Part 1 The roots of economic welfare: productivity growth income distribution employment and unemployment. Part 2 Chronic aches and pains: the trade deficit inflation. Part 3 Policy problems: health care the budget deficit the embattled Fed the dollar free trade and protectionism Japan. Part 4 Financial follies: the savings and loan scandal corporate finance global finance. Part 5 American prospects: happy ending hard landing drift.
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Leonard et al. (1992) studied this question.