Introduction / Andrew H. Chen -- Financial safety nets : why do they keep expanding? / Edward J. Kane -- A positive analysis of bank failure resolution policies / Kamphol Panyagometh, Gordon S. Roberts -- Bank failure resolution policies and subordinated debt / Kamphol Panyagometh, Gordon S....

Competition in IPO underwriting : time series evidence / Mukesh Bajaj, Andrew H. Chen, Sumon C. Mazumdar -- Can delegating bank regulation to market forces really work? / C.W. Sealey -- Internal model-based capital standard and the cost of deposit insurance / Jin-Ping Lee -- Lead lenders and...

Preface / Richard W. Woodman, William A. Pasmore -- The professionalization of organization development : the next step in an evolving field / Allan H. Church -- Broken promises : the role of contract breaches in turnaround situations / Matthew Semadeni -- Flattening the organizational structure...

The theme of this volume is Recovering from Financial Crisis. The lead chapter sets the theme by giving insight into the recent surge in going-private transactions (and the corresponding reduction of Initial Public Offerings). The author develops evidence (reaching back 25 years) that...

This volume contains twelve cutting edge papers contributing new research to important issues concerning worker welfare. The research deals with earnings inequality, discrimination, the effects of migration, and economic policy. Answers to a number of policy related questions are given...

This volume contains nine original innovative chapters on worker well-being. Three chapters are on time allocated to work and human capital acquisition, three on aspects of risk in the earnings process, two on migration, and finally one on how tax policies affect poverty. Questions answered...

This volume contains eight new and innovative research articles relevant to researchers and policy makers. Each chapter deals with an aspect of human welfare and is authored by an expert in the field. One deals with how technological change affects the distribution of earnings, two deal with how...