<DIV><P>Using economic models and empirical analysis, this volume examines a wide range of agricultural and biofuel policy issues and their effects on American agricultural and related agrarian insurance markets. Beginning with a look at the distribution of funds by insurance programs—created to...</p></div>

<DIV>Every time you buy a can of tuna or a new television, its bar code is scanned to record its price and other information. These "scanner data" offer a number of attractive features for economists and statisticians, because they are collected continuously, are available quickly, and record prices...</div>

<DIV>This clear, concise summary of the in-depth analyses presented in <I>The Political Economy of American Trade Policy</I> examines the level, form, and evolution of American trade protection.<BR><BR>In case studies of trade barriers imposed during the 1980s to help the steel, semiconductor, automobile, lumber,...</i></div>

<DIV><I>Studies in the Economics of Aging</I> is the fourth book in a series from the National Bureau of Economic Research that addresses economic issues in aging and retirement. Building on the research in <I>The Economics of Aging</I> (1989), <I>Issues in the Economics of Aging</I> (1990), and <I>Topics in the Economics...</i></i></i></i></div>

<DIV>How has the United States government grown? What political and economic factors have given rise to its regulation of the economy? These eight case studies explore the late-nineteenth- and early twentieth-century origins of government intervention in the United States economy, focusing on the...</div>

<DIV>How has the Bank of Japan (BOJ) helped shape Japan's economic growth during the past two decades? This book comprehensively explores the relations between financial market liberalization and BOJ policies and examines the ways in which these policies promoted economic growth in the 1980s. The...</div>

<DIV>During the first three decades following the Second World War, an increasingly open international trading system led to unprecedented economic growth throughout the world. But in recent years, that openness has been threatened by increased protectionism, regional trading arrangements—Europe...</div>

<DIV>Measuring costs of labor as a portion of total production costs has never before been treated so thoroughly or so thoughtfully. Moreover, contrary to most recent labor research, this book focuses on the demand side—the employer's point of view—and the behavior studied is employer behavior....</div>

<DIV>Since the Great Depression, researchers and statisticians have recognized the need for more extensive methods for measuring economic growth and sustainability. The recent recession renewed commitments to closing long-standing gaps in economic measurement, including those related to...</div>

<DIV>The realities of Japanese-U.S. trade and investment relations are clouded by mistrust, misinformation, and myth. In what way is the Japanese economic system different, and is it to be emulated or challenged? The contributors, from both the United States and Japan, explore Japanese trade...</div>