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- The New Economic Policy
- This report outlines Nixon's "new economic policy", a policy created to combat high unemployment rates and inflation at the time, and to re-situate the United States place in the global trade economy.
- Economic Aspects of Reduced Defense Spending, 1960-1970: A Selected Bibliography Arranged Chronologically
- This report provides a bibliography of resources related to the economic effects of decreased defense spending which were published between 1960 and 1970.
- Economic Effects of the Minimum Wage with Emphasis on the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938: References, 1937-1970
- This report provides a bibliography of resources related to the economic effects of minimum wage legislation which were published between 1937 and 1970.
- Supplemental Selective Reserve Requirements on Commercial Bank Assets: An Option for Credit Allocation Based on Social Goals
- This report discuses banks' loan practices and the Federal Reserve's monetary policies and how they interact with one another as well as proposals by the Federal Reserve intended to increase loans related to the housing market while reducing them in the commercial business world.
- The United States Balance of Payments,1968-1972: Selected References
- This report provides a bibliography of resources related to the United States's balance of payments between 1968 and 1972.
- The United States Balance of Trade: Selected References, 1968-1972
- This report provides a bibliography of resources related to the balance of trade in the United States that were published between 1968 and 1972.
- Problems of Welfare Reform
- This report discusses some major practical problems in welfare reform including national payment levels, fiscal relief to the states, economic effect of welfare on recipients, incentives to work, coverage, and the responsiveness of the system to emergency needs.
- Government Policy Relating to Wages and Prices, with Particular Reference to Wage-Price Controls: A Selected Bibliography
- This report provides a bibliography of resources related the topic of wage-price controls.
- Payroll Taxes: Economic Effects and Legislative Proposals
- This report discusses legislative proposals related to payroll/social security taxes and studies the effects of these taxes on the economy.
- The Consumer Price Index: An Overview
- The consumer price index is probably the most widely used measure of inflation. Changes i n the index affect the incomes of a substantial portion of the U.S. population. This report provides background information on the history and concepts of the index. In addition, several factors which may produce biases in the index are analyzed. The objective is to provide an introduction to the CPI f o r the policy maker who wishes to acquire a working knowledge of the concept as an aid in examining economic policy alternatives.
- The Consumer Price Index: An Overview
- The consumer price index is probably the most widely used measure of inflation. Changes i n the index affect the incomes of a substantial portion of the U.S. population. This report provides background information on the history and concepts of the index. In addition, several factors which may produce biases in the index are analyzed. The objective is to provide an introduction to the CPI f o r the policy maker who wishes to acquire a working knowledge of the concept as an aid in examining economic policy alternatives.
- Development of National Urban Growth and Rural Development Policy: Legislative and Executive Actions in 1970 and 1971
- The 1970 Acts require the executive branch to submit the reports on the further development of urban growth policy, the location of Federal facilities, acceleration of the availability of government services and financial assistance (among other subjects) in support of rural community development. This report should assist in the evaluation of these submissions received from the President and executive departments and agencies. The report's basic purpose is to place individual legislative actions in the larger context of interrelated national urban and rural development objectives set forth by the Congress. The basic content of this report consists of three major components. The first summarizes 1970 legislative developments at both the State and Federal levels of government concerning contributions being made toward the development of a balanced national growth policy for the United States. The second component describes the actions taken by Congressional committees and the Congress in the first session of the 92nd Congress (1971). The final component is a detailed annotated summary of the published literature of urban and rural development made available in 1971.