Economists' Voice: Top Economists Take On Today'S Problems

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DeLong, Bradford, Edlin, Aaron S., Stiglitz, Joseph E.

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ISBN:9780231143646
Editorial: Columbia University Press
Fecha de la edición:2008
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Nº Pág.:317
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In this volume, more than thirty of the world's top economists contribute informative, lively essays on a range of contemporary topics. Contributors are Nobel Prize winners, former presidential advisers, academics, and practitioners from across the political spectrum, and they offer innovative policy ideas along with insightful commentary on the global economy, government spending, Social Security, tax reform, real estate, and political and social policy, including an extensive look at the economics of capital punishment, welfare reform, and the recent presidential elections.

Joseph Stiglitz takes a hard look at the high cost of the Iraq War; Paul Krugman demystifies Social Security; J. Bradford DeLong presents divergent views on the coming dollar crisis; Diana Farrell takes a sober look at the extent of U.S. offshoring; Michael J. Boskin distinguishes what is "sense" and what is "nonsense" in discussions of federal deficits and debt; Ronald I. McKinnon points out the consequences of the deindustrialization of America; Barbara R. Bergmann explains why Social Security will never go broke; Rebecca M. Blank asks whether welfare reform was successful; Edward Glaeser wonders if the U.S. government should rebuild New Orleans or just hand residents a check; Aaron S. Edlin describes how a simple switch in auto insurance policy could reduce global warming; Dean Baker writes about the dangers of an unchecked housing bubble; and Edward L. Glaeser and Dwight M. Jaffee investigate the mishandling of the lending institutions Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae. Economists Voice In is a valuable resource not only for students but for any reader seeking advanced knowledge of contemporary economic issues.