American economic policy in the 1980s / edited and with an introductory essay by Martin Feldstein.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Feldstein, Martin S.

Series:

Conference report (National Bureau of Economic Research)

A National Bureau of Economic Reseaech conference report

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economics--United States.

Economics.

United States--Economic policy--1981-1993.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (836 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 1994.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Destined to become the standard guide to the economic policy of the United States during the Reagan era, this book provides an authoritative record of the economic reforms of the 1980's. In his introduction, Martin Feldstein provides compelling analysis of policies with which he was closely involved as chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers during the Reagan administration: monetary and exchange rate policy, tax policy, and budget issues. Other leading economists and policymakers examine a variety of domestic and international issues, including monetary and exchange rate policy, regulation and antitrust, as well as trade, tax, and budget policies. The contributors to this volume are Alberto Alesina, Phillip Areeda, Elizabeth Bailey, William F. Baxter, C. Fred Bergsten, James Burnley, Geoffrey Carliner, Christopher DeMuth, Douglas W. Elmendorf, Thomas O. Enders, Martin Feldstein, Jeffrey A. Frankel, Don Fullerton, William M. Isaac, Paul L Joskow, Paul Krugman, Robert E. Litan, Russell B. Long, Michael Mussa, William A. Niskanen, Roger G. Noll, Lionel H. Olmer, Rudolph Penner, William Poole, James M. Poterba, Harry M. Reasoner, William R. Rhodes, J. David Richardson, Charles Schultze, Paula Stern, David Stockman, William Taylor, James Tobin, W. Kip Viscusi, Paul A. Volcker, Charles E. Walker, David A. Wise, and Richard G. Woodbury.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

Preface

1 American Economic Policy in the 1980's: A Personal View

2 Monetary Policy

3 Tax Policy

4 Budget Policy

5 Exchange Rate Policy

6 Economic Regulation

7 Health and Safety Regulation

8 Financial Regulation

9 Antitrust Policy

10 Trade Policy

11 LDC Debt Policy

12 Policy Toward the Aged

Biographies

Contributors

Name Index

Subject Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

9786611223342

9781281223340

1281223344

9780226241739

0226241734

OCLC:

476227799