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The New Wave Of Business Regulation, Murray L. Weidenbaum Dec 1990

The New Wave Of Business Regulation, Murray L. Weidenbaum

Murray Weidenbaum Publications

This paper argues that increased regulations lead to increased production costs and therefore higher prices for the average American.


The U.S. Economy And George Bush: A Midterm Review, Murray L. Weidenbaum Nov 1990

The U.S. Economy And George Bush: A Midterm Review, Murray L. Weidenbaum

Murray Weidenbaum Publications

Following the Reagan presidency, the Bush, Sr. administration has been dealing with reducing huge budget deficits. Corporations will be facing increased foreign competition from the European Community and the Asian Rim nations. But, even with these difficulties, the American economy is still a model followed by other countries.


The Changing U.S. Economic Outlook, Murray L. Weidenbaum Oct 1990

The Changing U.S. Economic Outlook, Murray L. Weidenbaum

Murray Weidenbaum Publications

Economist Murray Weidenbaum presents his outlook on the U.S. economy as it transitions from the longest peacetime expansion in its history to an economic recession.


What Is The Right Energy Policy For America?, Murray L. Weidenbaum Sep 1990

What Is The Right Energy Policy For America?, Murray L. Weidenbaum

Murray Weidenbaum Publications

Addressed are the nation's options for energy policies heading into the 1990s and the need for less government regulation and more market interactions for price-setting. Such a policy should also include the full environmental costs to production as a way to help reduce excessive energy usage.


Introduction To The Modern Corporation And Private Property, Murray L. Weidenbaum Sep 1990

Introduction To The Modern Corporation And Private Property, Murray L. Weidenbaum

Murray Weidenbaum Publications

In their introduction to the new edition of The Modern Corporation and Private Property, Weidenbaum and Jensen critically assess the impact of developments not fully anticipated by Adolf Berle and Gardiner Means, such as the rise of the service sector, and the significant role played by institutional investors in the owner/manager equation. They note the authors' prescient observations, including the complex role of and motivating influences on professional managers, and the significance of inside information on stock markets.


How To Trim The Deficit Without Raising Taxes, Murray L. Weidenbaum Aug 1990

How To Trim The Deficit Without Raising Taxes, Murray L. Weidenbaum

Murray Weidenbaum Publications

This article argues that raising taxes to reduce the budget deficit ignores an effective alternative: trimming unnecessary government spending.


Threats And Opportunities In The International Economy, Murray L. Weidenbaum, Mark Jenson Jul 1990

Threats And Opportunities In The International Economy, Murray L. Weidenbaum, Mark Jenson

Murray Weidenbaum Publications

The United States remains a military and an economic superpower. But in order to compete in the international economy, Americans need to be a well-educated citizenry.


The Myth Of The Hollowed-Out Corporation, Murray L. Weidenbaum Mar 1990

The Myth Of The Hollowed-Out Corporation, Murray L. Weidenbaum

Murray Weidenbaum Publications

This piece discusses the future of American manufacturing.


The Weak Case For Conversion Legislation, Murray L. Weidenbaum Feb 1990

The Weak Case For Conversion Legislation, Murray L. Weidenbaum

Murray Weidenbaum Publications

This paper analyzes the feasibility of a so-called "defense conversion" that would transfer defense technology to civilian uses, concluding that such a transfer would be a difficult and undesirable public policy.


Privatization: The Egyptian Debate, Mustafa Kamel Al Sayyid Jan 1990

Privatization: The Egyptian Debate, Mustafa Kamel Al Sayyid

Faculty Books

No abstract provided.


The Economics Of Comparable Worth, Mark R. Killingsworth Jan 1990

The Economics Of Comparable Worth, Mark R. Killingsworth

Upjohn Press

Killingsworth provides a clear statement of the definitional and conceptual issues surrounding comparable worth as well as an examination of its actual and potential effects. He also shows how comparable worth might work in alternative labor market settings and provides evidence of the effects of the comparable worth measures implemented in San Jose, Calif., the State of Minnesota, and Australia.


Does Training Work For Displaced Workers?: A Survey Of Existing Evidence, Duane E. Leigh Jan 1990

Does Training Work For Displaced Workers?: A Survey Of Existing Evidence, Duane E. Leigh

Upjohn Press

Leigh examines nine demonstration projects and operating programs to determine how well public retraining programs for displaced workers fulfill their roles.


Recent Developments In The Theory Of Involuntary Unemployment, Carl Davidson Jan 1990

Recent Developments In The Theory Of Involuntary Unemployment, Carl Davidson

Upjohn Press

This monograph provides a relatively nontechnical summary of the prominent theories of unemployment that have emerged since 1960: search, disequilibrium, implicit contracts, efficiency wage, and insider/outsider models. Davidson focuses on the overall purpose of each line of research, reviewing selected articles on each of the theories. He then offers clear descriptions that make the topics readily accessible to both students and nonspecialists.


Passing The Torch: The Influence Of Economic Incentives On Work And Retirement, Joseph F. Quinn, Richard V. Burkhauser, Daniel A. Myers Jan 1990

Passing The Torch: The Influence Of Economic Incentives On Work And Retirement, Joseph F. Quinn, Richard V. Burkhauser, Daniel A. Myers

Upjohn Press

This book summarizes research on individual retirement decisions and aggregate retirement trends. It also serves as an excellent reference source on the economics of retirement.


Labor-Management Cooperation: New Partnerships Or Going In Circles?, William N. Cooke Jan 1990

Labor-Management Cooperation: New Partnerships Or Going In Circles?, William N. Cooke

Upjohn Press

Cooke answers important questions about labor-management cooperative efforts and addresses the problems undermining these efforts. His analyses are based on a variety of secondary data sources plus primary data from three nationwide surveys of plant managers, union leaders, and industry executives. Also included are several prescriptions for the success of labor-management cooperative efforts.


Back To Work: Testing Reemployment Services For Displaced Workers, Howard S. Bloom Jan 1990

Back To Work: Testing Reemployment Services For Displaced Workers, Howard S. Bloom

Upjohn Press

Bloom presents findings from the Texas Worker Adjustment Demonstration, a 2,192-person randomized experimental evaluation of reemployment programs for displaced workers conducted at three sites in Texas. This project demonstrated that a relatively inexpensive mix of job-search assistance and limited occupational skills training can be a cost-effective means of assisting displaced workers.


Two-Tier Compensation Structures: Their Impact On Unions, Employers, And Employees, James Martin, Thomas D. Heetderks Collaborator Jan 1990

Two-Tier Compensation Structures: Their Impact On Unions, Employers, And Employees, James Martin, Thomas D. Heetderks Collaborator

Upjohn Press

Martin conducted a study at a large company where its various wage tier systems allowed assessment of the long-term impact of tiers. Part of this study included the development of a survey designed to explore eight research questions related to tiers and to test five hypotheses of low-tier v. high-tier employees.


Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund Adequacy In The 1990'S, Wayne Vroman Jan 1990

Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund Adequacy In The 1990'S, Wayne Vroman

Upjohn Press

Vroman introduces a model-based approach to the study of UI financing. He creates simulations for several large states in order to examine a series of funding issues, and analyzes the performance of those state's systems. In addition, he presents the regional aspects of UI funding. Vroman concludes with a brief presentation of UI solvency prospects and a description of a possible federal role in enhancing UI fund solvency.


Evaluating Social Programs At The State And Local Level: The Jtpa Evaluation Design Project, Ann B. Blalock Editor Jan 1990

Evaluating Social Programs At The State And Local Level: The Jtpa Evaluation Design Project, Ann B. Blalock Editor

Upjohn Press

This book draws upon the JTPA Evaluation Design Project initiated, developed and directed by the Washington State Employment Security Department. The five essays offer practical, instructive guidance about planning and executing program evaluations.


The Earned Income Tax Credit: Antipoverty Effectiveness And Labor Market Effects, Saul D. Hoffman, Laurence S. Seidman Jan 1990

The Earned Income Tax Credit: Antipoverty Effectiveness And Labor Market Effects, Saul D. Hoffman, Laurence S. Seidman

Upjohn Press

The authors begin with a detailed assessment then perform empirical analyses to predict the outcomes of changes to the structure of the program.


The Japanese Labor Market In A Comparative Perspective With The United States: A Transaction-Cost Interpretation, Masanori Hashimoto Jan 1990

The Japanese Labor Market In A Comparative Perspective With The United States: A Transaction-Cost Interpretation, Masanori Hashimoto

Upjohn Press

This study offers a comparative analysis of a number of Japanese labor market features in relation to the U.S. The author examines employer-employee attachment, workforce adjustment, and industrial relations including "unique" Japanese institutions such as joint consultation and consensus-based decision making. Hashimoto argues that cultural-traditional influences, which shape the transaction-cost environment, interacted with technological progress in shaping the various uniquely-Japanese labor market features.