Journal of Economic Perspectives

ISSN 0895-3309 (Print) | ISSN 1944-7965 (Online)

Vol. 21, No. 4, Fall 2007

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Title

Abstract

Author

Symposium: Monetary Policy

The Case for Forecast Targeting as a Monetary Policy Strategy

by Michael Woodford

(pp. 3–24)

Macroeconomic Modeling for Monetary Policy Evaluation

by Jordi Galí and Mark Gertler

(pp. 25–46)

How the World Achieved Consensus on Monetary Policy

by Marvin Goodfriend

(pp. 47–68)

The Evolution of Central Bank Governance around the World

by Christopher Crowe and Ellen E. Meade

(pp. 69–90)

Symposium: Human Resource Management

Personnel Economics: The Economist's View of Human Resources

by Edward P. Lazear and Kathryn L. Shaw

(pp. 91–114)

Human Resources from an Organizational Behavior Perspective: Some Paradoxes Explained

by Jeffrey Pfeffer

(pp. 115–134)

Paying Respect

by Tore Ellingsen and Magnus Johannesson

(pp. 135–150)

Articles

The Economics of Dowry and Brideprice

by Siwan Anderson

(pp. 151–174)

Bankruptcy Reform and Credit Cards

by Michelle J. White

(pp. 175–200)

Features

Markets: Preserving Funeral Markets with Ready-to-Embalm Laws

by David E. Harrington

(pp. 201–216)

Retrospectives: Léon Walras and the Nobel Peace Prize

by Agnar Sandmo

(pp. 217–228)

Recommendations for Further Reading

by Timothy Taylor

(pp. 229–236)

Corrections

(pp. 237–238)

Notes

(pp. 239–242)

Index by Author to Volume 21

(pp. 243–245)