<title>Abstract</title> An examination of George Stigler's teaching career clarifies the requirements for an effective teacher of graduate economics and especially sheds light on the nature of the supervision of doctoral candidates. The heterogeneous composition of graduate students in aggregate means that...

Japanese Economic Policy Reconsidered provides a critical evaluation of the key issues facing the Japanese economy, and the political and economic environments that continue to hold back Japan’s future growth. The contributors advocate far-reaching structural reform in order to allow market...

In this ground-breaking book, leading commentators on the Japanese economy analyse both the immediate and deep-seated causes that make a sustained economic recovery in Japan problematic. They debate the deep-rooted structural causes of Japan’s decline and assess Japan’s faltering financial...

While many Western economists forcefully urge the Japanese to become more like the US, there are other academics who have registered strong reservations to such a simplistic solution. In this volume, noted scholars take opposing positions on key issues including financial reform, corporate...

An examination of George Stigler’s teaching career clarifies the requirements for an effective teacher of graduate economics and especially sheds light on the nature of the supervision of doctoral candidates. The heterogeneous composition of graduate students in aggregate means that quite...

Since World War II, Australian industry policy has shifted from providing extensive assistance, such as tariff protection to the manufacturing sector, to creating an environment for the efficient operation of markets. This paper surveys the evolution of the goals and instruments of industry...