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| Rich nation, poor nation (importance of institutions in promoting economic growth) | p. 2 |
| Return of the luddites : technophobia and economic growth (negative impact of fear of technology on economic growth) | p. 8 |
| The lion, the dragon, and the tigers : economic growth in Asia (causes and consequences of rapid growth in China) | p. 15 |
| Immigrants and economic growth (role of immigration in economic growth) | p. 21 |
| Outsourcing and economic growth (impact of competition and voluntary exchange on wealth) | p. 27 |
| Poverty, capitalism, and growth (does a rising tide lift all boats?) | p. 34 |
| What's in a word? : plenty, if it's the "R" word (how a recession is defined and why we care) | p. 42 |
| The case of the disappearing workers (misleading measures of unemployment) | p. 48 |
| The graying of the workforce (economics of the aging workforce) | p. 54 |
| The problem with deflation (economic consequences of deflation) | p. 60 |
| The problem with inflation (economic consequences of inflation) | p. 66 |
| Measuring GDP (what GDP does and doesn't tell us about the world) | p. 73 |
| The return of big government (why government spending is growing so fast) | p. 82 |
| The myths of social security (it's not what the government says it is, nor will it ever be) | p. 88 |
| Macro disasters (why Uncle Sam intervenes after a disaster and what happens when he does) | p. 95 |
| The brain gain (why lower taxes can mean greater wealth) | p. 102 |
| Tax cuts when they matter, when they don't (differing economic implications of cutting taxes in different ways) | p. 108 |
| Simplifying the federal tax system (don't hold your breath) (why the tax system is complicated - and won't ever be simplified) | p. 115 |
| The future of the fed : new economy versus Inflation Targeting (has the Fed's mission changed - and should it?) | p. 124 |
| Monetary policy and interest rates (long- and short-term effects of monetary policy on interest rates) | p. 130 |
| The savings glut (how sophisticated financial markets help hide America's thrifty habits) | p. 136 |
| Beating the market (why you can't beat the stock market, no matter how hard you try) | p. 141 |
| Don't worry, your deposits are insured (economic implications of subsidized deposit insurance) | p. 147 |
| The opposition to free trade (why people object to free international trade) | p. 156 |
| The $750,000 job (economic consequences of attempts to restrict free trade) | p. 163 |
| The trade revolution in textiles (why the textiles industry is once again moving) | p. 169 |
| The trade deficit (it sounds bad and it looks ugly, but it's not necessarily either) | p. 176 |
| The dollar versus the Euro : winner take all? (how the dollar and the euro are battling to become the world's money) | p. 184 |
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