Economic Incentives: Proceedings of a conference held by the International Economic Association at Kiel, West Germany

Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Prices, Incentives, and Economic Growth....Pages 3-39
Microeconomic Incentives and Macroeconomic Decline....Pages 40-66
Social Insurance: Incentives and Disincentives to Save and to Work....Pages 67-88
Incentives and Disincentives: International Migration....Pages 89-123
Incentives for the Homogenization of Time Use....Pages 124-172
Incentives for Entrepreneurship and Supporting Institutions....Pages 173-203
The Incentive Limits of Firms: A Comparative Institutional Assessment of Bureaucracy....Pages 204-237
Front Matter....Pages 239-239
Incentives in the Soviet Economy....Pages 241-257
Restructuring Incentives in Hungary....Pages 258-278
Incentives in the United Kingdom....Pages 279-304
Economic Reforms in Chile, 1973–1981....Pages 305-328
Restructuring Incentives in the People’s Republic of China....Pages 329-347
From Bankruptcy to Revival: The Turkish Experience with Restructuring Economic Incentives, 1980–1984....Pages 348-377
Obstacles to Changing the Incentive System: The Case of the Federal Republic of Germany....Pages 378-397
Front Matter....Pages 399-399
Incentives and Disincentives for Foreign Direct Investment in Less Developed Countries....Pages 401-428
Rent-Seeking and Trade Policy: An Industry Approach....Pages 429-453
The Function of Governments and Intergovernmental Organizations in the International Resource Transfer — The Case of the World Bank....Pages 454-478
Front Matter....Pages 479-479
Incentives and Growth: An Appraisal....Pages 481-485
Incentives and Growth: A Summary Appraisal....Pages 486-490
Back Matter....Pages 491-497