The American Economy in Transition
The American Economy in Transition
This unusual volume marks the sixtieth anniversary of the National Bureau of Economic Research. In contrast to the technical and specialized character of most NBER studies, the current book is designed to provide the general reader with a broad and critical overview of the American economy. The result is a volume of essays that range from monetary policy to productivity development, from population change to international trade.
704 pages | © 1980
National Bureau of Economic Research Conference Report
Economics and Business: Economics--History
Table of Contents
Preface
The American Economy in Transition:
Introduction
Martin Feldstein
1. Postwar Changes in the American Financial
Markets
1. Benjamin M. Friedman
2. Milton Friedman
3. A. W. Clausen
2. Postwar Macroeconomics: The Evolution
of Events and Ideas
1. Robert J. Gordon
2. Arthur M. Okun
3. Herbert Stein
3. Trends in United States International Trade and
Investment since World War II
1. William H. Branson
2. Herbert Giersch
3. Peter G. Peterson
4. American Population since 1940
1. Richard A. Easterlin
2. Victor R. Fuchs
3. Simon Kuznets
5. The Evolution of the American Labor Market,
1948-80
1. Richard B. Freeman
2. John T. Dunlop
3. R. F. Schubert
6. The Level and Distribution of Economic
Weil-Being
1. Alan S. Blinder
2. Irving Kristol
3. Wilbur J. Cohen
7. The Structure of Industry
1. Richard E. Caves
2. Walter B. Wriston
3. James R. Schlesinger
8. Technology and Productivity in the United States
1. Edwin Mansfield
2. Ruben F. Mettler
3. David Packard
9. The Role of Government: Taxes, Transfers,
and Spending
1. George F. Break
2. George P. Shultz
3. Paul A. Samuelson
Concluding Comments
Arthur F. Burns
Contributors
Author Index
Subject Index