A review of: “CAPACITY UTILIZATION AND BUSINESS INVESTMENT” By Donald C. Streever University of Illinois,Urbana, Ill., 1960 Bureau of Economic and Business Research Bulletin No. 86 76 pp. $1.50

This book is a collection of papers originally written, for the most part, during the period from 1954 through June 1957, and gathered from a variety of sources. One-third of the contributed material comes from sections of other books, and another third from Harvard publications, primarily the Harvard Business Review. The remaining third is about equally divided among other professional societies and corporate manuals.     

Editorial

Original Papers

Editorial     

Applications of general equilibrium models to the 1986 tax reform act in the United States

Summary This paper examines the structure and predictions of six applied general equilibrium models used to evaluate the 1986 Tax Reform Act in the United States. The models agree that the effects on national income will be fairly small. They disagree on the size of the improvement in economic efficiency from more neutral taxation of different capital assets, and on the size of the intertemporal inefficiency when capital formation is discouraged through a higher rate of taxation. This new application of general equilibrium models to an actual reform highlights the need to test predictions against empirical evidence.The views expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston or the Federal Reserve System. The author is grateful to J. von Sinderen, Laus Bovenberg, Lawrence Goulder, and other participants at the conference for their helpful comments, and to the authors of the studies reviewed in this paper for instructive discussions.Prepared for The Netherlands Central Planning Bureau Symposium on Applied General Equilibrium Models, Noordwijk, December 4–5, 1989.     

纪念改革开放30周年暨《经济学家》创刊20周年理论研讨会纪要

编者按:在纪念中国改革开放30周年之际,由西南财经大学、<经济学家>杂志社、新知研究院主办的"纪念改革开放30周年暨<经济学家>创刊20周年理论研讨会"在北京召开.在开幕式上,吴树青、胡代光、卫兴华、张卓元、周叔莲、赵人伟、黄范章、徐维凡等专家学者发表了热情洋溢的致辞.到会的80余位专家、学者及领导同志总结了中国改革开放30年来的新鲜经验,回顾了<经济学家>创刊20年来的发展历程及业绩,并对当前中国农村改革、美国金融危机对中国经济的影响等重大问题进行了研讨.这是一次贯彻"十七大"及"十七届三中全会"精神,扩大改革成果,继续创新经济理论的盛会.现将部分专家的发言整理如下,以飨读者.     

Credit Rating Downgrade,US Era Is Ending?

China should not only care about the safety of the dollar assets it holds,but also consider how to make preparations for its yuan to become an international reserve currency against a weakening US dollar. Surprisingly,the US debt default crisis this time did not end with the American two parties' consensus to raise debt ceiling, but usher in a shocking climax when the     

住房贷款二级市场的经验教训与政策建议

本文结合主要国家实践,分析了一国住房贷款二级市场的驱动因素、成功要素及其主要的经济金融功能;在总结次贷危机带来的市场发展启示的基础上,探讨了未来房贷二级市场的主流模式。鉴于房贷二级市场对中国经济金融长期稳定发展具有一定的重要意义,文章进一步探讨了我国建立证券化房贷二级市场的模式选择与发展对策。     

The US Current Account Deficit: Stocktaking and Remedies

In 2004, the US current account deficit widened to US $668.1 billion and 5.7 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP). These numbers, unprecedented both in absolute and relative terms, have led many observers to doubt the stability of the status quo. To avoid a major crisis resulting from a disorderly adjustment, questions must be answered concerning appropriate policy initiatives to ensure a more benign correction of external imbalances.