Regulation continues to be an important issue in the postal and delivery sector of the global economy. This latest volume of the series covers progress made in the competitive agenda in the industry. It is global in scope and addresses topics of great importance to scholars and practitioners of...

Economic assessment of sustainable agricultural practices has continued to mature and to add to our understanding of how we might design policies to ensure an adequate and diverse food supply. This volume presents some of the recent developments and applications in this field and is much more...

Within the New Consensus Macroeconomics, monetary policy is upgraded while fiscal policy is downgraded. This new monetary policy has been the main instrument of policy under the guise of inflation targeting, an approach pursued by a number of central banks worldwide. This book raises problems...

The Call Auction Alternative -- The Broad Perspective -- View From a Market Maker -- Alternative Call Auction Designs -- Darwinism vs. Protectionism In the US Equity Markets; the Case for Real Competition -- View from a Derivatives Exchange -- Integrating Call and Continuous Trading -- A Call...