This collection of 15 essays presents the views of economists on what is emerging as the central topic of the 21st century: long-term economic growth. The contributors, who represent a wide range of specialties within economics, relate their work to a common set of questions, within a common framework. The book is divided into six parts: overviews of economic growth and development; the domestic macroeconomic context in which growth takes place (including stabilization and investment); the international context (including trade and finance); the institutional setting (including liability...
This collection of 15 essays presents the views of economists on what is emerging as the central topic of the 21st century: long-term economic growth....
'A comprehensive international analysis of the effects of tax reform on the incentives for capital accumulation. Jorgenson and Landau have recruited recognized experts. Their chapters on the tax Systems of nine leading economics provide a clear picture of the policies followed in the last decade and insight into the options available for the future.'--Alan J. Auerbach
'A comprehensive international analysis of the effects of tax reform on the incentives for capital accumulation. Jorgenson and Landau have recruited r...
Chemical engineering has been one of the major high-tech growth industries of the post-World War II period, and one of the few in which U.S. companies have retained an international advantage over their competitors. As an engineer and entrepreneur, Ralph Landau played a large role in this success story.Uncaging Animal Spirits collects all of Landau's major papers from the last thirty years, covering his scientific discoveries, his views on innovation and entrepreneurship, his reflections on his own field of chemical engineering, and his research on the global marketplace, and on the...
Chemical engineering has been one of the major high-tech growth industries of the post-World War II period, and one of the few in which U.S. compan...
