Author: William C. Brainard
Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
Published: 2002-01-01
Total Pages: 342
ISBN-13: 9780815705888
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →For almost thirty years, Brookings Papers on Economic Activity (BPEA) has provided academic and business economists, government officials, and members of the financial and business communities with timely research of current economic issues.BPEA 2: 2001Contents include: ¡°Why Doesn¡¯t the United States Have a European-Style Welfare State?¡±Alberto Alesina and Edward Glaeser (Harvard University) and Bruce Sacerdote (Dartmouth College)¡°From Reunification to Economic Integration: Productivity and the Labor Market in Eastern Germany¡±Michael C. Burda (Humboldt University, Berlin) and Jennifer Hunt (University of Montreal)¡°The Great Recession: Lessons for Macroeconomic Policy from Japan¡± Kenneth N. Kuttner (Federal Reserve Bank of New York) and Adam S. Posen (Institute for International Economics)¡°The Consumption Risk of the Stock Market¡±Jonathan A. Parker (Princeton University)
Author: William C. Brainard
Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
Published: 2000
Total Pages: 348
ISBN-13: 9780815705703
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Published twice year, BPEA offers authoritative, in-depth research on economic development for economists, government officials, and members of the financial and business communities. For nearly thirty years, BPEA has been an indispensable source for scholars and policymakers seeking objective analysis of major macroeconomic issues. Contents include: " Raising the Speed Limit: U.S. Economic Growth in the Information Age." Dale W. Jorgenson and Kevin J. Stiroh " Roots of the Recent Recoveries: Labor Reforms or Private Sector Forces?" Jean-Paul Fitoussi, David Jestaz, Edmund S. Phelps, and Gylfi Zoega " Near-Rational Wage and Price Setting and the Optimal Rates of Inflation and Unemployment." George A. Akerlof, William T. Dickens, and George L. Perry " The Stock Market and Investment in the New Economy: Some Tangible Facts and Intangible Fictions." Stephen R. Bond and Jason G. Cummins
Author: Douglas W. Elmendorf
Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
Published: 2010-12-01
Total Pages: 505
ISBN-13: 0815701780
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, long one of Brookings's signature publications, has new leadership. The three incoming editors have all made outstanding contributions to economic research, economic policymaking, and the communication of economic ideas to a broad audience. They will ensure that BPEA continues to be a central meeting place for leading scholars analyzing important economic problems. The new editorial team will retain BPEA's focus on empirical research of current issues in macroeconomics and economic policy, emphasizing real-world events and institutions. The journal will uphold its tradition of excellence in areas such as fiscal and monetary policy, labor markets, wages and prices, the distribution of income and wealth, international capital flows, and international trade and development.
Author: Alberto Alesina
Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
Published: 1998-07-01
Total Pages: 436
ISBN-13: 9780815705727
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →For almost thirty years, Brookings Papers on Economic Activity (BPEA) has provided academic and business economists, government officials, and members of the financial and business communities with timely research of current economic issues. Contents include: Articles " The East Asian Financial Crisis: Diagnosis, Remedies, Prospects" by Steven Radelet and Jeffrey D. Sachs " Self-Control and Saving for Retirement" by David I. Laibson, Andrea Repetto, and Jeremy Tobacman " The Political Economy of Fiscal Adjustments" by Alberto Alesina, Roberto Perotti, and Jos Tavares Reports " The Wealth Dynamics of American Families, 1984-94" by Erik Hurst, Ming Ching Luoh, and Frank P. Stafford " Hours Reductions as Work-Sharing" by Jennifer Hunt
Author: Janice Eberly
Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
Published: 2019-08-27
Total Pages:
ISBN-13: 0815737106
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Brookings Papers on Economic Activity (BPEA) provides academic and business economists, government officials, and members of the financial and business communities with timely research on current economic issues. Contents: The European Central Bank’s Monetary Policy during Its First 20 Years, Philipp Hartmann and Frank Smets Accounting for Macro-Finance Trends: Market Power, Intangibles, and Risk Premia, Emmanuel Farhi and François Gourio The Real Effects of Disrupted Credit: Evidence from the Global Financial Crisis, Ben S. Bernanke The Cyclical Sensitivity in Estimates of Potential Output, Olivier Coibion, Yuriy Gorodnichenko, and Mauricio Ulate Should the Federal Reserve Regularly Evaluate Its Monetary Policy Framework?, Jeff Fuhrer, Giovanni P. Olivei, Eric S. Rosengren, and Geoffrey M.B. Tootell Monetary Policy at the Effective Lower Bound: Less Potent? More International? More Sticky?, Kristin Forbes The Efficacy of Large-Scale Asset Purchases When the Short-Term Interest Rate Is at Its Effective Lower Bound, James D. Hamilton The Federal Reserve Is Not Very Constrained by the Lower Bound on Nominal Interest Rates, Eric T. Swanson Comments on Monetary Policy at the Effective Lower Bound, Janet Yellen
Author: David H. Romer
Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
Published: 2010-10-01
Total Pages: 350
ISBN-13: 0815703988
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Brookings Papers on Economic Activity (BPEA) provides academic and business economists, government officials, and members of the financial and business communities with timely research on current economic issues. Contents: Editors' Summary The Financial Crisis: An Inside View By Phillip Swagel Understanding Inflation-Indexed Bond Markets By John Y. Campbell, Robert J. Shiller, and Luis M. Viceira Do Tax Cuts Starve the Beast? The Effect of Tax Changes on Government Spending By Christina D. Romer and David H. Romer Causes and Consequences of the Oil Shock of 2007-08 By James D. Hamilton Why Doesn't Capitalism Flow to Poor Countries? By Rafael Di Tella and Robert MacCulloch, reviewing a previous edition or volume
Author: David H. Romer
Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
Published: 2010-07-01
Total Pages: 289
ISBN-13: 0815704461
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Brookings Papers on Economic Activity (BPEA) provides academic and business economists, government officials, and members of the financial and business communities with timely research on current economic issues. Contents: Editors' Summary Heeding Daedalus: Optimal Inflation and the Zero Lower Bound By John C. Williams The Age of Reason: Financial Decisions over the Life Cycle and Implications for Regulation By Sumit Agarwal, John C. Driscoll, and Xavier Gabaix Interpreting the Unconventional U.S. Monetary Policy of 2007-09 By Ricardo Reis By How Much Does GDP Rise If the Government Buys More Output? By Robert E. Hall When the North Last Headed South: Revisiting the 2930s By Carmen M. Reinhart and Vincent R. Reinhart