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 bookexamines the events, policies, and personalities that have shaped our economy for a half century.

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.

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.

In this volume, the author describes the changes in wages during the 1980s that led to increased rewards in schooling in the labor market.

Using federal procurement of computer systems, the author shows the effects of practices designed to prevent collusion between vendors and officials.

The bookpresents different perspectives that explain the prohibition of insider trading and the way it affects various aspects of life on the stock market.

This book is a valuable asset for anyone seeking to make sense of economic news or, more importantly, to place it in a broader context.