Report March 2001

In this issue’s editorial, Senior Scholar James K. Galbraith predicts that the recent rise in wage inequality will lead to an economic slowdown in the United States.

Contents: Editorial: "Inequality Ticks Up, Bringing Bad News for the Economy" (James K. Galbraith) * New Public Policy Briefs: Is There a Skills Crisis? * The Future of the Euro * New Working Papers include: Harrod versus Thirwall: A Reassessment of Export-led Growth * Origins of the GATT * Testing Profit Rate Equalization in the US Manufacturing Sector * Will the Euro Bring Economic Crisis to Europe?