For many decades the United States has enjoyed great economic success in international markets. In recent years, however, the competitivenessof many American goods and services has diminished. 

A selection of public addresses and congressional statements from Arthur Burn's during his time as the Chairman of the Federal Reserve System.

In this volume, the author describes the changes in wages during the 1980s that led to increased rewards in schooling in the labor market.

The authors describe how proposed tax reforms would affect corporate financial policy and summarize economists' knowledge of the magnitude of those effects.

A discussion of the perceived widening wage gap between skilled and unskilled workers that analyzes the implications of such a gap upon trade in the context of NAFTA.

In the midst of general euphoria over a new and seemingly increasing federal budget surplus,this bookoffers a guide to this new situation.

Interest in the value-added tax (VAT), a form of sales tax on consumption, will increase as the Gramm-Rudman-Hollings targets for deficit reduction become increasingly difficult to achieve through budget cuts. This monograph describes the implementation and economic effects of the VAT.

Two achievements--up the poor and animating civil society--are powerful moral claims for business corporations but schemes for corporate governance jeopardize these achievements.

Contributors discuss proposals the legislative veto, the regulatory budget, mandatory applications of cost-benefit analysis, and the Carter administration's regulatory reform initiatives.