John's University, New York. His areas of special interest are urban sociology, economic sociology, technology and culture. He published in Social Problems, Urban Studies, Urban Affairs Review and Economic Development Quarterly. He is the author of a key study, from a socio-economic perspective, of work in the web-design industry, Silicon Alley: The Rise and Fall of a New Media District. He has a forthcoming book (along with Robert Tillman) on problems of corporate governance and financial crimes entitled, Pump and Dump: The Rancid Rules of the New Economy (Rutgers University Press).