Europe grew rapidly for many years, but now, faced with greater challenges, several of the large economies in Europe have either failed to generate enough jobs or have failed to achieve the highest levels of productivity or both. This study explores why Europe's growth slowed, what contribution information technology makes to growth, and what ...
This study assesses which of the many suggestions for change in policy - whether in the realm of tax incentives, education, or research and development policy - are likely to counter the distressing slowdown in the growth rates of productivity and average real wages and the disturbing rise in wage and income inequality.
It is generally accepted that Social Security must be reformed, but there is little agreement on what should be done to reform the program. "US Pension Reform: Lessons from Other Countries" looks at the social pension reforms of twelve other countries, assesses the current US Social Security program, and evaluates how these twelve models inform ...
"Brookings Papers on Economic Activity" (BPEA) provides academic and business economists, government officials, and members of the financial and business communities with timely research of current economic issues. Contents include: JOSEPH FARELL and CARL SHAPIRO Standard Setting in High-Definition Television ANN F. FRIEDLAENDER, ERNST R. BERNDT, ...
Once we paid for things with bills, coins, or checks. Today we pay with 0s and 1s-digital entries on credit or debit cards, or electronic messages sent over the Internet. Digital money moves faster, more cheaply, and is more convenient than paper or metal. In "Moving Money", noted economists Robert Litan and Martin Baily bring together a group of ...
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