REFERENCE SHELF

Economic Report

of the President

Transmitted to the Congress
February 1999

OF THE

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

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WASHINGTON: 1999

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CHAPTER 4. WORK, RETIREMENT, AND THE ECONOMIC WELL-BEING

OF THE ELDERLY

131

CHAPTER 5. REGULATION AND INNOVATION

171

CHAPTER 6. CAPITAL FLOWS IN THE GLOBAL ECONOMY

219

CHAPTER 7. THE EVOLUTION AND REFORM OF THE INTERNATIONAL

FINANCIAL SYSTEM

267

APPENDIX A. REPORT TO THE PRESIDENT ON THE ACTIVITIES OF THE

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS DURING 1998

307

APPENDIX B. STATISTICAL TABLES RELATING TO INCOME, EMPLOYMENT,

AND PRODUCTION

319

• For a detailed table of contents of the Council's Report, see page 11