In 2000, the average driver in US metropolitan areas endured 27 hours of traffic delays, a rise from 7 hours in 1980 …. In many other countries, traffic delays are considerably worse than in the United States, and in developing countries … urban traffic congestion is increasing with alarming rapidity. For fifty years, economists have been advocating congestion …

The study investigates the consequences of EU Eastern enlargement for labour markets and public finances in Germany …. The potential for immigration to Germany from the five largest candidate countries in CEE is forecasted building on …

From the mid-1950s to the early 1990s, Japan grew faster than any other major industrial economy, displacing the United … range of foreign goods. Dollar and Yen analyzes the friction between the United States and Japan from the viewpoint of … sometimes resisted by the Bank of Japan, this yen appreciation nevertheless forced unwanted deflation on the Japanese economy …

Britain, Australia, Japan, and Korea. They show that the resulting measures of industrial efficiency can be used to test many …

Bhagwati's recent policy writings, in which he forcefully opposes the demonization of Japan, challenges the bipartisan bashing …

execution of monetary and financial policies in Japan within a broad technical, political, and institutional context. Their … consider theoretical arguments and empirical evidence for each topic discussed. Topics covered include Japan's low inflation … central banking; Japan's "bubble economy" of the 1980s; and the causes, magnitude, and regulatory responses to Japan's banking …

Japan's financial institutions and policy underwent remarkable change in the past decade. The country began the 1990s … structure and reforms at the Bank of Japan in light of the challenges facing the Japanese economy. These challenges range from …

understanding of this role, this book compares the economic effects of university research in the United States and Japan … and colleagues in industry appears to be as high in Japan as it is in the United States. It also becomes clear that it is …-growth, experience in both Japan and the United States suggests that policies aimed at transforming economically depressed areas through …

Contrary to general belief, and to Japan's own self-image, inequality of income and wealth distribution in Japan has … more income inequality in Japan and offers policy recommendations to counter the trend. Tachibanaki, Japan's leading expert …, and other relevant factors, to demonstrate that Japan can no longer be thought of as a "90 percent middle-class society …