Atlantic Economic Journal articles from September 1990

Atlantic Economic Journal archives from September 1990

The challenge of 1992 Europe. (The Impact of 1992 Europe)
September 1, 1990... The Challenge of 1992 Europe Introduction The European Economic Community will abolish all barriers to the free flow of goods, services, capital, and manpower among the 12 member states by the end of 1992. The intention is to create a...

The relationship between an evolving GATT and an evolving European Economic Community. (General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade)(The Impact of 1992 Europe)
September 1, 1990... The Relationship Between an Evolving GATT and an Evolving European Economic Community I. Introduction May I first thank the members of the Atlantic Economic Society and the organizers of the Society's Twenty-Ninth International...

Economic status of Switzerland: past, present, and future. (The Impact of 1992 Europe)
September 1, 1990... Economic Status of Switzerland: Past, Present, and Future Introduction Only a few years ago the Swiss used to be highly satisfied when assessing the performance of their economy. The most obvious post-war achievement was the...

Employment theory and policy. (The Impact of 1992 Europe)
September 1, 1990... Employment Theory and Policy I. Introduction The purpose of this paper is to offer some reflections on the prospects of employment policy in Europe after 1992. This shall be accomplished by briefly discussing two quite different...

The impact of 1992 Europe on the United States' economy. (The Impact of 1992 Europe)
September 1, 1990... The Impact of 1992 Europe on the United State's Economy Some of you may recall, at least from your history books, that at the end of the World War II, in the wake of its horrors, a new spirit arose under the lofty banner of "ONE WORLD." That...

Switzerland and 1992. (The Impact of 1992 Europe)
September 1, 1990... Switzerland and 1992 I. Introduction The following analysis of the political and economic situation of Switzerland -- being a member of EFTA and not the EEC -- facing the rapid EEC integration process happening "next door" is...

1992: a new challenge to the social role of business. (The Impact of 1992 Europe)
September 1, 1990... 1992: A New Challenge to the Social Role of Business 1992: The Scope of the Current Debate The discussion about potential benefits as well as costs of the creation of the internal market of the European Community is currently pursued...

International comparisons of productivity trends and levels.
September 1, 1990... International Comparisons of Productivity Trends and Levels The international comparisons of productivity trends and levels in this paper are largely confined to a dozen OECD countries in the post-World War II period. After all, most of the...

Oil characteristics and the U.S. demand for foreign crude by region of origin.
September 1, 1990... Oil Characteristics and the U.S. Demand for Foreign Crude by Region of Origin The purpose of this paper is to model and estimate the United States demand for foreign crude oil by region of origin. Given the large share of foreign oil in U.S....

The demand for money in socialist Tanzania.
September 1, 1990... The Demand for Money in Socialist Tanzania Introduction In advanced countries, monetary policy most often is employed in attempting to modify short-run business cycle fluctuations, although long-run price stability is likewise an...

An analysis of the potential of price reform on food production in Poland.
September 1, 1990... An Analysis of the Potential of Price Reform on Food Production in Poland I. Introduction Shortages of basic food commodities, especially meat products, have been a chronic problem for several decades in Poland. As a result,...

Wages, productivity, and firm-specific human capital.
September 1, 1990... Wages, Productivity, and Firm-Specific Human Capital I. Introduction The contributions by Oi [1962] and Becker [1964] have led to a significant modification of neoclassical wage theory. As they commonly recognized, the presence of...

Quality of care and cost-shifting in the for-profit hospital.
September 1, 1990... Quality of Care and Cost-Shifting in the For-Profit Hospital I. Introduction Attempts to stem the rising tide of U.S. hospital expenditures have included such cost cutting measures as more stringent retrospective payment arrangements,...

The Economics of Regulation: principles and institutions. (Alfred Kahn's two volume treatise)
September 1, 1990... The Economics of Regulation: Principles and Institutions I. The Reprint of a Classic In his Foreword [p. xi], Paul Joskow correctly describes this 1988 reprint of Alfred Kahn's two-volume treatise. The Economics of Regulation [1970,...

The Economics of Regulation.
September 1, 1990... The Economics of Regulation: Principles and Institutions I. The Reprint of a Classic In his Foreword [p. xi], Paul Joskow correctly describes this 1988 reprint of Alfred Kahn's two-volume treatise. The Economics of Regulation [1970,...

Private origins of French and Italian viticultural appellations: a note. (regulation of wine industry)(Anthology)
September 1, 1990... Private Origins of French and Italian Viticultural Appellations: A Note U.S. regulatory practices create a framework for viticultural appellations. Upon a petition from any interested party, proper documentation, a notice of intent, and...

The profit-maximizing markup formula with linear demand. (Anthology)
September 1, 1990... The Profit-Maximizing Markup Formula with Linear Demand Textbook discussions of pricing practices often include explanations of cost-plus or markup pricing. The implication of the profit-maximizing markup formula is that more elastic demand...

On the long-run output-price relationship. (Anthology)
September 1, 1990... On the Long-Run Output-Price Relationship Since Lucas's [AER, 1973] finding that there is a natural rate of output and that average real output is not affected by the variations of average inflation rate, a number of studies [Froyen and Waud,...

Will a currency depreciation improve the trade account? (effect of currency devaluation on a nation's trade balance)(Anthology )
September 1, 1990... Will a Currency Depreciation Improve the Trade Account? The well known Marshall-Lerner condition states that a currency devaluation will improve a nation's trade balance if the sum of the elasticities of domestic demand for imports and...