The Economy in the 1980s: A Program for Growth Stability

ISBN-13: 9780917616396 / Angielski / Miękka / 1980 / 472 str.

Boskin;Michael J Boskin

Opis

In the decade of the 1970s the U.S. economy experienced its worst performance in four decades. Rising U.S. inflation and stagnant productivity growth were responsible for the worst economic performance of any Western country.This is the Institute's view of what reforms are necessary to restore the health of the US economy.

Spis treści

1 U.S. Performance in Historical and International Perspective 1 U.S. Economy at the Crossroads 3 MICHAEL J.BOSKIN II Productivity and Economic Growth 2 Economic Growth and Productivity 23 MICHAEL J. BOSKIN III Problems of Short-Term Economic Stability 3 Inflation: A Perspective from the 1970s 53 JOHN L. SCADDING 4 The Nature of the Contemporary Unemployment Problem 83 JOHN H. PENCAVEL IV Regulation 5 The New Social Regulation: Implications and Alternatives 119 DAVID J.TEECE. V The International Economy 6 The United States and the World Economy 161 JOHN T. CUDDINGTON RONALD I. McKINNON VI The Role of Government in the Economy 7 Federal Government Taxes and Tax Reform 199 JOHN B. SHOVEN 8 State and Local Finance in the 1980s 223 GEORGE F. BREAK 9 Federal Government Spending and Budget Policy 255 MICHAEL J. BOSKIN VII Potential Policy Problems of the 1980s 10 Social Security and Welfare: What We Have, Want, and Can Afford 293 LAURENCE J. KOTLIKOFF 11 Defense Spending and the Uncertain Future 325 HENRY S. ROWEN 12 Energy Problems and Policies 353 JAMES L. SWEENEY 13 Competition and Health Care Costs 393 PATRICIA DRURY ALAIN ENTHOVEN VIII Summary and Conclusion 14 An Overview 421 MICHAEL J. BOSKINNOTES 427 REFERENCES 437 ABOUT THE AUTHORS 447 INDEX 451 PUBLICATIONS LIST 457

O autorze

Michael J. Boskin