Journal of Economic Perspectives

Vol. 2 No. 2 Spring 1988

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Author

Front Matter

(pp. 1-2)

Distinguished Lecture on Economics in Government: Thinking about International Economic Coordination

Martin S. Feldstein

(pp. 3-13)

Symposium: Explaining Savings

The Role of Intergenerational Transfers and Life Cycle Saving in the Accumulation of Wealth

Franco Modigliani

(pp. 15-40)

Intergenerational Transfers and Savings

Laurence J. Kotlikoff

(pp. 41-58)

Symposium on Public and Private Unionization

Edward P. Lazear

(pp. 59-62)

Contraction and Expansion: The Divergence of Private Sector and Public Sector Unionism in the United States

Richard B. Freeman

(pp. 63-88)

The Rise and Fall of Unions: The Public Sector and the Private

Melvin W. Reder

(pp. 89-110)

Articles

In Honor of Sandy Grossman, Winner of the John Bates Clark Medal

David M. Kreps

(pp. 111-135)

A Seller's (and Buyer's) Guide to the Job Market for Beginning Academic Economists

Richard Carson and Peter Navarro

(pp. 137-148)

Features

Puzzles: Cider in Your Ear, Continuing Dilemma, The Last Shall be First, More

Barry Nalebuff

(pp. 149-156)

Recommendations for Further Reading

Bernard Saffran

(pp. 157-160)

Anomalies: Parimutuel Betting Markets: Racetracks and Lotteries

Richard H. Thaler and William T. Ziemba

(pp. 161-174)

Correspondence

Herbert J. Kiesling

(pp. 175-184)

Notes

(pp. 185-189)