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 1997
- Publication Date :
- 24 Nov 1997
- Pages :
- 218
- ISBN :
- 9789264149533 (PDF) ; 9789264154285 (print)
- DOI :
- 10.1787/eco_surveys-usa-1997-en
This 1997 edition of OECD's periodic survey of the US economy includes a special features on immigration and entrepreneurship.
Table of Contents
Assessment and recommendations
I. Recent trends and prospects
-Introduction
-The supply side and prices
-Short-term economic prospects
II. Macroeconomic policies
-Fiscal policy
-Monetary and exchange-rate policy and financial market developments
III. An overview of structural policy developments
-Introduction
-Trade and investment policy
-Financial markets
-Other regulatory reform
-Environmental matters
-Labour market policies and developments
-Health care reform
-Miscellaneous structural policy changes
IV. The economics of US immigration policy
-Introduction
-The current policy environment
-The magnitude and nature of recent US immigration
-The economic effects of immigration
-The demographic effects of immigration
-Some social aspects of immigration
-The recent policy debate
-Options for reform
V. Pervasive entrepreneurship: a source of economic dynamism
-Introduction
-The pervasiveness of entrepreneurship
-Reasons for the prevalence of entrepreneurial activity
-Conclusions
Bibliography
Annexes
-I. Specific Medicare savings proposals
-II. Calendar of main economic events
Statistical annex and structural indicators