Front Matter
Editorial Staff

The Health Effects of Mandatory Prescriptions
Sam Peltzman

Predation through Regulation: The Wage and Profit Effects of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the Environmental Protection Agency
Ann P. Bartel and Lacy Glenn Thomas

Trademark Law: An Economic Perspective
William M. Landes and Richard A. Posner

Regulation on Demand: A Private Interest Model, with an Application to Insider Trading Regulation
David D. Haddock and Jonathan R. Macey

The Effects of Antitakeover Amendments on Takeover Activity: Some Direct Evidence
John Pound

Quantity and Price Adjustment in Long-Term Contracts: A Case Study of Petroleum Coke
Victor P. Goldberg and John R. Erickson

The Economic Basis of Hyde: Are Market Power and Hospital Exclusive Contracts Related?
William J. Lynk and Michael A. Morrisey

"Captive Shippers" and the Success of Railroads in Capturing Monopoly Rent
P. V. Garrod and W. Miklius

The Minimum Wage Law and Youth Crimes: Time-Series Evidence
Masanori Hashimoto

The Welfare Gain from Efficient Pricing of Local Telephone Services
James M. Griffin and Thomas H. Mayor

Economic Efficiency in Cooperatives
Philip K. Porter and Gerald W. Scully