As trade flows expanded and trade agreements proliferated after World War II, governments-most notably the United States-came increasingly to use their power over imports and exports to influence the behavior of other countries. But trade is not the only way in which nations interact...

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Contributors -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Part I INTRODUCTION -- 1 Introduction and Overview -- 2 Innovation in an Historical Perspective: Tales of Technology and Evolution -- Part II COUNTRY STUDIES -- 3 The United States -- 4 Japan -- 5 Germany -- 6 France -- 7...

Winner of the 2010 Hayek Book Prize given by the Manhattan Institute"Money, Markets and Sovereignty is a surprisingly easy read, given the complicated issues covered. In it, Mr. Steil and Mr. Hinds consistently challenge today's statist nostrums."-Doug Bandow, The Washington TimesIn this keenly...

This paper applies an expected utility analysis to derive optimal contingent claims for hedging foreign exchange transaction exposures over the complete range of probabilities, as well the optimal forward and option hedge alternatives. Three utility functions are used, covering a wide range of...

[eng] Regulating for tomorrow’s equity markets . It is clear that thinking about « the right » market structure at the SEC and the European Commission has been profoundly shaped by the proliferation of continuous electronic auction market systems, operated both on and off exchanges, over the...

[eng] It is clear that thinking about « the right » market structure at the SEC and the European Commission has been profoundly shaped by the proliferation of continuous electronic auction market systems, operated both on and off exchanges, over the course of the last decade. The problem is...