Atlantic Economic Journal articles from September 2003

Atlantic Economic Journal archives from September 2003

Foreword.(Simon, William E.'s economic policy management as treasury secretary)
September 1, 2003... This special issue of the Atlantic Economic Journal is dedicated to the late U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, William E. Simon. He served as Treasury Secretary during the Ford administration from 1974 to 1977, a time marked by the unusual...

Introduction: Secretary William E. Simon's contribution to economic policy.
September 1, 2003... "To create a new spirit of enterprise, to advance a balanced policy of constructive economic reform, to achieve new incentives for a new era of non-inflationary economic growth, we must pursue a future agenda of new budgetary, tax, and monetary...

"Don't just stand there ..." Treasury Secretary William E. Simon and fiscal policy during stagflation 1975-76.
September 1, 2003... There had not been a time as bad for the economy since the 1930s, and the newly-installed Ford administration was in a struggle to deal with it both politically, in the aftermath of the Nixon resignation, and economically, given that inflation...

Expenditure and deficit policy: an analysis of the William E. Simon's rules.
September 1, 2003... "The proposals to limit spending and balance the budget are sometimes discussed as alternatives, but in my mind, they are not." William E. Simon. Speech before the Mont Pelerin Society. Hoover Institution, 1980, p. 30. Introduction ...

William E. Simon's contribution to tax policy.
September 1, 2003... "He was an extraordinarily effective Treasury Secretary in a time of very difficult economic and political transition." [Alan Greenspan, Tribute to William E. Simon, p. 22] Introduction This paper focuses on the role that William...

Do conservative governments make a difference in monetary policy? A study of the U.S. and the U.K.(William E. Simon's speech)
September 1, 2003... "Perhaps the ultimate test of the conservative status of government is its willingness to pursue stable monetary policy." William E. Simon, 1980, p. 8 Introduction: The Simon's Agenda In his speech before the Mont Pelerin Society...

Budget deficits and real interest rates: updated empirical evidence on causality.
September 1, 2003... Introduction In the first part of this issue, the focus was on Simon's rules for setting public policy. One of these rules advocates a balanced federal budget. This rule arose from Simon's concern with the ever present budget deficits, in...

Tax reform: chasing the elusive dream.(Book Review)
September 1, 2003... "The task of comprehensive reform is monumental in its dimension and far reaching in its potential impact on our economic well-being." [William E. Simon, 1977, p. 11] Introduction Twenty-eight years ago (1975), then Secretary of...

William E. Simon's capacities' approach to liberty: an essay in economic citizenship.(Book Review)
September 1, 2003... "The overriding principle to be revived in American political life is that which sets individual liberty as the highest political value--that value to which all other values are subordinate and that which, at all times, is to be given the...

When shorter is not better: the case of economics journals.(Anthology)
September 1, 2003... The ranking of economics journals as outlets of professional research activity is often used in constructing the rankings of economics departments. It has been suggested that journals with longer titles tend to be less influential. For example,...

Cost uncertainty with multiple variable inputs.(Anthology)(cost benefit analysis)
September 1, 2003... Modeling cost uncertainty with a multiple-input production function constitutes a gap in the literature. Stewart [1978] investigated cost uncertainty but he assumed a fixed output; that is, he assumed the firm does not adjust its output when it...

Emerging markets and uncovered interest rate parity.(Anthology)(Latin American emerging markets of Chili and Mexico)
September 1, 2003... This paper tests the uncovered interest rate parity (UIP) theory for the Latin American emerging markets of Chili and Mexico. The findings of this paper are relevant for emerging economy policy makers, as they try to become more integrated in...

Marijuana consumption and violence: is there a bi-directional association?(Anthology)
September 1, 2003... Adolescent marijuana use has been traditionally associated with a wide range of anti-social and dangerous patterns of behavior, including engaging in criminal activity or different types of violence [Hawkins et al., Psychological Bulletin,...