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A Trade Policy For The United States, Murray L. Weidenbaum
A Trade Policy For The United States, Murray L. Weidenbaum
Murray Weidenbaum Publications
The Trade Deficit Review Commission was established to study the nature, causes, and consequences of the U.S. trade deficits. This report discusses recommendations on how the nation can become more competitive in the global marketplace.
Promoting The Case For Free Trade, Murray L. Weidenbaum
Promoting The Case For Free Trade, Murray L. Weidenbaum
Murray Weidenbaum Publications
The final report of the Trade Deficit Review Commission focused on the numerous disagreements between the Republican and Democratic members. In this report, Murray Weidenbaum wants to highlight the strong free trade message supported by the Republican members.
Key Challenges Facing President-Elect Bush, Murray L. Weidenbaum
Key Challenges Facing President-Elect Bush, Murray L. Weidenbaum
Murray Weidenbaum Publications
This paper focuses on the serious issues facing our nation during a difficult and perhaps dangerous period. Politically, Bush must work to restore the public's confidence in the presidency and develop a good working relationship with Congress. Bush will also have to deal with a slowing economy in which inflation is still rising. Domestically, fiscal policy and regulation will prove difficult issues to resolve. Finally, president-elect Bush must set a strong foreign policy agenda, as there are problem areas almost everywhere one looks around the globe.
A Tax System For An E-Commerce Economy, Murray L. Weidenbaum
A Tax System For An E-Commerce Economy, Murray L. Weidenbaum
Murray Weidenbaum Publications
Many state governments and federal policymakers view a new, special tax on electronic commerce to be a fresh and attractive revenue source. But whether implemented at the state or national level, this new tax would be highly undesirable, because it simply expands the shortcomings of the current revenue structure. Because of the flexibility of e-commerce, the attempt to collect such a tax would result in enforcement policies that would further complicate an already complex tax system. The way out of this conundrum is to see the shortcoming in current efforts to tax internet transactions as part of a broader need …
Progress In Federal Regulatory Policy, 1980-2000, Murray L. Weidenbaum
Progress In Federal Regulatory Policy, 1980-2000, Murray L. Weidenbaum
Murray Weidenbaum Publications
As the regulatory reform movement slows, a new strategy, focusing on the shortcomings of the basic regulatory statutes, is needed. Congress should establish an independent Congressional Office of Regulatory Analysis to credibly assess the costs and benefits of proposed congressional regulation legislation.
United States, China, Taiwan: A Precarious Triangle, Murray L. Weidenbaum
United States, China, Taiwan: A Precarious Triangle, Murray L. Weidenbaum
Murray Weidenbaum Publications
The economic, political, military, and environmental implications of a growing China are addressed.
Regulatory Reform: Progress And Unfinished Business, Murray L. Weidenbaum
Regulatory Reform: Progress And Unfinished Business, Murray L. Weidenbaum
Murray Weidenbaum Publications
From 1980 to 2000, attitudes toward government regulation have shifted significantly. Terms like "command and control" have been replaced by "the magic of the marketplace." Yet as this statement before the Joint Economic Committee in March 2000 demonstrates, as the regulatory reform movement slows, a new strategy, focusing on the shortcomings of the basic regulatory statutes, is needed. Congress should establish an independent Congressional Office of Regulatory Analysis to credibly assess the costs and benefits of proposed Congressional regulation legislation.