Book abstract: Although numerous studies of religious rituals have been conducted by religious studies scholars, anthropologists,…
In this paper, we analyze the incentives of an incumbent and an entrant to migrate from an "old" technology to a "new" technology, and…
If Bill Safire were still with us and writing a column about the debt follies in Washington, he might well begin by asking readers: Which…
Most social scientists would like to believe that their profession contributes to solving pressing global problems. Indeed, the United…
We study the predictive power of approximately 2.5 million stock picks submitted by individual users to the “CAPS” website run by the…
Last April, the BRICS—Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa—met in the Chinese resort of Sanya and called for changes in…
Americans, and their companies, have long benefited from their freedom to move throughout our country.
In the 19th century, we moved in…
Seven possible nominal variables are considered as candidates to be the anchor or target for monetary policy. The context is countries in…
With America now perilously close to default, here's where I sense we stand. My observations may be off as I have only had a brief time in…