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Journal of Economic Perspectives

Vol. 8 No. 4 Fall 1994

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Title

Abstract

Author

Front Matter (pp. 1-2)

Symposium: Contingent Valuation

The Contingent Valuation Debate: Why Economists Should Care

Paul R. Portney

(pp. 3-17)

Valuing the Environment through Contingent Valuation

W. Michael Hanemann

(pp. 19-43)

Contingent Valuation: Is Some Number Better than No Number?

Peter A. Diamond and Jerry A. Hausman

(pp. 45-64)

Symposium: Defense Procurement

Economic Incentives and the Defense Procurement Process

William P. Rogerson

(pp. 65-90)

Competition Policy, Rivalries, and Defense Industry Consolidation

William E. Kovacic and Dennis E. Smallwood

(pp. 91-110)

Articles

The Allocation of Resources in the Presence of Indivisibilities

Herbert Scarf

(pp. 111-128)

Nonprofit Organizations in the Health Sector

Richard G. Frank and David S. Salkever

(pp. 129-144)

Intergenerational Transfers and the Accumulation of Wealth

William G. Gale and John Karl Scholz

(pp. 145-160)

Distinguished Fellow: Herbert Scarf's Contributions to Economics

Kenneth J. Arrow and Timothy J. Kehoe

(pp. 161-181)

Features

Policy Watch: Proposals for Time-Limited Welfare

Rebecca M. Blank

(pp. 183-193)

Recommendations for Further Reading

Bernard Saffran

(pp. 195-200)

Correspondence

Scott Sumner

(pp. 201-206)

Notes (pp. 207-213)

Index for Volume 8 (pp. 215-217)