The Employment Act of 1946: A Half Century of Experience

Authors

Murray L. Weidenbaum, Washington University in St Louis

Files

Publication Date

4-1-1996

Series Information

Policy Brief 169

Publisher

Center for the Study of American Business (CSAB), Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63130

Description

The enactment of the Employment Act of 1946 established the Council of Economic Advisers and the congressional Joint Economic Committee. This paper discusses the role each has played since then involving economic policy.

Keywords

Employment Act of 1946, Joint Economic Committee, Council of Economic Advisers

Disciplines

Economics | Public Policy

Comments

The Center for the Study of American Business (CSAB), 1975-2001, is the predecessor of the Weidenbaum Center on the Economy, Government, and Public Policy at Washington University in St. Louis. Permanent URL: http://dx.doi/org/10.7936/K7571960

DOI

doi:10.7936/K7571960

Recommended Citation

Weidenbaum, Murray L., "The Employment Act of 1946: A Half Century of Experience", Policy Brief 169, 1996, doi:10.7936/K7571960.
Murray Weidenbaum Publications, https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/mlw_papers/143.