Editor's Report.

From January 1, 2001 through December 31, 2001, the Editorial Office received 259 new manuscript submissions. The following table lists the time in the editorial process for the 184 manuscripts submitted during 2001 for which the authors received a first decision by March 31, 2001.

Time from Receipt of New Manuscript to Notification of Author:

Months Percentage of Submissions 0-3 35.3% 3-4 19.0% 4-5 12.0% 5-6 15.8% 6-9 14.1% 9+ 3.8% At their November 2001 meeting, the Board of Trustees of the Southern Economic Association appointed Professor Thomas Stratmann of George Mason University as a Co-Editor to run from January 1, 2002 through June 30, 2003. He replaces Professor...