Front Matter
Editorial Staff

Alternative Dispute Resolution: An Economic Analysis
Steven M. Shavell

Effort, Information, Settlement, Trial
Bruce L. Hay

The Market for Shares of Companies with Unlimited Liability: The Case of American Express
Peter Z. Grossman

Settlement Escrows
Robert H. Gertner and Geoffrey P. Miller

Some Experimental Evidence on Differences between Student and Prisoner Reactions to Monetary Penalties and Risk
Michael K. Block and Vernon E. Gerety

Contract Remedies and Options Pricing
Paul G. Mahoney

Revelation of Private Information about Unpaid Notes in the Trade Credit Bill System in Japan
Toshihiro Matsumura and Marc Ryser

Defining Efficient Care: The Role of Income Distribution
Thomas Miceli and Kathleen Segerson

The Trial Selection Hypothesis without the 50 Percent Rule: Some Experimental Evidence
Robert E. Thomas

The Efficient Scope of Private Transactions-Cost-Reducing Institutions: The Successes and Failures of Commodity Exchanges
Stephen Craig Pirrong