Commentary

INCENTIVES CAN MAKE ALL THE DIFFERENCE. Airports and airlines have been fighting for years over the

TWO YEARS IS A LONG TIME for a honeymoon. After two wonderful years, the honeymoon of Carlos Salinas

The Japanese aren't dumb. This may strike admirers of the Japanese as supremely condescendin

PHILIPPINE PRESIDENT CORAZON AQUINO, who has proclaimed herself a "transition president" throughout

During the 1990s, the dominant theme in U.S. economic policy will be dealing with the consequences o

Vietnam, a country newly emerging from nearly two decades of economic isolation and stagnation, is g

U.S. BANKS ARE IN TROUBLE once again. And once again, instead of facing up to the causes of those tr

BRITISH PRIME MINISTER Margaret Thatcher made quite a public show of belligerence in Rome on Sunday,

The Oil Pollution Act of 1990 will have far-reaching effects on the availability of tankers, their s

When the votes were tallied after the last presidential campaign, all that mattered was that George

Economic monetary union may present a major challenge to U.S. financial/ commerci al business if the

Several key negotiating groups in the Uruguay Round of international trade talks under the General A

In the current negotiations to modify the Anti-Dumping Code of the General Agreement on Tariffs and

In the tightly knit maritime industry, people are more likely to stab one another in the back than t

QUICK: HOW MANY YEN does a dollar buy? The answer is 128, but if you guessed wrong, you've g

U.S.-EUROPEAN COMMUNITY relations have hit bottom due to farm disputes. The EC flatly rejects the U.

NO CHANGES NEEDED IN SHIPPING ACTIn your Oct. 9 article, "Carey Believes Tariff Filing Is He

SOME ELECTRIC POWER companies could gain from new regulations on coal-burning electric utilities put

A subtle prejudice against those afflicted with alcoholism, depression and other behavior ailments

ISRAEL HAS BEEN a special friend of the United States. Its status as the only democratic state and r

In the wake of successful United Nations sanctions against Iraq, the U.N.'s International Atomic En

WHEN THE ELDERLY CANNOT AFFORD the premiums and deductibles for Medicare, the federal health plan fo

THE AIR SERVICE agreement between Britain and the United States is a sore point for U.S. airlines. U

The 1991 Defense Department budget debate initially anticipated a "peace dividend." In early August

The Nobel Prizes have been announced and, once again, I have been passed over. In earlier ye

Last week, I found a woman in Somerville, Mass., who lives in a Dodge station wagon with her two dog

WHEN IT PUSHED for a new round of international trade talks four years ago, free trade in services

THE GOOD NEWS is that, with Herculean labor, Congress and the White House have crafted a budget deal

The current debate over monetary and fiscal policy has focused on the federal budget deficit. Those

The Federal Budget Follies - Washington's longest running situation comedy - has exposed the bankrup

Three recent reports, each from a different direction, raise a mutual question - What kind of job is

IF YOU WANT FREER TRADE, you've got to sell it. In that spirit, U.S. Commerce Secretary Robert Mosba

THIS YEAR'S FEDERAL BUDGET is tight. Yet, somehow, it has room for maritime spending that's hard to

Swaps are all the rage. In the sixties, one swapped spouses. Later, barterclubs were formed

Mikhail Gorbachev and George Bush signed several commercial agreements in Washington this past summe

As the showdown over rice liberalization approaches, the political taboo on deregulating Japan's sta

Speculation grows as the Bush administration continues to ponder changes in the subsidy programs for

The influential chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, Les Aspin, called it "schnorrerism."

IT'S HARD TO FIND an executive who doesn't lament the lack of basic skills among prospective employe

OK, so we're gonna tax the rich. Or, to be more precise, we're gonna tax folks who earn a lot of mo