Journal of Economic Perspectives

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

Vol. 8, No. 4, Fall 1994

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Title

Abstract

Author

Front Matter

(pp. 1–2)

Symposium: Contingent Valuation

The Contingent Valuation Debate: Why Economists Should Care

by Paul R. Portney

(pp. 3–17)

Valuing the Environment through Contingent Valuation

by W. Michael Hanemann

(pp. 19–43)

Contingent Valuation: Is Some Number Better than No Number?

by Peter A. Diamond and Jerry A. Hausman

(pp. 45–64)

Symposium: Defense Procurement

Economic Incentives and the Defense Procurement Process

by William P. Rogerson

(pp. 65–90)

Competition Policy, Rivalries, and Defense Industry Consolidation

by William E. Kovacic and Dennis E. Smallwood

(pp. 91–110)

Articles

The Allocation of Resources in the Presence of Indivisibilities

by Herbert Scarf

(pp. 111–128)

Nonprofit Organizations in the Health Sector

by Richard G. Frank and David S. Salkever

(pp. 129–144)

Intergenerational Transfers and the Accumulation of Wealth

by William G. Gale and John Karl Scholz

(pp. 145–160)

Distinguished Fellow: Herbert Scarf's Contributions to Economics

by Kenneth J. Arrow and Timothy J. Kehoe

(pp. 161–181)

Features

Policy Watch: Proposals for Time-Limited Welfare

by Rebecca M. Blank

(pp. 183–193)

Recommendations for Further Reading

by Bernard Saffran

(pp. 195–200)

Correspondence

by Scott Sumner

(pp. 201–206)

Notes

(pp. 207–213)

Index for Volume 8

(pp. 215–217)