Economic theory and philosophy

Experiences of Emerging Economy Firms investigates the different elements of the experiences of emerging economy firms and sheds essential light on a large variety of aspects associated with their functioning in both home and host contexts.

This handbook provides an overview on major developments that occurred in the field of economic sociology after its rebirth since the 1980s in the US.

Political Economy and the New Capitalism examines the relevance of Sam Aaronovitch's pioneering empirical studies of British capitalism in the light of modern developments.

This monograph is devoted to the analysis of the dynamics of business cycles and stabilization policies.

One of the most challenging issues for the current state of global economy is a highly uneven distribution of global financial assets and liabilities.

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The form of 'reflexivity' - defined by the dictionary as that which is 'directed back upon itself' - that is most relevant to economic methodology is that where observation of the economy leads to ideas that change behavior, which in turn changes (is directed back upon) the economy itself.

This volume presents recent advances in the dynamic field of Artificial Economics and its various applications.

One of the most fascinating debates of our times is the discussion over the merits and capabilities of market economies.

This textbook gives students an approachable, down to earth resource for the study of financial econometrics.

Examines the borderline between traditional economic theory and the particular problems of developing countries.

Risk management solutions for today's high-speed investing environment Real-Time Risk is the first book to show regular, institutional, and quantitative investors how to navigate intraday threats and stay on-course.

This book details very simply and for even the most novice of potential analysts not only how to perform analytics which describe what is happening, predict what is going to happen, and optimize responses, but also places these analytics in the context of proactive strategy development.

'A work of fundamental importance.

Defining markets has never been an easy task.

Everybody uses money every day, but we rarely stop to think about how money works.

Sometime in your business life you've looked up from the task or person in front of you, paused before your head explodes, and thought to yourself, "e;There's got to be a better way!

Computational and numerical methods are used in a number of ways across the field of finance.

The common understanding of physiocracy - the school of eighteenth-century political economy associated with thinkers such as Boisguillebert and Quesnay - is often confined to the view that it considered agriculture the only source of wealth, and manufacture, trade and export as unproductive.

The 8th Edition of Contemporary Economics continues to offer a clear, concise presentation of basic micro- and macroeconomic theory.

Für den Wettbewerb auf Telekommunikationsmärkten sind Tests zur Feststellung von Preis-Kosten-Scheren von wachsender Bedeutung, da sowohl Preisdifferenzierung zwischen Endkunden als auch Produktbündelungen zunehmen, welche auf regulierten und unregulierten Vorleistungen beruhen.

For several decades, the orthodox economics approach to understanding choice under risk has been to assume that each individual person maximizes some sort of personal utility function defined over purchasing power.

Thomas Malthus identified a crucial tension at the heart of a market economy: While an accumulation of wealth is necessary to provide the capital investment needed to generate growth, too much accumulation will cause planned saving to exceed profitable investment, which will result in secular stagnation, a condition of low growth and underemployment of resources.

A marvel of conciseness, John J.

The conduct of most of social science occurs outside the laboratory.

This book proposes a new approach to economics, management and organization that should help in making economic organization 'wise', 'innovative' and 'robust' in an uncertain and risky world.

Infrastructure and Poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa analyzes the extent to which, how, and how fast the infrastructure needs of the poor have been met in Sub-Saharan Africa.

During the 1990s Francis Fukuyama announced the end of history.

Economics as Moral Science investigates the problem of the ethical neutrality of "e;mainstream"e; economic theory within the context of the methodology of economics as a science.

Post-Keynesian Economic Theory explores and develops several areas of post- Keynesian economics most in need of additional fundamental research, including: a monetary theory of production; post-Keynesian price theory; international economics; labor economics; financing aggregate demands; and the liquidity preference theory of interest.

Intermediate Microeconomics: A Tool-Building Approach is a clear and concise calculus-based exposition of current microeconomic theory that is essential for students pursuing degrees in economics or business.

It is the author's contention that an abundance of voluntary action outside the citizen's home, both individually and collectively, for bettering his own and his fellows' lives, are the distinguishing marks of a truly free society.

Since the start of the Global Financial Crisis in 2008, research on central banking has gained momentum due to unusual levels of central bank activism and unconventional monetary policy measures in many countries.

The purpose of this book is three-fold.

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The application areas of uncertainty are numerous and diverse, including all fields of engineering, computer science, systems control and finance.

Presents a bold new way of thinking about the economy based on provisions rather than property.

First published in 1983.

Sebastian Gruber geht der Frage nach, welches Investitionsverhalten deutsche Energieversorger entwickeln würden, sollte in Deutschland ein mengenbasierter Kapazitätsmarkt etabliert werden.

Applied Welfare Economics uses important results in the welfare economics literature to extend a conventional Harberger cost-benefit analysis.

Die State-Preference-Theorie bildet eine ideale analytische Basis zum Verständnis der ökonomischen Struktur moderner Kapitalmarktmodelle.

This volume, along with its companion volume, Methodology, Microeconomics and Keynes is published in honour of Victoria Chick, inspired by her own contributions to knowledge in all of these areas and their interconnections.

Supplies extensive material making it possible for the reader to understand how Thomas Jefferson's mind spanned the vast distance separating antiquity from writers like William James and Sigmund Freud, analyzing his studies in economics, moral philosophy, history and law.

Economists have long laboured under the misapprehension that all humans exist as rational beings that find happiness in maximizing their personal utility.

In recent years leading figures in a variety of fields - political, financial, medical, and organizational - have become acutely aware of the need to effectively incorporate aspects of risk into their decision-making.

Philologische und religionsgeschichtliche Analysen werfen ein neues Licht auf die Fragen, ob für Paulus (Fremd-)Götter(bilder) zum Motivfeld der „Mächte und Gewalten“ gehören, wie sich nach Paulus Gottes(v)erkenntnis und Gottesver(k)ehrung in der paganen Religiosität manifestieren, inwiefern Paulus in seiner Missionspredigt unter Heiden den einen, wahren Schöpfergott verkündigt und in welchem Verhältnis dies zu seiner Evangeliumsverkündigung steht.

Over the past few decades, matching models, which use mathematical frameworks to analyze allocation mechanisms for heterogeneous products and individuals, have attracted renewed attention in both theoretical and applied economics.