Director of Research, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City

Opening Remarks
ALAN GREENSPAN
Chairman, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System


Dimensions of the Information Economy

The "New Economy": Background, Historical Perspective, Questions, and Speculation
J. BRADFORD DELONG
Professor, University of California at Berkeley 
LAWRENCE SUMMERS
Arthur Okun Distinguished Fellow in Economics, Globalization, and Governance, The Brookings Institution 

Commentary
ALICE RIVLIN
Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institution

General Discussion

Market Structure in the Information Economy

High-Technology Industries and Market Structure
HAL R. VARIAN 
Dean, School of Information Management and Systems, University of California at Berkeley

Commentary
ERIK BRYNJOLFSSON 
Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Commentary
KEVIN M. MURPHY 
Professor, University of Chicago

General Discussion


Future of Finance in the Information Economy

Technology, Information Production, and Market Efficiency
GENE D'AVOLIO
Harvard University
EFI GILDOR
Gildor Trading Company
ANDREI SHLEIFER
Professor, Harvard University

Commentary
ROGER W. FERGUSON, JR.
Vice Chairman, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

Commentary
PHILIPP M. HILDEBRAND
Chief Investment Officer, Vontobel Group

General Discussion


Reducing the International Digital Divide

Luncheon Address
DONALD J. JOHNSTON
Secretary-General, Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development

Macroeconomic Implications of the Information Economy

Macroeconomic Implications of the New Economy
MARTIN N. BAILY
Senior Fellow, Institute for International Economics

Commentary
TAKATOSHI ITO
Deputy Vice Minister for International Affairs, Ministry of Finance, Japan  

Commentary
JOHN B. TAYLOR
Under Secretary for International Affairs, U.S. Treasury

General Discussion

Monetary Policy in the Information Economy

Monetary Policy in the Information Economy
MICHAEL WOODFORD
Professor, Princeton University

Commentary
ROBERT E. HALL
Professor, Stanford University  

Commentary
MERVYN KING
Deputy Governor, Bank of England

General Discussion

Overview Panel

Commentary
MARTIN FELDSTEIN
President and Chief Executive Officer, National Bureau of Economic Research 

Commentary
CHRISTIAN NOYER
Vice President, European Central Bank 

Commentary
JANET L. YELLEN
Professor, University of California at Berkeley 

General Discussion

The Participants