Theory Of Economics category: 2484 books
The Growing Economy
Principles of Political Economy Volume II
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2013
First published in 1968, this is the second part of Professor Meade’s Principles of Political Economy, which presents a systematic treatment of the whole field of economic analysis in the form of a series of simplified models which are specifically designed to show the interconnections between the...
Predictably Rational?
In Search of Defenses for Rational Behavior in Economics
Language: English
Release Date: October 21, 2009
Mainstream economists everywhere exhibit an "irrational passion for dispassionate rationality." Behavioral economists, and long-time critic of mainstream economics suggests that people in mainstrean economic models "can think like Albert Einstein, store as much memory as IBM’s Big...
by Hime Aguiar e Oliveira Junior
Language: English
Release Date: December 9, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: December 9, 2015
This book presents powerful techniques for solving global optimization problems on manifolds by means of evolutionary algorithms, and shows in practice how these techniques can be applied to solve real-world problems. It describes recent findings and well-known key facts in general and differential...
by Thomas J. Miceli
Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2017
Master teacher Thomas J. Miceli provides an introduction to law and economics that reveals how economic principles can explain the structure of the law and make it more efficient.
The third edition of this seminal textbook is thoroughly updated to include recent cases and the latest scholarship,...
Contending Perspectives in Economics
A Guide to Contemporary Schools of Thought
Language: English
Release Date: January 30, 2015
John Harvey’s accessible book provides a non-technical yet rigorous introduction to various schools of thought in economics. Premised on the idea that economic thinking has been stunted by the almost complete rejection of anything outside the mainstream, the author hopes that this volume will open...
by Karl Widerquist, Michael Anthony Lewis
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2017
Governments in the US, the UK and other nations around the world routinely consider and, in some cases, experiment with reforms of their income support systems. The basic income guarantee, a universal unconditional income grant, has received increasing attention from scholars as an alternative to...
Global Analysis of Dynamic Models in Economics and Finance
Essays in Honour of Laura Gardini
Language: English
Release Date: August 7, 2012
The essays in this special volume survey some of the most recent advances in the global analysis of dynamic models for economics, finance and the social sciences. They deal in particular with a range of topics from mathematical methods as well as numerous applications including recent developments...
The Economics of Palestine
Economic Policy and Institutional Reform for a Viable Palestine State
Language: English
Release Date: August 2, 2004
This book aims to set the intense political debates on one side in order to do some serious economic analysis. It assumes that a sovereign independent Palestinian state comes into existence in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, and proceeds to examine the economic policies and institutional reforms which...
by Hansjoerg Albrecher, Andreas Binder, Volkmar Lautscham
Language: English
Release Date: June 28, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: June 28, 2013
Swaps, futures, options, structured instruments - a wide range of derivative products is traded in today's financial markets. Analyzing, pricing and managing such products often requires fairly sophisticated quantitative tools and methods. This book serves as an introduction to financial mathematics...
The New European Rurality
Strategies for Small Firms
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2016
Public concern over issues such as urban sprawl, the conversion of agricultural land and the management of public lands has never been greater. Presenting a novel synopsis of the economics of land-use this book examines the critical issues involved, such as transportation and technological change,...
Leadership or Chaos
The Heart and Soul of Politics
Language: English
Release Date: August 3, 2011
Combining elements of economic reasoning and political science has proven to be very useful for understanding the broad variation in economic development around the world. In a sense research in this field goes back to the Scottish Enlightenment and Adam Smith’s original plan in his Theory of Moral...
by Evan Watkins
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2015
In recent years, a number of books in the field of literacy research have addressed the experiences of literacy users or the multiple processes of learning literacy skills in a rapidly changing technological environment. In contrast to these studies, this book addresses the subjects of literacy. In...
Public Choice, Past and Present
The Legacy of James M. Buchanan and Gordon Tullock
Language: English
Release Date: December 9, 2012
In 1962, economists James M. Buchanan and Gordon Tullock published The Calculus of Consent, in which they developed the principles of public choice theory. In the fifty years since its publication, the book has defined the field and set the standard for research and analysis. To celebrate a half-century...
by Keith Norris, John Vaizey
Language: English
Release Date: April 9, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: April 9, 2018
Originally published in 1973 this book applies economic analysis to scientific research and to industrial reserch and development and analyses the interactions between these activities and economic activities in general. The book begins by looking at the relationships between science and technology...