Drawing on the middle chapters from the first edition of J. Barkley Rosser Jr.'s seminal work, From Catastrophe to Chaos, this book presents and unusual perspective on economics and economic analysis. Current economic theory largely depends upon assuming that the world is fundamentally...

The goal of the 300-Cities Project is to support IRS policy decisions by finding a small number of city clusters, where the cities within each cluster will respond similarly to IRS interventions. This report describes two types of analyses based on U.S. Census 2000 data. The first is an...

Urban economics has traditionally viewed cities as having advantages in production and disadvantages in consumption. We argue that the role of urban density in facilitating consumption is extremely important and understudied. As firms become more mobile, the success of cities hinges more and...

This comprehensive introduction to the ancient Greek economy revolutionizes our understanding of the subject and its possibilities. Alain Bresson is one of the world's leading authorities in the field, and he is helping to redefine it. Here he combines a thorough knowledge of ancient sources...