This volume focuses on factors that have contributed to the deterioration of the U.S. trade balance and the erosion of American competitiveness.

This volume focuses on factors that have contributed to the deterioration of the U.S. trade balance and the erosion of American competitiveness.

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.

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.