Contents

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Survey of the Factors Contributing to the Decline in U.S. Productivity Growth
John W. Kendrick, with discussion by Lester C. Thurow

Capital Accumulation and Potential Growth
Richard W. Kopcke, with discussion by Edward F. Denison

Energy Price Increases and the Productivity Slowdown in United States Manufacturing
Ernst R. Berndt, with discussion by Paul R. Gregory

Regulation and Productivity Growth

Productivity Slowdown: A Labor Problem?
Jeffrey M. Perloff and Michael L. Wachter, with the discussion by J.R. Norsworthy

Policy Responses to the Productivity Slowdown
William D. Nordhaus, with the discussion by Robert M. Solow