Introduction: Economic Fables and Public Policy: Daniel F. Spulber.

1. The Lighthouse in Economics: Ronald H. Coase.

2. The Voluntary Provision of Public Goods? The Turnpike Companies of Early America: Daniel B. Klein.

3. The Fable of the Bees: An Economic Investigation: Steven N. S. Cheung.

4. The Fable of the Keys: Stan J. Liebowitz, and Stephen E. Margolis.

5. Beta, Macintosh, and Other Fabulous Tales: Stan J. Liebowitz and Stephen E. Margolis.

6. Delivering Coal by Road and Rail in Britain: The Efficiency of the "Silly Little Bobtailed Wagons": Va Nee L. Van Vleck.

7. The Acquisition of Fisher Body by General Motors: Ronald H. Coase.

8. The Fable of Fisher Body: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Daniel F. Spulber.

9. Sharecropping: Steven N. S. Cheung.

10. Predatory Price Cutting: The Standard Oil (N.J.) Case: John S. McGee.

11. Another Look at Alcoa: Raising Rivals' Costs Does Not Improve the View: John E. Lopatka and Paul E. Godek.

12. How Much Did the Liberty Shipbuilders Learn? New Evidence for an Old Case Study: Peter Thompson.

13. Financial Legends: The Economist.

Index.