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Why U.S. managers might be more short-run oriented than the Japanese
A consideration of whether differences between U.S. and Japanese business practices have led the Japanese to focus on longer-run goals than we do.
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The decline in U.S. agricultural exports
An analysis of factors that produced a 40 percent drop in U.S. agricultural exports between 1981 and 1986, with a discussion of the potential effects of dollar depreciation and the 1985 Food Security Act.
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How credible are capital spending surveys as forecasts?
A comparison of the reliability of the Commerce Department's capital spending survey with that of several alternative forecasts.
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Solutions to the international debt problem
A general discussion of the nature of the international debt problem and an analysis of a number of proposals for solving it.
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Does dollar depreciation matter: the case of auto imports from Japan
The Japanese auto industry is used as a case in point to illustrate some of the ways in which firms operating in export markets cope with exchange-rate changes.
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Regional interstate banking
A look at state initiatives in the interstate banking movement, including discussion about the economic and legal dimensions of regional banking pacts.
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Should the United States hold foreign currency reserves?
An argument that for countries with well-developed money markets and flexible exchange rates, there is little to be gained from holding a vast foreign exchange portfolio and intervening in the world's currency markets.
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Oil, the economy, and monetary policy
An examination of the theoretical impact of an oil shortage on the U.S. economy and the problems that such shortages present for monetary policy.
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The steel trigger price mechanism
An examination of the 1978 steel trigger price mechanism, with a description of its operation and economic impact, and a discussion of events that led to its suspension in 1982.
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The shift to western coal
A discussion of the reasons for the shift in U.S. coal production to western states, with data on production (1970-81) and consumption (1970- 80) by region, plus an examination of the nation's coal production outlook.