J. Stephen Ferris Carleton University   Department of Economics Carleton University 1125 Colonel By Drive Ottawa, On K2P 0T9 Canada   stephen_ferris@carleton.ca   http://www.carleton.ca/~sferris       Primary Research Focus: Law and Economics, Transaction Costs, Public Finance, Macroeconomics   JEL Areas: K0 : Law and Economics: General (including Data Sources and Description) N1 : Economic History: Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics; Growth and Fluctuations: General, International, or Comparative