About the Author
Walter Nicholson is the Ward H. Patton Professor of Economics at Amherst College. He received his B.A. in mathematics from Williams College and his Ph.D. in economics from MIT. Professor Nicholson's principal research interests are in the econometric analyses of labor market problems including unemployment, job training, and the impact of international trade. Professor Nicholson and his wife, Susan, live in Amherst, Massachusetts, and Naples, Florida. What was previously a very busy household, with four children everywhere, is now rather empty, with only one rather aged Labrador retriever still underfoot. But an ever-increasing number of grandchildren breathe some life into these places whenever they visit, which seems far too seldom.Christopher M. Snyder is a Professor of Economics at Dartmouth College. He received his B.A. in economics and mathematics from Fordham University and his Ph.D. in economics from MIT. Before coming to Dartmouth in 2005, he taught at George Washington University for over a decade, and he has been a visiting professor at the University of Chicago and MIT. He is currently President of the Industrial Organization Society and Associate Editor of the International Journal of Industrial Organization and Review of Industrial Organization. His research covers various theoretical and empirical topics in industrial organization, contract theory, and law and economics. Professor Snyder and his wife Maura Doyle (who also teaches economics at Dartmouth) live within walking distance of campus in Hanover, New Hampshire, with their three elementary-school-aged daughters.