NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH
NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH

The American Economy in Transition

Martin Feldstein, ed.

Published in 1980 by University of Chicago Press
© 1980 by the National Bureau of Economic Research

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0696 pages
ISBN: 0-226-24082-7

Table of Contents

Front matter, table of contents, preface: Martin Feldstein (p. -9 - 0) (bibliographic info) (download)

Introduction: Martin Feldstein (p. 1 - 8) (bibliographic info) (download)

1. Postwar Changes in the American Financial Markets: Benjamin M. Friedman, Milton Friedman, A. W. Clausen (p. 9 - 100) (bibliographic info) (download)

2. Postwar Macroeconomics: The Evolution of Events and Ideas: Robert J. Gordon, Arthur M. Okun (p. 101 - 182) (bibliographic info) (download)

3. Trends in United States International Trade and Investment since World War II: William H. Branson, Herbert Giersch, Peter G. Peterson (p. 183 - 274) (bibliographic info) (download)

4. American Population since 1940: Richard A. Easterlin, Victor R. Fuchs, Simon Kuznets (p. 275 - 348) (bibliographic info) (download)

5. The Evolution of the American Labor Market, 1948-80: Richard B. Freeman, John T. Dunlop, R. F. Schubert (p. 349 - 414) (bibliographic info) (download)

6. The Level and Distribution of Economic Well-Being: Alan S. Blinder, Irving Kristol, Wilbur J. Cohen (p. 415 - 500) (bibliographic info) (download)

7. The Structure of Industry: Richard E. Caves, Walter B. Wriston, James R. Schlesinger (p. 501 - 562) (bibliographic info) (download)

8. Technology and Productivity in the United States: Edwin Mansfield, Ruben F. Mettler, David Packard (p. 563 - 616) (bibliographic info) (download)

9. The Role of Government: Taxes, Transfers, and Spending: George F. Break, George P. Shultz, Paul A. Samuelson (p. 617 - 674) (bibliographic info) (download)

Concluding Comments: Arthur F. Burns (p. 675 - 676) (bibliographic info) (download)

List of Contributors, Indexes: Martin Feldstein (p. 677 - 698) (bibliographic info) (download)

 
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