The Economists' Voice

The Economists' Voice

Top Economists Take On Today's Problems

Edited by: Joseph E. Stiglitz, Aaron S. Edlin and J. Bradford DeLong

Columbia University Press | 2011

https://doi.org/10.7312/stig14364

Contents

Frontmatter Free access PDF PDF	i
Contents Free access PDF PDF	v
Part I: Global Warming
1. Climate Change: The Uncertainties, the Certainties, and What They Imply About Action Thomas C. Schelling Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	5
2. Global Climate Change: A Challenge to Policy Kenneth J. Arrow Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	13
3. A New Agenda for Global Warming Joseph E. Stiglitz Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	22
4. A Meaningful Second Commitment Period for the Kyoto Protocol Sheila M. Olmstead and Robert N. Stavins Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	28
Part II: The International Economy
5. Divergent Views on the Coming Dollar Crisis J. Bradford DeLong Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	39
6. U.S. Offshoring: Small Steps to Make It Win- Win Diana Farrell Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	43
7. Advance Market Commitments: How to Stimulate Investment in Vaccines for Neglected Diseases Owen Barder, Michael Kremer and Heidi Williams Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	52
8. Should We Still Support Untrammeled International Capital Mobility? Or Are Capital Controls Less Evil Than We Once Believed? J. Bradford DeLong Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	62
Part III: Economics of the Iraq War
9. The Economic Cost of the Iraq War Scott Wallsten Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	73
10. The High Cost of the Iraq War Joseph E. Stiglitz Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	80
Part IV: Fiscal Policy
11. Sense and Nonsense About Federal Deficits and Debt Michael J. Boskin Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	87
12. Government Deficits and the Deindustrialization of America Ronald I. McKinnon Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	99
13. Confusions About Social Security Paul Krugman Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	109
14. The Many Definitions of Social Security Privatization Don Fullerton and Michael Geruso Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	120
15. The Virtues of Personal Accounts for Social Security Edward P. Lazear Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	127
16. Could Social Security Go Broke? Barbara R. Bergmann Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	136
Part VI: Tax Reform
17. A Broader Perspective on the Tax Reform Debate Michael J. Boskin Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	141
18. Tax Reform: Time for a Plan C? Michael J. Graetz Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	153
19. Taxes on Investment Income Remain Too High and Lead to Multiple Distortions Martin Feldstein Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	161
20. Progressive Consumption Taxation as a Remedy for the U.S. Savings Shortfall Robert H. Frank Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	170
Part VII: Social Policy
21. Was Welfare Reform Successful? Rebecca M. Blank Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	185
22. Cutting the Safety Net One Strand at a Time Janet Currie Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	194
23. The Choose- Your- Charity Tax: A Way to Incentivize Greater Giving Aaron S. Edlin Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	203
24. Should the Government Rebuild New Orleans or Just Give Residents Checks? Edward L. Glaeser Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	209
25. Does College Still Pay? Lisa Barrow and Cecilia Elena Rouse Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	217
26. How to Deal with Terrorism Bruno S. Frey Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	226
Part VIII: The Death Penalty
27. The Economics of Capital Punishment Richard A. Posner Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	237
28. On the Economics of Capital Punishment Gary S. Becker Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	241
29. The Death Penalty: No Evidence for Deterrence John Donohue and Justin J. Wolfers Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	247
30. Reply to Donohue and Wolfers on the Death Penalty and Deterrence Paul H. Rubin Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	257
31. Letter: A Reply to Rubin on the Death Penalty John Donohue and Justin J. Wolfers Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	261
32. Reply: The Death Penalty Once More Paul H. Rubin Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	264
Part IX: Real Estate
33. Long- Term Perspectives on the Current Boom in Home Prices Robert J. Shiller Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	269
34. The Menace of an Unchecked Housing Bubble Dean Baker Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	288
35. What to Do About Fannie and Freddie? Edward L. Glaeser and Dwight M. Jaffee Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	296
Index Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	305

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