Intro -- Series Announcement Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Series Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Why Carbon Pricing Is Appealing -- 2. Why Politicians Are Reluctant to Price Carbon -- 3. Why Carbon Pricing Has Often Failed -- 4. When...

Intro -- Series Foreword -- Preface -- Contributors -- I - Introduction -- 1 - Analyzing the Role of Business in Environmental Policy -- II - Agenda Setting: Public Opinion, the Media, and Elections -- 2 - Framing ANWR: Citizens, Consumers, and the Privileged Position of Business -- 3 -...

This collection of articles in investment and portfolio management spans the thirty-five-year collaborative effort of two key figures in finance. Each of the nine sections begins with an overview that introduces the main contributions of the pieces and traces the development of the field. Each...

In the Guadalupe Dunes, 170 miles north of Los Angeles and 250 miles south of San Francisco, an oil spill persisted unattended for 38 years. Over the period 1990-1996, the national press devoted 504 stories to the Exxon Valdez accident and a mere nine to the Guadalupe spill—even though the...

These eight lectures by noted economist William Cline provide a clear and concise account of some of the most important macroeconomic issues facing the world economy. Designed for the nonspecialist but a source of fresh insight for the specialist as well, the lectures synthesize the major trends...

Antitrust policy in the United States and Europe relies increasingly on economic analysis. Economic theory and empirical analysis play a central role in antitrust decisions in the courts and in the formulation and enforcement of policy. Antitrust cases are argued using sophisticated economic...

Regulatory reform had its beginnings in the United States in the 1970s, and today it is taking place around the globe. One of the central questions for industrial policy is how to regulate firms with market power. Regulatory Reform tackles this important policy issue in two parts: it describes...