For over fifty years, Eli Schwartz has inspired generations of students and economists through his many publications and dedication to teaching. In 2008, the Martindale Center for the Study of Private Enterprise at Lehigh University invited prominent academics and practitioners--including Nobel...

The transformation of Ireland from one of the poorer countries in Western Europe to one of the best performing is one of the most remarkable economic success stories in recent times. The ten papers in this collection were presented at a conference at Lehigh University in March 2001. Written from...

My Favorite Two Corporate Finance Puzzles -- The Solvency of Federal Welfare Entitlement Programs: Social Security and Medicare -- The Corporate Sector as a Net Exporter of Funds: Additional Evidence -- Piscal Folicy 101-Economic Policy Meets Partisan Politics -- A Taxonomy of Utility Functions...