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Author:Anderson, Gerald H. 

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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.
Economic Commentary , Issue Nov

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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.
Economic Commentary , Issue Feb

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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.
Economic Commentary , Issue Dec

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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.
Economic Commentary , Issue Aug

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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.
Economic Commentary , Issue May

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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.
Economic Commentary , Issue Jun

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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.
Economic Commentary , Issue Aug

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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.
Economic Commentary , Issue Nov

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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.
Economic Commentary , Issue May

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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.
Economic Commentary , Issue Oct

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