Economics category: 26433 books
The Poverty of Clio
Resurrecting Economic History
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2011
The Poverty of Clio challenges the hold that cliometrics--an approach to economic history that employs the analytical tools of economists--has exerted on the study of our economic past. In this provocative book, Francesco Boldizzoni calls for the reconstruction of economic history, one in which history...
by John Kenneth Galbraith
Language: English
Release Date: July 11, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: July 11, 2018
In his memoirs, John Kenneth Galbraith recalls amusingly, even brilliantly, the important and low moments in his life, the men and women he met who were great, only interesting, entertaining or even absurd.
Galbraith studied agriculture in his native Canada and agricultural economics at UC-Berkeley....
The Sociology and Professionalization of Economics
British and American Economic Essays, Volume II
Language: English
Release Date: August 17, 2005
A.W. Coats has made unique contributions to the history of economic thought, economic methodology and the sociology of economics. This volume collects together, for the first time, a substantial part of his work on the sociology and professionalization of economics.
Natural Law, Economics and the Common Good
Perspectives from Natural Law
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2012
In the wake of the financial crisis of 2008 and ongoing debt-related troubles there have been widespread calls to put banking and economic activity on a secure ethical foundation, either by regulation or through voluntary reform. In this volume a distinguished set of authors explore various economic,...
Exploratory Data Analysis in Business and Economics
An Introduction Using SPSS, Stata, and Excel
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2013
In a world in which we are constantly surrounded by data, figures, and statistics, it is imperative to understand and to be able to use quantitative methods. Statistical models and methods are among the most important tools in economic analysis, decision-making and business planning. This textbook,...
Crisis Economics
A Crash Course in the Future of Finance
Language: English
Release Date: May 11, 2010
This myth shattering book reveals the methods Nouriel Roubini used to foretell the current crisis before other economists saw it coming and shows how those methods can help us make sense of the present and prepare for the future.
Renowned economist Nouriel Roubini electrified his profession...
The Economics and Politics of High-Speed Rail
Lessons from Experiences Abroad
Language: English
Release Date: June 14, 2012
The technological revolution linked to high speed rail (HSR) has been accompanied by myths and claims about its contribution to society and the economy. Although HSR is unquestionably a technological advance that has become a symbol of modernity, this review and analysis of the international experiences...
by John Hearn
Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 2012
Written by a senior examiner, John Hearn, this OCR AS Economics Student Unit Guide is the essential study companion for Unit F582: The National and International Economy.
This full-colour book includes all you need to know to prepare for your unit exam:
clear guidance on the content...
Accounting and Business Economics
Insights from National Traditions
Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 2013
The recent financial crisis has sparked debates surrounding the nature and role of accounting in informing capital markets and regulatory bodies about the financial performance and position of a firm. These debates have drawn attention to the broader implications of accounting for the economy and...
Debunking Economics (Digital Edition - Revised, Expanded and Integrated)
The Naked Emperor Dethroned?
Language: English
Release Date: September 22, 2011
Debunking Economics exposes what many non-economists may have suspected and a minority of economists have long known: that economic theory is not only unpalatable, but also plain wrong. When the original Debunking was published back in 2001, the market economy seemed invincible, and conventional 'neoclassical'...
by Ingrid H. Rima
Language: English
Release Date: January 13, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: January 13, 2009
Now in its seventh edition, Ingrid Rima's classic textbook charts the development of the discipline from the classical age of Plato and Aristotle, through the middle ages to the first flowering of economics as a distinct discipline - the age of Petty, Quesnay and Smith - to the era of classical economics...
What Economists Do: a Journey Through the History of Economic Thought
From the Wealth of Nations to the Calculus of Consent
Language: English
Release Date: August 12, 2013
Economists are sometimes praised and often chastised for what happens to the nation and the world economies. But what exactly do economists do to earn either praise or scorn? Author Attiat F. Ott with Sheila Vegari explores the answer to that question in What Economists Do: A Journey through the History...
by Mark Blaug
Language: English
Release Date: March 27, 1997
Language: English
Release Date: March 27, 1997
This is a history of economic thought from Adam Smith to John Maynard Keynes - but it is a history with a difference. Firstly, it is a history of economic theory, not of economic doctrines, that is, it is consistently focused on theoretical analysis, undiluted by entertaining historical digressions...
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Language: English
Release Date: October 8, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: October 8, 2013
This volume represents the extension of Keynes' General Theory by a group of eminent economists. Each essay takes Keynes' work as a frame of reference for criticism, explorations and insights, whilst adding to the superstructure on the foundation of the General Theory. The essays also provide the...