Despite the large capital expenditures already undertaken and proposed on behalf of the internet, there has been little serious discussion of the economics involved. Hal Varian's work address such question as "How should ownership and control of the internet develop?" and "How can we encourage efficient growth and utilization of internet resources?" Varian has a www home page (http://gopher.econ.lsa.umich.edu/people/hal/) which may be used to access papers related to this topic.

The David Kinley Lecture David Kinley, a Professor of Economics at the University of Illinois and an early president of the American Economic Association, was President of the University of Illinois, 1920-30. The Kinley Lectures are endowed by a generous gift from his family to the University.

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