An estimation of the regulatory impact on technical change in the electric utility industry, indicating that regulation retarded the rate of technical change experienced by a sample of Ohio electric utilities over the 1965 to 1982 period.

A description of two ways of adding an equation for total factor productivity to the generalized cost system of Atkinson and Halvorsen; includes a discussion of testing for regulatory biases.

An evaluation of the impact of the new bankruptcy code, effective in 1979, on the number of personal bankruptcy filings in the United States.

A look at whether we can have an economic recovery without reaccelerating inflation. The authors consider past behavior of prices, wages, capacity utilization, and productivity growth in their analysis.

A discussion of the possible impact of home equity lines of credit on the variability of total consumer spending and borrowing, with comment on the potential growth of home equity lending and its affect on consumers and lenders.

An evaluation of consumer spending and the part it plays in the expansion of the economy, with a discussion of the role of debt and assets as constraints on future spending.

A discussion of the effects of, and apparent problems caused by, the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978, with a look at the likely impact of the 1984 amendments to the Act.

A discussion of the 1979 to 1981 overall reduction in consumer debt and of its possible impact on the economy, with a summary of asset characteristics, and an analysis of changes in consumer balance sheets.

A discussion of the business cycle before and after the Second World War, with a survey and critique of major arguments used to explain superior postwar economic stability.

An examination of the possible positive and negative effects that could result from a hypothetical $10 per barrel increase in tariffs on crude oil and refined oil products.