NCPA - Daily Policy Digest - Tuesday, April 23, 2002

NATIONAL CENTER FOR POLICY ANALYSIS
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Daily Policy Digest
Tuesday, April 23, 2002

	European Union regulations govern U.S. products and American firms are beginning to lobby there....
WALL STREET JOURNAL

	Greenspan warns Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac distort housing markets due to implicit government subsidies....
INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL FINANCE/WALL STREET JOURNAL

	Child traffic deaths hit 36-year low due to better safety measures, says a new report....
NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION/WALL STREET JOURNAL

	Increased longevity due to health improvements was worth twice the cost of spending on health care, says an economist....
NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS/BUSINESS WEEK

	$10-a-barrel oil increase could raise inflation half a percent in rich countries, thus slowing economic recovery....
ECONOMIST

	Many products are not suitable for mass customization, say experts, because of the products' characteristics....
McKINSEY QUARTERLY/SLOAN MANAGEMENT REVIEW/ECONOMIC INTUITION

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