William F. Samuelson is professor of economics and finance at Boston University's Questrom School of Business. He received his BA and PhD from Harvard University. His research interests include game theory, decision theory, bidding, bargaining, and experimental economics. He has published a variety of articles in leading economics and management science journals including The American Economic Review, The Quarterly Journal of Economics, Econometrica, The Journal of Finance, Management Science, and Operations Research. His teaching and research have been sponsored by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute for Dispute Resolution, among others. He currently serves on the editorial board of Group Decision and Negotiation.

Stephen G. Marks is associate professor of law at Boston University. He received his JD, MA, and PhD from the University of California-Berkeley. He has taught in the areas of managerial economics, finance, corporate law, and securities regulation. His research interests include corporate governance, law and economics, finance, and information theory. He has published his research in various law reviews and in such journals as The American Economic Review, The Journal of Legal Studies, and The Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis.

Jay Zagorsky is a senior lecturer at Boston University's Questrom School of Business. He received his PhD and MA in Economics from Boston University. He has worked and consulted for a variety of high technology companies and served as Economist and Research Scientist for the US government's National Longitudinal Surveys. He has published a variety of articles on personal finance in economics, law, sociology, and psychology journals and has authored two other textbooks, Business Macroeconomics: A Guide for Managers, Investors and Traders and Business Information: Finding and Using Data in the Digital Age.