Neil Smelser skillfully explores committees and looks at topics such as how to get on certain committees and avoid others, how to get the committee work done as efficiently as possible and how to ensure that your views are properly represented in the committee's report

The economics of search study the implications of frictions for individual behavior and market performance, due usually to imperfect information about exchange possibilities. This article reviews labor-market research in this area. Individuals search for a job offer by choosing a reservation...