This is the fifth annual Conference on the Economics of Crime and Justice. Scholars from around the world discuss recent work on issues involving the economics of crime and the criminal justice system. Presenting a series of studies that address pressing policy issues, long-standing problems in...

The economic environment for monetary policy has been in a state of flux for an extended period of time. Years of low inflation and low policy interest rates were followed by the recent episode of high inflation and vulnerable growth. Both policy makers and researchers may need to revisit their...