An insider’s perspective on the bureaucratic structure of governmental institutions that shape economic policy, and the incentives and limitations of the individuals who head them.

This book is a valuable asset for anyone seeking to make sense of economic news or, more importantly, to place it in a broader context.

This bookis a collection of essays on proposals to provide tax incentives to stimulate the growth of high-technology firms.

What is the relationship between democratic government and a capitalist economic system?

In this volume, the author describes the changes in wages during the 1980s that led to increased rewards in schooling in the labor market.

The authors demonstrate how regulation intended to control costs can exacerbate cost growth by subsidizing high-risk activities and firms at the expense of low-risk activities and firms.

A discussion of the perceived widening wage gap between skilled and unskilled workers that analyzes the implications of such a gap upon trade in the context of NAFTA.

Key economists for the government and for the Microsoft Corporation lay out their views on the key issues and then respond to the views presented by the opposing side.

The author critically evaluates the logic behind industrial targeting and explains why these policies fail simple cost-benefit tests.