Books published by AEI Press

Although the service sector has been largely ignored in the world trade system, trade in services has in the past two decades become an important source of jobs and economic growth.

This is the first book to analyze and compare the federal science policies under the most recent administrations-those of Presidents Ford, Carter, and Reagan.

This book explores the many ways that Congress makes economic decisions.

This book examines how the salaries of the 2.4 million full-time, permanent civilian employees of the federal government are determined.

Do the effects of inflation threaten the nation's private pension plans? The answer given by the authors is no, although some pension plans have failed to compensate investors for the erosion of the purchasing power of their funds.

The Gateway: U.S. Immigration Issues and Policies, edited by Barry R. Chiswick, addresses the importance of immigration to a wide range of US economic and social issues, as well as relations with other countries.

Amtrak: The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, by George W. Hilton, deals with the system Congress inaugurated in 1971 to prevent the demise of the intercity passenger train.

The Social Security Amendments of 1972 capped nearly four decades of expansion and benefit increases by boosting benefits 20 percent and indexing benefits to inflation beginning in 1975.

This volume assesses postal reorganization since 1970. It also describes future technical opportunities and the expected economic, legal, and political responses.

This legislative analysis examines the arguments for and against reducing the cost-of-living adjustments for social security and other federal retirement and disability programs.

This collection of essays examines the law and the economics of postal regulation. Contributors discuss the mission of the Postal Service, how it has changed since the Postal Reorganization act of 1970, and how the ownership structure of the Postal Service differs from that of privately operated entities.

Examines Europe's demographic challenges, the curious phenomenon of the underworked European, and policies that stand in the way of the region benefiting from its health advantage.

This monograph contends that fundamental principles of deterrence are far more humane in the long run than the progressive approaches that are becoming more popular today.

This volume explains why there is bipartisan interest in privatization of public housing and how it can be accomplished.

This book brings together public opinion results on the 1994-1994 health care reform debates.

The authors of this volume challenge the common perception that the removal of old distortions from the tax system would seriously hurt segments of the economy.

This study examines current efforts to deepen trade commitments regarding energy services.

The authors consider capital inflows into the United States and the likely consequences of a simplification of the taxation of international transactions.

This monograph explores the causes of the West's economic growth over the last 2,000 years and contrasts it with the economic history of the rest of the world.

This study analyzes the effects of a variety of forms of tax credits, especially for workers whose incomes place them above the poverty line but below the median family income.

The author argues that a tax on imports commensurately creates a tax on exports, and that trade imbalances reflect capital flows between countries.