"Offers an analysis of the promise and controversy around teacher pay for performance. Identifies potential strengths and weaknesses of performance-driven compensation policies and addresses key conceptual and implementation issues that have dominated the debate surrounding teacher compensation...

"Examines, from an economic perspective, how the different traditions of soccer and baseball have shaped the possibilities for their commercial organization and exploitation, and considers how each sport might learn from the other's experiences to develop meaningful reforms" - Provided by publisher

"Examines the underlying mechanisms through which the law, judiciary, and legal profession influence the economy. Analyzes enforcement, contracts, and property rights--the concepts collectively defining rule of law--and examines their roles in the real estate and financial sectors. Extended...