The Economists' Voice

Name: The Economists' Voice | Top Economists Take On Today's Problems
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Top Economists Take On Today's Problems

Joseph E. Stiglitz Aaron S. Edlin J. Bradford DeLong(Herausgeber*in)

De Gruyter (Verlag)

2. Auflage

Erschienen am 31. Dezember 2011

328 Seiten

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Intro
Table of Contents
Part I: Global Warming
1. Climate Change: The Uncertainties, the Certainties, and What They Imply About Action. Thomas C. Schelling
2. Global Climate Change: A Challenge to Policy. Kenneth J. Arrow
3. A New Agenda for Global Warming. Joseph E. Stiglitz
4. A Meaningful Second Commitment Period for the Kyoto Protocol. Sheila M. Olmstead and Robert N. Stavins
Part II: The International Economy
5. Divergent Views on the Coming Dollar Crisis. J. Bradford DeLong
6. U.S. Offshoring: Small Steps to Make It Win-Win. Diana Farrell
7. Advance Market Commitments: How to Stimulate Investment in Vaccines for Neglected Diseases. Owen Barder, Michael Kremer, and Heidi Williams
8. Should We Still Support Untrammeled International Capital Mobility? Or Are Capital Controls Less Evil Than We Once Believed? J. Bradford DeLong
Part III: Economics of the Iraq War
9. The Economic Cost of the Iraq War. Scott Wallsten
10. The High Cost of the Iraq War. Joseph E. Stiglitz
Part IV: Fiscal Policy
11. Sense and Nonsense About Federal Deficits and Debt. Michael J. Boskin
12. Government Deficits and the Deindustrialization of America. Ronald I. McKinnon
Part V: Social Security
13. Confusions About Social Security. Paul Krugman
14. The Many Definitions of Social Security Privatization. Don Fullerton and Michael Geruso
15. The Virtues of Personal Accounts for Social Security. Edward P. Lazear
16. Could Social Security Go Broke? Barbara R. Bergmann
Part VI: Tax Reform
17. A Broader Perspective on the Tax Reform Debate. Michael J. Boskin
18. Tax Reform: Time for a Plan C? Michael J. Graetz
19. Taxes on Investment Income Remain Too High and Lead to Multiple Distortions. Martin Feldstein
20. Progressive Consumption Taxation as a Remedy for the U.S. Savings Shortfall. Robert H. Frank
Part VII: Social Policy
21. Was Welfare Reform Successful? Rebecca M. Blank
22. Cutting the Safety Net One Strand at a Time. Janet Currie
23. The Choose- Your- Charity Tax: A Way to Incentivize Greater Giving. Aaron S. Edlin
24. Should the Government Rebuild New Orleans or Just Give Residents Checks? Edward L. Glaeser
25. Does College Still Pay? Lisa Barrow and Cecilia Elena Rouse
26. How to Deal with Terrorism. Bruno S. Frey
Part VIII: The Death Penalty
27. The Economics of Capital Punishment. Richard A. Posner
28. On the Economics of Capital Punishment. Gary S. Becker
29. The Death Penalty: No Evidence for Deterrence. John Donohue and Justin J. Wolfers
30. Reply to Donohue and Wolfers on the Death Penalty and Deterrence. Paul H. Rubin
31. Letter: A Reply to Rubin on the Death Penalty. John Donohue and Justin J. Wolfers
32. Reply: The Death Penalty Once More. Paul H. Rubin
Part IX: Real Estate
33. Long- Term Perspectives on the Current Boom in Home Prices. Robert J. Shiller
34. The Menace of an Unchecked Housing Bubble. Dean Baker
35. What to Do About Fannie and Freddie? Edward L. Glaeser and Dwight M. Jaffee
Index

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