This book takes a penetrating look at major challenges to the World Trade Organization and the future of trade liberalization.

The recent slowdown in the rate of decline for semiconductor prices suggested by the PPI is puzzling in light of evidence that the performance of MPUs has continued to improve at a rapid pace. The authors argue that hedonic indexes provide a more accurate measure of price changes.

The Clinton administration has claimed its proposal to increase the minimum wage would not affect employment; other research supports that a higher minimum wage means fewer jobs.

This volume explores the causes and costs of tax avoidance and provides a useful guide to the key conceptual issues that must be addressed in order to design a truly effective tax reform.

The authors review the economic rationales of the Commerce Department's Advanced Technology Program and the criteria for project selection.

The authors review the economic rationales of the Commerce Department's Advanced Technology Program and the criteria for project selection.

Can access to regulators provide operational benefits to firms?

The recent slowdown in the rate of decline for semiconductor prices suggested by the PPI is puzzling in light of evidence that the performance of MPUs has continued to improve at a rapid pace. The authors argue that hedonic indexes provide a more accurate measure of price changes.

This book recommends the creation of a new, alternative legal structure for collective investment, the "managed investment trust."

The author examines the structure of the corporate charter market, the impact of takeover regulation and federal securities law, and the spreading of criminalization of corporate duties.