Journal of Economic Perspectives

Vol. 1 No. 1 Summer 1987

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Title

Abstract

Author

Front Matter

(pp. 1-2)

Foreword

Joseph Stiglitz, Carl Shapiro and Timothy Taylor

(pp. 3-5)

Symposium: Tax Reform

Symposium on Tax Reform

Henry J. Aaron

(pp. 7-10)

Tax Reform: Theory and Practice

Joseph A. Pechman

(pp. 11-28)

Tax Reform as Political Choice

James M. Buchanan

(pp. 29-35)

Treasury I and the Tax Reform Act of 1986: The Economics and Politics of Tax Reform

Charles E. McLure, Jr. and George R. Zodrow

(pp. 37-58)

Short of Euphoria

Richard A. Musgrave

(pp. 59-71)

The Tax Reform Act of 1986 and the Cost of Capital

Alan J. Auerbach

(pp. 73-86)

Tax Reform: Implications for the State-Local Public Sector

Paul N. Courant and Daniel L. Rubinfeld

(pp. 87-100)

Household Behavior and the Tax Reform Act of 1986

Jerry A. Hausman and James M. Poterba

(pp. 101-119)

Articles

Choice under Uncertainty: Problems Solved and Unsolved

Mark J. Machina

(pp. 121-154)

Evaluating Uncertain Evidence with Sir Thomas Bayes: A Note for Teachers

Steven C. Salop

(pp. 155-159)

The Economic Revolution in the American South

Gavin Wright

(pp. 161-178)

Should the American Economic Association Have Toasted Simon Newcomb at Its 100th Birthday Party?

William J. Barber

(pp. 179-183)

Features

Economic Puzzles: Noisy Prisoners, Manhattan Locations, and More

Barry Nalebuff

(pp. 185-191)

Recommendations for Further Reading

Bernard Saffran

(pp. 193-195)

Anomalies: The January Effect

Richard H. Thaler

(pp. 197-201)