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000151503 245__ $$aThe Y2K Scare: Causes, Costs and Cures
000151503 260__ $$c2004-02-18
000151503 269__ $$a2004-02-18
000151503 270__ $$mj.quiggin@uq.edu.au$$pQuiggin,   John
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000151503 336__ $$aWorking or Discussion Paper
000151503 490__ $$aAustralian Public Policy Program
000151503 490__ $$aP04/1
000151503 520__ $$aThe worldwide scare over the "Y2K bug" result in the expenditure of hundreds of billions of dollars on Y2K compliance and conversion policies. Most of this can be seen, in retrospect, to have been unproductive or, at least, misdirected. In this paper, the technological and institutional factors leading to the adoption of these policies are considered, along with suggestions as to how such policy failures could be avoided in future.
000151503 650__ $$aPublic Economics
000151503 650__ $$aRisk and Uncertainty
000151503 6531_ $$aY2k
000151503 6531_ $$aMoral Panic
000151503 700__ $$aQuiggin, John
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