Distinguished Lecture on Economics in Government—What We Don't Know Could Hurt Us: Some Reflections on the Measurement of Economic Activity

Abraham, Katharine G.; Svensson, Jakob; Besley, Timothy; Levine, Ross; Weingast, Barry R.; Evensky, Jerry; Ashraf, Nava; Camerer, Colin F.; Loewenstein, George; Fryer Jr., Roland G.; Loury, Glenn C.; Morck, Randall; Yeung, Bernard; Poterba, James M.; Ferrie, Joseph P.; Geddes, R. Richard; Taylor, Timothy

doi:10.1257/089533005774357833

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Journal of Economic Perspectives: Vol. 19 No. 3 (Summer 2005)

Lecture

Distinguished Lecture on Economics in Government—What We Don't Know Could Hurt Us: Some Reflections on the Measurement of Economic Activity (pp. 3-18)
Katharine G. Abraham
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Symposia: Institutions

Eight Questions about Corruption (pp. 19-42)
Jakob Svensson
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Political Selection (pp. 43-60)
Timothy Besley
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Law, Endowments and Property Rights (pp. 61-88)
Ross Levine
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The Constitutional Dilemma of Economic Liberty (pp. 89-108)
Barry R. Weingast
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Symposia: The Moral Sentiments

Adam Smith's Theory of Moral Sentiments: On Morals and Why They Matter to a Liberal Society of Free People and Free Markets (pp. 109-130)
Jerry Evensky
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Adam Smith, Behavioral Economist (pp. 131-145)
Nava Ashraf, Colin F. Camerer and George Loewenstein
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Articles

Affirmative Action and Its Mythology (pp. 147-162)
Roland G. Fryer Jr. and Glenn C. Loury
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Dividend Taxation and Corporate Governance (pp. 163-180)
Randall Morck and Bernard Yeung
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Steven D. Levitt: 2003 John Bates Clark Medalist (pp. 181-198)
James M. Poterba
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Features

History Lessons: The End of American Exceptionalism? Mobility in the United States Since 1850 (pp. 199-215)
Joseph P. Ferrie
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Policy Watch: Reform of the U.S. Postal Service (pp. 217-232)
R. Richard Geddes
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Recommendations for Further Reading (pp. 233-240)
Timothy Taylor
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Comments (pp. 241-245)
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Notes (pp. 247-250)
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