NCPA - Daily Policy Digest - Friday, August 16, 2002

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Daily Policy Digest
Friday, August 16, 2002

	Corporate loan defaults are down, because most weak companies funded in the 1990s boom have failed, observers say....
USA TODAY

	Short-haul business flying is down and airlines specializing in short-hop routes are suffering, surveys show....
USA TODAY

	Certification will discourage risk, invite more law suits, experts predict....
USA TODAY

	Traditional pension funds are outperforming 401(k)s, as 401(k) assets are eaten away from the falling stock market....
WALL STREET JOURNAL

	Consumer-driven health care would give employees more choices, and by exposing them to costs, reduce waste....
HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW

	High tariff rates can reduce gross national product by up to 10 percent, researchers say....
AMERICAN ECONOMIC REVIEW

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