Economics

Selling the Reorganization of the Post Office

Publication Date: January 01, 1984

In 1969, President Nixon's Postmaster General, Winton Blount, set out to reorganize the Post Office by turning it into a government corporation. Aware that the Congress and the postal unions liked the old system, were well served by it, and...

Regulating Airport Noise

Publication Date: January 01, 1984

Government agencies have responded to complaints about airport noise in rather traditional ways, primarily by mandating noise standards for jet aircraft. This case describes the problem of airport noise as of 1980, delineates the ways airplanes...

Bailing Out Boston: The Tregor Legislation (Sequel)

Publication Date: January 01, 1984

In November 1980, voters in Massachusetts overwhelmingly approved a tax limitation referendum called Proposition 2 l/2, which restricted the property tax levy for each Massachusetts city and town to 2 l/2 percent of the fair market value of all...

Bailing Out Boston: The Tregor Legislation

Publication Date: January 01, 1984

In November 1980, voters in Massachusetts overwhelmingly approved a tax limitation referendum called Proposition 2 1/2, which restricted the property tax levy for each Massachusetts city and town to 2 1/2 percent of the fair market value of all...

Paul A. Samuelson

Publication Date: January 01, 1983

This case offers a third portrait, one of an American Keynesian, to supplement those on John Maynard Keynes and Milton Friedman. Outlining his historical, national, economic, and educational background, and his experience with applied economics,...

Wage and Price Controls (B): The Nixon Controls

Publication Date: January 01, 1983

When inflation reached 18 percent in 1980, a groundswell of public opinion clamored for mandatory wage and price controls. President Carter steadfastly refused, citing consensus among government leaders and economists that America's previous...

Wage and Price Controls (A): The Debate in 1980

Publication Date: January 01, 1983

When inflation reached 18 percent in 1980, a groundswell of public opinion clamored for mandatory wage and price controls. President Carter steadfastly refused, citing consensus among government leaders and economists that America's previous...

Wage and Price Controls (C): The Early History of Controls

Publication Date: January 01, 1983

When inflation reached 18 percent in 1980, a groundswell of public opinion clamored for mandatory wage and price controls. President Carter steadfastly refused, citing consensus among government leaders and economists that America's previous...

Rescission of the Passive Restraints Standard: Costs and Benefits

Publication Date: January 01, 1983

On October 23, 1981, the head of the National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration announced that it was rescinding regulations that would have required the installation of passive restraint systems in all automobiles, beginning with model...

Managing the Employment and Training Administration: Job Corps

Publication Date: January 01, 1983

This case examines the efforts of Albert Angrisani, the Reagan administration's choice to run the Department of Labor's Employment and Training administration, to reform the Job Corps program. It contrasts the view that Angrisani's proposals...

Managing the Employment and Training Administration: Job Corps (Sequel)

Publication Date: January 01, 1983

This case examines the efforts of Albert Angrisani, the Reagan administration's choice to run the Department of Labor's Employment and Training administration, to reform the Job Corps program. It contrasts the view that Angrisani's proposals...

Business Lobbying in the Bay State: The Massachusetts High Technology Council (Sequel)

Publication Date: January 01, 1983

This case traces the establishment of the Massachusetts High Technology Council (MHTC). In 1977, a handful of chief executive officers of relatively small high-tech companies formed an independent lobbying group in response to their perception...