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 1992
- Publication Date :
- 01 Jan 1992
- Pages :
- 171
- ISBN :
- 9789264164963 (PDF) ; 9789264137752 (print)
- DOI :
- 10.1787/eco_surveys-usa-1992-en
Table of Contents
Introduction
I. Recent developments, policies and prospects
-A hesitant recovery
-Continuing improvement in external outcomes
-Progress on inflation
-Fiscal policy
-Debt developments
-Monetary policy
-Prospects
II. Selected medium-term issues
-The threat to living standards
-Productivity and investment
-Real wages and salaries
-Saving and the current account
III. Federal fiscal policy over the medium term
-An overview of government spending and revenue trends
-Previous attempts at deficit control
-Deficit projections and outcomes
-Curing the chronic U.S. deficit
IV. The structural reform agenda: banking and trade
-Banking reform
-The United States on the world trade scene
V. Health-care reform
-Introduction
-The rising cost of health care
-Access to health care
-Health-policy reform
-Concluding remarks
VI. Conclusions
Notes
References
Annexes:
-I. Calculating the natural unemployment rate and the sacrifice ratio
-II. An overview of health-care financing in selected OECD countries
Statistical and structural annex