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  • Policy makers often call for increased spending on infrastructure which can en... Policy makers often call for increased spending on infrastructure which can encompass a broad range of investments from roads and bridges to digital networks that will expand access to high-speed broadband. Some point to the near-term macroeconomic... more
  • Personalized and precision medicine (PPM)--the targeting of therapies accordin... Personalized and precision medicine (PPM)--the targeting of therapies according to an individual s genetic environmental or lifestyle characteristics--is becoming an increasingly important approach in health care treatment and prevention. The... more
  • The past thirty years have witnessed a transformation of government economic i... The past thirty years have witnessed a transformation of government economic intervention in broad segments of industry throughout the world. Many industries historically subject to economic price and entry controls have been largely deregulated... more
  • Immigration policy is one of the most contentious public policy issues in the ... Immigration policy is one of the most contentious public policy issues in the United States today. High-skilled immigrants represent an increasing share of the U.S. workforce particularly in science and engineering fields. These immigrants affect... more
  • Over the past decade foreign direct investment (FDI) around the world has near... Over the past decade foreign direct investment (FDI) around the world has nearly tripled and with this surge have come dramatic shifts in FDI flows. In Foreign Direct Investment distinguished economists look at changes in FDI including historical... more
  • Destined to become the standard guide to the economic policy of the United Sta... Destined to become the standard guide to the economic policy of the United States during the Reagan era this book provides an authoritative record of the economic reforms of the 1980s. In his introduction Martin Feldstein provides compelling... more
  • A comparative analysis of both formal and informal long-term care in ten of th... A comparative analysis of both formal and informal long-term care in ten of the world s wealthiest countries. Nations throughout the world are in the midst of an enormous demographic transition with life expectancy increasing and fertility falling... more
  • America s expansion to one of the richest nations in the world was partly due ... America s expansion to one of the richest nations in the world was partly due to a steady increase in labor productivity which in turn depends upon the invention and deployment of new technologies and on investments in both human and physical... more
  • A global analysis of the effects of social security reforms on the retirement ... A global analysis of the effects of social security reforms on the retirement incentives and labor force trends of older workers. Employment among older men and women has increased dramatically in recent years reversing a downward trend in the... more
  • Using economic models and empirical analysis this volume examines a wide range... Using economic models and empirical analysis this volume examines a wide range of agricultural and biofuel policy issues and their effects on American agricultural and related agrarian insurance markets. Beginning with a look at the distribution of... more
  • The papers in this volume analyze the deployment of Big Data to solve both exi... The papers in this volume analyze the deployment of Big Data to solve both existing and novel challenges in economic measurement. The existing infrastructure for the production of key economic statistics relies heavily on data collected through... more
  • Accelerating energy innovation could be an important part of an effective resp... Accelerating energy innovation could be an important part of an effective response to the threat of climate change. Written by a stellar group of experts in the field this book complements existing research on the subject with an exploration of the... more
  • The central role of the housing market in the recent recession raised a series... The central role of the housing market in the recent recession raised a series of questions about similar episodes throughout economic history. Were the underlying causes of housing and mortgage crises the same in earlier episodes? Has the onset and... more
  • Conventional wisdom held that housing prices couldn t fall. But the spectacula... Conventional wisdom held that housing prices couldn t fall. But the spectacular boom and bust of the housing market during the first decade of the twenty-first century and millions of foreclosed homeowners have made it clear that housing is no... more
  • Studies of African economic development frequently focus on the daunting chall... Studies of African economic development frequently focus on the daunting challenges the continent faces. From recurrent crises to ethnic conflicts and long-standing corruption a raft of deep-rooted problems has led many to regard the continent as... more
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