For almost thirty years, Brookings Papers on Economic Activity (BPEA) has provided academic and business economists, government officials, and members of the financial and business communities with timely research of current economic issues.
Contents Include:
Articles
GEORGE A. AKERLOF, ANDREW K. ROSE, JANET L. YELLEN, and HELGA HESSENIUS
East Germany in from the Cold: The Economic Aftermath of Currency Union
ROBERT J. BARRO and XAVIER SALA-I-MARTIN
Convergence across States and Regions
BARRY BOSWORTH, GARY BURTLESS, and JOHN SABELHAUS
The Decline in Saving: Some Microeconomic Evidence
ALLEN B. FRANKEL and JOHN D. MONTGOMERY
Financial Structure: An International Perspective
Report
ROBERT Z. LAWRENCE
Efficient or Exclusionist? The Import Behavior of Japanese Corporate Groups