Prelude to Jeff Bezos's day one -- Opportunities and challenges of cities -- Foundations of the economic flywheel -- Seattle's flywheels begin spinning -- Microsoft and Amazon innovate to success -- On the precipice of the future -- Investing in the future: talent and capital -- Models for...

The median income of Asian households is the highest of all racial/ethnic groups in the U.S. In a laboratory experiment, we examine whether Asians are more willing to compete and have greater competitive preferences than non-Asians. Both with and without controls for performance, performance...