OECD Economic Surveys: United States
- Frequency :
- Every 18 months
- ISSN :
- 1999-0103 (online)
- ISSN :
- 1995-3046 (print)
- DOI :
- 10.1787/19990103
OECD’s periodic surveys of the United States economy. Each edition surveys the major challenges faced by the country, evaluates the short-term outlook, and makes specific policy recommendations. Special chapters take a more detailed look at specific challenges. Extensive statistical information is included in charts and graphs.
OECD Economic Surveys: United States 1988
- Publication Date :
- 01 Jan 1988
- Pages :
- 161
- ISBN :
- 9789264159310 (PDF) ; 9789264130937 (print)
- DOI :
- 10.1787/eco_surveys-usa-1988-en
Table of Contents
Introduction
I. The domestic economy
-The economy in 1987
-The current expansion in perspective
II. The balance of payments
-The rise and fall of the dollar
-Current account deterioration
-The macroeconomic origins of the trade deficit
-The persistence of the deficit
-Fundamentals
III. The policy environment
-Monetary and exchange rate policies
-The response to the stock market crash
-Monetary policy indicators
-Budgetary policy
-Medium-term fiscal trends
-The Federal deficit, domestic saving and external adjustment
IV. Short-term prospects and medium-term adjustment
-Short-term prospects
-Risks to the outlook
-Medium-term adjustment
V. Financial markets: innovation and stability
-Introduction
-Overview of the financial system
-Strains in the banking system
-Banking system competitors: institutions and securitisation
-Efficiency and stability
-Innovation and monetary control
-Debt, savings and investment
VI. Conclusions
Annexes
-I. Stock market wealth and the personal saving ratio
-II. Accounting for the real trade deficit
-III. Import elasticities
-IV. Glossary of financial market terms
-V. Recent developments in the banking system
Statistical annex