Journal of Economic Perspectives

1987 - 2025

Current editor(s): Enrico Moretti

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Volume 2, issue 4, 1988

Symposium on the Slowdown in Productivity Growth pp. 3-7

Stanley Fischer

Productivity Puzzles and R&D: Another Nonexplanation pp. 9-21

Zvi Griliches

Productivity and Postwar U.S. Economic Growth pp. 23-41

Dale Jorgenson

The Productivity Slowdown, the Oil Shocks, and the Real Cycle pp. 43-69

Mancur Olson

Tax Policy and Economic Growth: Lessons from the 1980s pp. 71-97

Michael J Boskin

The Modigliani-Miller Propositions after Thirty Years pp. 99-120

Merton Miller

Why Financial Structure Matters pp. 121-26

Joseph Stiglitz

Comment on the Modigliani-Miller Propositions pp. 127-33

Stephen Ross

Corporate Finance and the Legacy of Miller and Modigliani pp. 135-47

Sudipto Bhattacharya

MM--Past, Present, Future pp. 149-58

Franco Modigliani

Theory versus Empiricism in Academic Economics: Update and Comparison s pp. 159-64

Theodore Morgan

On James Buchanan's Contributions to Public Economics pp. 165-79

Thomas Romer

Blockades, Carrier Missions, Secret Intelligence, and More pp. 181-89

Barry Nalebuff

The Ultimatum Game pp. 195-206

Richard Thaler

Is Free Trade Passe? Comment pp. 207-09

John Komlos

The Making of an Economist: Comment pp. 209-12

Steve Jackstadt, Lee Huskey and P J Hill

Volume 2, issue 3, 1988

The Task Force Report: The Reasoning behind the Recommendations pp. 3-23

Bruce C Greenwald and Jeremy Stein

Trading Activity and Price Behavior in the Stock and Stock Index Futures Markets in October 1987 pp. 25-44

Gammill, James F, and Terry A Marsh

Comments on the Market Crash: Six Months After pp. 45-50

Hayne Leland and Mark Rubinstein

Lessons on Monetary Policy from the 1980s pp. 51-72

Benjamin M Friedman

Monetary Policy Lessons of Recent Inflation and Disinflation pp. 73-100

William Poole

Illegal Immigration and Immigration Control pp. 101-15

Barry Chiswick

The Political Economy of Immigration Law: Impact of Simpson-Rodino on the United States and Mexico pp. 117-31

Clark W Reynolds and Robert K McCleery

Minimum Wage Laws: Are They Overrated? pp. 133-45

Charles Brown

Variable Trends in Economic Time Series pp. 147-74

James Stock and Mark Watson

Puzzles: Sylvia, Ice Cream and More pp. 175-82

Joseph Farrell

Recommendations for Further Reading pp. 183-86

Bernard Saffran

Anomalies: Cooperation pp. 187-97

Robyn M Dawes and Richard Thaler

Volume 2, issue 2, 1988

Distinguished Lecture on Economics in Government: Thinking about International Economic Coordination pp. 3-13

Martin Feldstein

The Role of Intergenerational Transfers and Life Cycle Saving in the Accumulation of Wealth pp. 15-40

Franco Modigliani

Intergenerational Transfers and Savings pp. 41-58

Laurence Kotlikoff

Symposium on Public and Private Unionization pp. 59-62

Edward Lazear

Contraction and Expansion: The Divergence of Private Sector and Public Sector Unionism in the United States pp. 63-88

Richard Freeman

The Rise and Fall of Unions: The Public Sector and the Private pp. 89-110

Melvin W Reder

In Honor of Sandy Grossman, Winner of the John Bates Clark Medal pp. 111-35

David Kreps

A Seller's (and Buyer's) Guide to the Job Market for Beginning Academic Economists pp. 137-48

Richard Carson and Peter Navarro

Recommendations for Further Reading pp. 157-60

Bernard Saffran

Parimutuel Betting Markets: Racetracks and Lotteries pp. 161-74

Richard Thaler and William T Ziemba

Symposium on Tax Reform: Correspondence pp. 175-76

Herbert J Kiesling

Evaluating Uncertain Evidence with Sir Thomas Bayes: A Note for Teachers pp. 176-78

Peter D Junger

Evaluating Uncertain Evidence with Sir Thomas Bayes: A Note for Teachers: Response pp. 178-79

Steven C Salop

Choice under Uncertainty: Problems Solved and Unsolved: Correspondence pp. 179-81

Robert Goldfarb

Choice under Uncertainty: Problems Solved and Unsolved: Response pp. 181-83

Mark Machina

Volume 2, issue 1, 1988

Symposium on Takeovers pp. 3-5

Hal Varian

Value Maximization and the Acquisition Process pp. 7-20

Andrei Shleifer and Robert Vishny

Takeovers: Their Causes and Consequences pp. 21-48

Michael Jensen

The Market for Corporate Control: The Empirical Evidence Since 1980 pp. 49-68

Gregg A Jarrell, James A Brickley and Jeffry M Netter

Corporate Takeovers: The Efficiency Arguments pp. 69-82

F M Scherer

Monetary and Exchange Rate Policies for International Financial Stability: A Proposal pp. 83-103

Ronald McKinnon

Doubts About the McKinnon Standard pp. 105-112

Rüdiger Dornbusch

Comment on McKinnons's Monetary Rule pp. 113-19

John Williamson

Frequentist and Subjectivist Perspectives on the Problems of Model Building in Economics pp. 121-44

Dale J Poirier

Comment on Poirer: The Subjective Perspective of a "Spiritual Bayesian." pp. 145-51

John Rust

Comment on Poirier: Dogma or Doubt? pp. 153-58

Adrian Pagan

Comment on Poirer: Operational Bayesian Methods in Econometrics pp. 159-66

John Geweke

The Subjectivist Response pp. 167-70

Dale J Poirier

The Status of Master's Programs in Economics pp. 171-78

Robert Thornton and Jon T Innes

Puzzles: Penny Stocks, Discount Brokers, Better Bidding, and More pp. 179-85

Barry Nalebuff

Recommendations for Further Reading pp. 187-89

Bernard Saffran

Anomalies: The Winner's Curse pp. 191-202

Richard Thaler