For more than two decades, the U.S. Department of Justice, various states, theEuropean Commission, and many private litigants pursued antitrust actions against the tech giantMicrosoft. In investigatin
Transparency -- openness, secured through greater availability of information -- isincreasingly seen as part of the solution to a complex array of economic, political, and ethicalproblems in an interc
Transparency -- openness, secured through greater availability of information -- isincreasingly seen as part of the solution to a complex array of economic, political, and ethicalproblems in an interc
Despite their common roots, international economics (IE) and international business(IB) have developed into two distinct fields of study. Economists have directed their efforts atformalizing the worki
In this book, Michela Ippolito proposes a compositional semantics for subjunctive (orwould) conditionals in English that accounts for their felicity conditions and the constraints onthe satisfaction o
In this book, Michela Ippolito proposes a compositional semantics for subjunctive (orwould) conditionals in English that accounts for their felicity conditions and the constraints onthe satisfaction o
"[T]hese countless connecting threads, woven into one indissoluble texture, formthat ever-enlarging web which is the blended product of the world's scientific and industrialactivity." -- William Barto
"[T]hese countless connecting threads, woven into one indissoluble texture, formthat ever-enlarging web which is the blended product of the world's scientific and industrialactivity." -- William Barto
Midcentury America was governed from the center, a bipartisan consensus ofpoliticians and public opinion that supported government spending on education, the construction ofa vast network of interstat
An estimated 100 million nonhuman vertebrates worldwide--including primates, dogs,cats, rabbits, hamsters, birds, rats, and mice--are bred, captured, or otherwise acquired every yearfor research purpo
An estimated 100 million nonhuman vertebrates worldwide--including primates, dogs,cats, rabbits, hamsters, birds, rats, and mice--are bred, captured, or otherwise acquired every yearfor research purpo
The global explosion of online activity is steadily transforming the relationshipbetween government and the public. The first wave of change, "e-government," enlisted theInternet to improve management
Much of the world's Internet management and governance takes place in a corridorextending west from Washington, DC, through northern Virginia toward Washington Dulles InternationalAirport. Much of the
Governments around the world are deeply divided about the proper role of industrialpolicy, with some politicians arguing for hands-off governance and others supporting governmentintervention to promot
Multinational corporations often exploit natural resources or locate factories inpoor countries far from the demand for the products and profits that result. Developed countriesalso routinely dump haz
This comprehensive and accessible book fills the need for a political economy view of global environmental politics, focusing on the ways international economic processes affect environmental outcome
Describes how natives peoples, including the Miwoks of Yosemite and the Maasai of eastern Africa, have been displaced from their lands in the name of nature conservation.
Modern European cities viewed as complex constructs entangled with technology: themost dramatic changes in the urban environment over the last century and half, abundantlyillustrated with rare photogr
The recent growth of voluntary programs has attracted the attention of policymakers, nongovernmental organizations, and scholars. Thousands of firms around the world participate in these programs, in
Although technological change is vital for economic growth, the interaction offinance and technological innovation is rarely studied. This pioneering volume examines the ways inwhich innovation is fun
These two volumes present empirical studies that have permanently altered professional debates over investment and productivity as sources of postwar economic growth in industrialized countries. The d
The second edition of an essential resource to the evolving field of developmental cognitive neuroscience, completely revised, with expanded emphasis on social neuroscience, clinical disorders, and i
Broadcast media, such as satellite, ground radio, and multipoint cable channels, can easily provide full connectivity for communication among geographically distributed users. One of the most importan
Experts examine new modeling strategies for the interpretation of biological data and their integration into the conceptual framework of theoretical biology, detailing approaches that focus on morphol
Experts examine new modeling strategies for the interpretation of biological data and their integration into the conceptual framework of theoretical biology, detailing approaches that focus on morphol
Discussions of questions at the cutting edge of macroeconomics that are central to contemporary policy debates, analyzing both current macroeconomic issues and recent theoretical advances. This 21st
Although technological change is vital for economic growth, the interaction offinance and technological innovation is rarely studied. This pioneering volume examines the ways inwhich innovation is fun
A comprehensive introduction and reference guide to the minimum description length (MDL) Principle that is accessible to researchers dealing with inductive reference in diverse areas including statist
Access to education increased enormously in the past century, and higher proportionsof people are completing primary, secondary, or tertiary education than ever before. But efforts touniversalize the
Racial minority and low-income communities often suffer disproportionate effects of urban environmental problems. Environmental justice advocates argue that these communities are on the front lines of
The NBER International Seminar on Macroeconomics brings together leading American and European economists to discuss a broad range of current issues in global macroeconomics. An international companio
The NBER International Seminar on Macroeconomics brings together leading American and European economists to discuss a broad range of current issues in global macroeconomics. An international companio
The increasingly integrated economies of East Asia -- China, Hong Kong, Indonesia,Japan, Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, and Thailand -- face the dilemma of howto achieve exchange
Japanese architect Arata Isozaki sees buildings not as dead objects but as events that encompass the social and historical context -- not to be defined forever by their "
Leading international economists examine the different patterns and long-term trends behind persistent unemployment across Western Europe in light of recent developments in labor market theory. Struct
Exploring the software design, social practices, and collaboration theory that would be needed to support group cognition; collective knowledge that is constructed by small groups online. Innovative
The contributors to this highly original collection of essays explore therelationship between food and architecture, asking what can be learned by examining the (oftenmetaphorical) intersection of the
This text, intended for both graduate students and professional researchers, is an effective, concise introduction to the structural econometrics of auctions. Tools from recent developments in theore
This book shows how outlaw "spatial products" - resorts, information technology campuses, retail chains, golf courses, and ports - act as cunning pawns in global politics.In "Enduring Innocence", Kell
These studies of Colombian economic, political, and social institutions offer not only theoretically grounded analyses but also practical recommendations for policy reform. Experts from the United Sta
