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First published as a Special Issue of Policy & Politics, the book offers critical reflections on the recent history and future direction of policy studies, advancing the debate by rethinking the ways in which scholars and students of policy studies can (re)engage with pertinent issues

First published as a Special Issue of Policy & Politics, the book offers critical reflections on the recent history and future direction of policy studies, advancing the debate by rethinking the ways in which scholars and students of policy studies can (re)engage with pertinent issues.

"By employing leverage to gain more exposure to stocks when young, individuals can achieve better diversification across time. Using stock data going back to 1871, we show that buying stock on margin when young combined with more conservative investments when older stochastically dominates standard investment strategies?both traditional life-cycle investments and 100%-stock investments. The expected retirement wealth is 90% higher compared to life-cycle funds and 19% higher compared to 100% stock investments. The expected gain would allow workers to retire almost six years earlier or extend their standard of living during retirement by 27 years"--National Bureau of Economic Research web site

Introduction : the rise of the super crunchers -- Who's doing your thinking for you? -- Creating your own data with the flip of a coin --Government by chance -- How should physicians treat evidence-based medicine? -- Experts vs. equations -- Why now? -- Are we having fun yet? -- The future of intuition (and expertise)

Puts as well as calls -- Single-chooser rules -- Dual-chooser rules -- Higher-order liability rules -- Correlated values -- Multiple takings -- Relaxing other (administrative, informational & cognitive) assumptions -- Bargaining in the shadow of different regimes / Ian Ayres and Eric Talley -- Testing the bargaining model -- The property/liability rule debate