American Economic Policy In The 1980s

Author : Martin Feldstein
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 836 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2007-12-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780226241739

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American Economic Policy in the 1980s by Martin Feldstein Pdf

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 1980s. 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.

Author : Michael D. Bordo,Athanasios Orphanides
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 545 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2013-06-28
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780226066950

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The Great Inflation by Michael D. Bordo,Athanasios Orphanides Pdf

Controlling inflation is among the most important objectives of economic policy. By maintaining price stability, policy makers are able to reduce uncertainty, improve price-monitoring mechanisms, and facilitate more efficient planning and allocation of resources, thereby raising productivity. This volume focuses on understanding the causes of the Great Inflation of the 1970s and ’80s, which saw rising inflation in many nations, and which propelled interest rates across the developing world into the double digits. In the decades since, the immediate cause of the period’s rise in inflation has been the subject of considerable debate. Among the areas of contention are the role of monetary policy in driving inflation and the implications this had both for policy design and for evaluating the performance of those who set the policy. Here, contributors map monetary policy from the 1960s to the present, shedding light on the ways in which the lessons of the Great Inflation were absorbed and applied to today’s global and increasingly complex economic environment.

Author : George P. Shultz,John B. Taylor
Publisher : Hoover Press
Page : 77 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2020-03-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780817923464

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Choose Economic Freedom by George P. Shultz,John B. Taylor Pdf

What are the keys to good economic policy? George P. Shultz and John B. Taylor draw from their several decades of experience at the forefront of national economic policy making to show how market fundamentals beat politically popular government interventions—be they from Democrats or Republicans—as a recipe for success. Choose Economic Freedom reconstructs debates from the 1960s and 1970s about the use of wage and price controls as tools of policy, showing how brilliant economists can hold diametrically opposed views about the wisdom of using government intervention to spur the economy. Speeches and documents from the era include a recently unearthed memo from Arthur Burns, Federal Reserve chair, in 1971, in which he argues in favor of controls. Under Burns's guidance and in the face of stubborn inflation, Nixon introduced wage and price guidelines and freezes. But over the long run, these became a drag on the economy and ultimately failed. It wasn't until the Reagan administration that these controls were reversed, resulting in a vibrant economy. The words of iconic economist Milton Friedman—whose "free to choose" ethos inspired the free-market revolution of the Reagan era—along with lessons Shultz and Taylor learned from the front lines, demonstrate that tried-and-true economic policy works.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : International economic relations
ISBN : STANFORD:36105045227407

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U.S. International Economic Policy in the 1980's by Anonim Pdf

Author : Jeffrey A. Frankel,Ernesto Stein,Shang-Jin Wei
Publisher : Peterson Institute
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0881322024

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Regional Trading Blocs in the World Economic System by Jeffrey A. Frankel,Ernesto Stein,Shang-Jin Wei Pdf

Covers trends from 1957 to 1995.

Author : Alberto Alesina,Geoffrey Carliner
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2008-04-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780226012827

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Politics and Economics in the Eighties by Alberto Alesina,Geoffrey Carliner Pdf

Is the federal budget deficit a result of congressional deadlocks, gross miscalculation of economic trends, or a Republican strategy to tie the budgetary hands of future Democratic leadership? To what extend does the partisan split between Congress and the executive branch constrain the president's agenda? In this volume, political scientists and economists tackle these and many other contentious issues, offering a variety of analytical perspectives. Certain to provoke controversy, this interdisciplinary volume brings together policy experts to provide a coherent analysis of the most important economic policy changes of the 1980s. Through a detailed examination of voting patterns, monetary and fiscal policies, welfare spending, tax reform, minimum wage legislation, the savings and loan collapse, and international trade policy, the authors explore how politics can influence the direction of economic policymaking.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Hoover Press
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2024-07-02
Category : Supply-side economics
ISBN : 0817958932

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The Ten Causes of the Reagan Boom by Anonim Pdf

Author : Benjamin M Friedman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1988-12-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 068547612X

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Day of Reckoning by Benjamin M Friedman Pdf

Author : United States. Panel on the American Economy: Employment, Productivity, and Inflation
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Industrial productivity
ISBN : UIUC:30112070967408

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The American Economy by United States. Panel on the American Economy: Employment, Productivity, and Inflation Pdf

Author : John Ehrman
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2005-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780300115826

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The Eighties by John Ehrman Pdf

John Ehrman offers analysis of the transformation in American politics & society that marked the years of the Reagan presidency during the 1980s. He considers the fundamental shifts in American attitudes & examines the way Reagan built a right wing consensus around key policies.

Author : Anton Brender,Florence Pisani
Publisher : Centre for European Policy Studies
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2018-04-24
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9461386753

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The American Economy by Anton Brender,Florence Pisani Pdf

Each year, 25% of the world's output is produced by less than 5% of the planet's population. The juxtaposition of these two figures gives an idea of the power of the American economy. Not only is it the most productive among the major developed economies, but it is also a place where new products, services and production methods are constantly being invented. Even so, for all its efficiency and its capacity for innovation, the United States is progressively manifesting worrying signs of dysfunction. Since the 1970s, the American economy has experienced increasing difficulty in generating social progress. Worse still, over the past twenty years, signs of actual regression are becoming more and more numerous. How can this paradox be explained? Answering this question is the thread running throughout the chapters of this book. Anton Brender and Florence Pisani, economists with Candriam Investors Group, offer the reader an overview of the history and structure of the American economy, guided by a concern to shed light on the problems it faces today.

Author : Frank Ackerman
Publisher : Boston : South End Press
Page : 195 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Political Science
ISBN : CHI:25213867

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Hazardous to Our Wealth by Frank Ackerman Pdf

This clear, readable primer is an invaluable tool for those seeking to understand the supply-side, military Keynesian, and monetary policies of the Reagan era and their continuing influence today. Its call for putting people before profits is a compelling rejoinder to the neo-Reaganism of the Clinton administration.

Author : Samuel Rosenberg
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2024-07-02
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781403990266

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American Economic Development Since 1945: Growth, Decline And Rejuvenation by Samuel Rosenberg Pdf

Author : Mario Baldassarri
Publisher : Springer
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1992-06-18
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781349128150

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Keynes and the Economic Policies of the 1980's by Mario Baldassarri Pdf

Contributes to the debate between monetarist, Keynesian and supply-side views of economic theory, and analyzes and compares the empirical experiences of the economic policies of the six major industrialized countries of the 1980s.

Author : Vittorio Valli
Publisher : Springer
Page : 227 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2018-11-19
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783319969534

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The American Economy from Roosevelt to Trump by Vittorio Valli Pdf

‘This is essential reading for anybody interested in global history.’ —Professor Ugo Panizza, The Graduate Institute of Geneva, Switzerland This illuminating book offers a compact survey and new interpretation of trends and policies in the US economy from the end of the nineteenth century to the initial period of the Trump administration. Valli maps three stages in this period of US economic history: first, the economic and demographic consequences of the frontier; second, the Fordist model of growth; and third, the attempt to build an economic empire through economic and financial globalization, military and political power and rapid technological progress. Examining pivotal moments from the Wall Street Crash and the World Wars to the recent Great Recession, Obamacare and Trump's electoral promises and first controversial decisions, this book is essential reading for all those interested in American economic power and its future.