Front Matter
Editorial Staff

Princes and Merchants: European City Growth before the Industrial Revolution
J. Bradford De Long and Andrei Shleifer

Irving Fisher and the 100 Percent Reserve Proposal
William R. Allen

Corporate Ownership and the Thrift Crisis
Lawrence R. Cordell, Gregor D. Mac Donald, and Mark E. Wohar

The Reputational Penalty Firms Bear from Committing Criminal Fraud
Jonathan M. Karpoff and John Lott

The Impact of the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978 on Consumer Bankruptcy
Ian Domowitz and Thomas L. Eovaldi

The Enduring Nineteenth-Century Battle for Economic Regulation: The Interstate Commerce Act Revisited
Keith T. Poole and Howard Rosenthal

The Effects of Golden Parachutes on Takeover Activity
Judith C. Machlin, Hyuk Choe, and James A. Miles

Drinking, Driving, and Deterrence: The Effectiveness and Social Costs of Alternative Policies
Donald S. Kenkel

Agency Discretion or Statutory Direction: Decision Making at the U. S. International Trade Commission
Keith B. Anderson

Contracting Practices in Bulk Shipping Markets: A Transactions Cost Explanation
Stephen Craig Pirrong