Journal of Economic Perspectives

Vol. 21 No. 4 Fall 2007

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Title

Abstract

Author

Symposium: Monetary Policy

The Case for Forecast Targeting as a Monetary Policy Strategy

by Michael Woodford

(pp. 3-24)

Macroeconomic Modeling for Monetary Policy Evaluation

by Jordi Galí and Mark Gertler

(pp. 25-46)

How the World Achieved Consensus on Monetary Policy

by Marvin Goodfriend

(pp. 47-68)

The Evolution of Central Bank Governance around the World

by Christopher Crowe and Ellen E. Meade

(pp. 69-90)

Symposium: Human Resource Management

Personnel Economics: The Economist's View of Human Resources

by Edward P. Lazear and Kathryn L. Shaw

(pp. 91-114)

Human Resources from an Organizational Behavior Perspective: Some Paradoxes Explained

by Jeffrey Pfeffer

(pp. 115-134)

Paying Respect

by Tore Ellingsen and Magnus Johannesson

(pp. 135-150)

Articles

The Economics of Dowry and Brideprice

by Siwan Anderson

(pp. 151-174)

Bankruptcy Reform and Credit Cards

by Michelle J. White

(pp. 175-200)

Features

Markets: Preserving Funeral Markets with Ready-to-Embalm Laws

by David E. Harrington

(pp. 201-216)

Retrospectives: Léon Walras and the Nobel Peace Prize

by Agnar Sandmo

(pp. 217-228)

Recommendations for Further Reading

by Timothy Taylor

(pp. 229-236)

Corrections (pp. 237-238)

Notes (pp. 239-242)

Index by Author to Volume 21 (pp. 243-245)