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Economic Report of the President

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Addressing Air Pollution Through Tradable Permits.................... 122Addressing Overfishing Through Property Rights ....................... 123School Voucher Programs............................................................ 125The Application <strong>of</strong> Property Rights to Current Policy Issues............ 127Personal Retirement Accounts ..................................................... 127Health Savings Accounts ............................................................. 129Millennium Challenge Accounts ................................................. 130Conclusion....................................................................................... 133chapter 6. innovation and <strong>the</strong> information economy ................. 135Growth <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Information Economy............................................... 136Growth in Computer and Internet Use....................................... 136Illegal Acts on <strong>the</strong> Internet .......................................................... 141Competition Versus <strong>Economic</strong> Regulation ....................................... 142Telephone Service: A Natural Monopoly?......................................... 146Long-Distance Services................................................................ 146Mobile Wireless Telephone Services ............................................ 147Talking on <strong>the</strong> Internet: Voice over Internet Protocol.................. 149Realizing <strong>the</strong> Promise <strong>of</strong> Broadband................................................. 150Universal, Affordable Access to Broadband ................................. 150Conclusion....................................................................................... 153chapter 7. <strong>the</strong> global hiv/aids epidemic ........................................ 155A Global Crisis................................................................................. 156Disease Characteristics and Treatments............................................. 157The <strong>Economic</strong> Impact <strong>of</strong> HIV/AIDS............................................... 159Direct <strong>Economic</strong> Impacts on Households ................................... 159Indirect <strong>Economic</strong> Impacts on Households................................. 161Macroeconomic Impacts ............................................................. 162Getting Prevention, Treatment, and Care to <strong>the</strong> Field ...................... 162A Role for Differential Pricing .................................................... 164Humanitarian Aid ....................................................................... 165Development <strong>of</strong> New Treatments and Vaccines................................ 167Incentives for Innovation ............................................................ 167Conclusion....................................................................................... 171chapter 8. modern international trade ........................................ 173Free Trade: Beyond <strong>the</strong> Basics .......................................................... 173Globalization and <strong>the</strong> Terms <strong>of</strong> Trade.......................................... 174The Impact <strong>of</strong> Trade on Labor Markets....................................... 176The U.S. Advantage in Services Trade ......................................... 178Foreign Direct Investment: An Increasingly Important Part <strong>of</strong> Trade 179The Global Supply Chain and FDI............................................. 180How Inward FDI Streng<strong>the</strong>ns Domestic Firms ........................... 181Contents | 13

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