Economic Policy category: 3057 books
The Economics of Education
Human Capital, Family Background and Inequality
Language: English
Release Date: March 23, 2006
In an important contribution to educational policy, Daniele Checchi offers an economic perspective on the demand and supply of education. He explores the reasons why, beyond a certain point, investment in education has not resulted in reductions in social inequalities. Starting with the seminal work...
Viking Economics
How the Scandinavians Got It Right-and How We Can, Too
Language: English
Release Date: July 12, 2016
Liberals worldwide invoke Scandinavia as a promised land of equality, while most conservatives fear it as a hotbed of liberty-threatening socialism. But the left and right can usually agree on one thing: that the Nordic system is impossible to replicate elsewhere. The US and UK are too big, or too...
by Christoph Yew
Language: English
Release Date: December 3, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: December 3, 2008
Seminar paper from the year 2006 in the subject Business economics - Economic Policy, grade: 2.0, University of Osnabrück (Fachbereich Internationale Wirtschaftspolitik), course: Schuldenkrisen, 18 entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: If we have a look at the composition of total...
Modern Classical Economics and Reality
A Spectral Analysis of the Theory of Value and Distribution
Language: English
Release Date: January 13, 2016
This book presents an in-depth, novel, and mathematically rigorous treatment of the modern classical theory of value based on the spectral analysis of the price–profit–wage rate system. The classical theory is also subjected to empirical testing to show its logical consistency and explanatory...
by Dani Rodrik
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2015
“A hugely valuable contribution. . . . In setting out a defence of the best in economics, Rodrik has also provided a goal for the discipline as a whole.” —Martin Sandbu, Financial Times
In the wake of the financial crisis and the Great Recession, economics seems anything but a science....
The Two-Income Trap
Why Middle-Class Parents Are (Still) Going Broke
Language: English
Release Date: April 12, 2016
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Senator Elizabeth Warren and consultant Amelia Warren Tyagi, the classic book about America's middle class -- and why economic security remains out of reach for many
In this exposé, Elizabeth Warren and Amelia Warren Tyagi show that modern middle-class...
by Jeff Lumin
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2017
Revitalizing America’s industrial prowess and economic strength is a long and difficult path. To stop businesses, big and small, from leaving American soil, the biggest challenges are from insiders: entrenched interest group, free riders, government officials and Congress members who have sold their...
European Problems - Challenges of the European Union
Challenges of the European Union
Language: English
Release Date: November 18, 2008
Seminar paper from the year 2008 in the subject Business economics - Economic Policy, grade: 1,6, Berlin School of Economics, course: Studiengang International Management, Kurs Regional Studies, 8 entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: Europe has always been a region of immense...
by Miriam Mennen
Language: English
Release Date: March 19, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: March 19, 2010
Essay from the year 2006 in the subject Business economics - Economic Policy, grade: 64 % - B, University of Sunderland, language: English, abstract: Following questions will be answered: Analyse the merits of globalisation in terms of their benefits to countries? It is said that 'Trade Liberalisation...
Internationalisation Theory and Technological Accumulation
An Investigation of Multinational Affiliates in East Germany
Language: English
Release Date: December 2, 2011
This is the first book to explain the expansion of multinational enterprises (MNEs) into a transition economy from a technology accumulation perspective. The author provides a theoretical alternative to accepted wisdom regarding technology transfer, and discusses the policy implications of this new approach for economic development.
by Peter J. Wallison
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2011
Peter J. Wallison is the only member of the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission (FCIC) to release a formal dissent to the FCICOs official report on the causes of the financial crisis. Wallison, codirector of financial policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute, argues that the FCICOs report...
Growth, Inequality and Social Development in India
Is Inclusive Growth Possible?
Language: English
Release Date: July 25, 2012
With six essays exploring different aspects of economic growth, poverty, inequality and social security, this book offers a critical perspective on India's development experience since independence. Incisive and empirically rich, the book opens up new vistas in development discourse and informs current policy debates.
by Juliet Schor
Language: English
Release Date: January 4, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: January 4, 2011
In this groundbreaking pamphlet, Juliet Schor, author of The Overworked American, examines how Americans can begin making the shift away from a resource-destructive society to one that values the environment, community, and quality of life above business and profit. She a traces back how after W.W.II,...
The Tyranny of Utility
Behavioral Social Science and the Rise of Paternalism
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2011
The general assumption that social policy should be utilitarian--that society should be organized to yield the greatest level of welfare--leads inexorably to increased government interventions. Historically, however, the science of economics has advocated limits to these interventions for utilitarian...