Economic theory and philosophy

While standard accounts of the 1930s debates surrounding economic thought pit John Maynard Keynes against Friedrich von Hayek in a clash of ideology, this reflexive dichotomy is in many respects superficial.

Economists, historians and social scientists have offered a variety of conflicting answers to the issue of the beginnings of capitalism and these deviating answers imply different conceptualizations of what capitalism actually is.

This book is about preferences, principally as they figure in positive and normative economics.

The title of this book raises a provocative question that should make all economists think.

This survey of portfolio theory, from its modern origins through more sophisticated, "e;postmodern"e; incarnations, evaluates portfolio risk according to the first four moments of any statistical distribution: mean, variance, skewness, and excess kurtosis.

Humans have always used their senses to assess the quality of products at the personal level or in the industry.

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Empirical laws are rare in economics.

This edited book presents scientific and practical recommendations for the successful state and corporate management of regional development under the conditions of the digital economy.

Foreword by Eric Maskin (Nobel Laureate in Economics, 2007)This volume brings together the collected contributions on the theme of robust mechanism design and robust implementation that Dirk Bergemann and Stephen Morris have been working on for the past decade.

This book introduces the moral philosophy of Immanuel Kant-in particular, the concepts of autonomy, dignity, and character-to economic theory, explaining the importance of integrating these two streams of intellectual thought.

This edited volume brings together some of the best papers from the 2022 Conference on Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM), held at the Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj, Romania.

The premier historical Jesus scholar joins a brilliant archaeologist to illuminate the life and teaching of Jesus against the background of his world.

Since the 1980s, there has been explosive growth in the use of experimental methods in economics, leading to exciting developments in economic theory and policy.

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This instructor's manual complements the textbook Money: Theory and Practice which provides an introduction to modern monetary economics for advanced undergraduates, highlighting the lessons learned from the recent financial crisis.

In all of the major challenges facing the world currently, whether it be climate change, terrorism and conflict, or urbanization and demographic change, no progress is possible without the alleviation of poverty.

Using institutional economics as a theoretical framework, this book analyzes institutional environment conducive to entrepreneurial activity in order to enhance economic performance across countries.

Human enhancement (HE) is considered one of the most profoundly impactful effects of the Fourth Industrial Revolution.

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A book which covers the key period in the history of actuarial science from the mid-17th century to the early 19th century.

The evolution of technologies has greatly changed the basic structure of our industry and nature of our daily lives.

This timely book makes a forceful argument that the analyses from behavioral economists are incomplete, the policies advocated by libertarian paternalists are misguided and unethical, and both actually reinforce the cognitive biases and dysfunctions that motivate 'nudges' in the first place.

This study, first published in 1979, examines and contrasts two concepts of credit rationing.

Econometric models are made up of assumptions which never exactly match reality.

This is a book about a book: it is an in-depth yet reader friendly analysis of the Book of Judges, one of the most dramatic books of the Bible.

Nancy Cartwright provides a critical survey of philosophical and economic literature on causality.

Is economics always self-corrective?

Key features of Austrian economic theory are the use of methodological individualism, the view that entrepreneurs cause development, and the recognition that local knowledge is largely tacit and thus difficult to communicate.

This is the first of Lucio Colletti's books to be translated into English, in which he considers the scientific character of Marxism.

This book provides the first coherent Marxist analysis of the central importance of housing in the social reproduction of capitalism as a whole.

This book analyses the changes of welfare states, examining their sustainability enabled by innovative adaptations.

The American economy is profoundly dependent on the success of its retailers and the strength of its consumer spending.

L'explosion des moyens modernes de traitement de l'information a changé notre monde.

Capitalism is often held to be the best of all possible worlds, or even the only possible world, in which the market is underpinned by the highest principles of rationality, efficiency, and compatibility with democracy.

Is our world more dynamic than it used to be in the past?

The Social Costs approach to the globalised capitalist market economy has gained new relevance in recent years.

Originally published in 1993, Urban Land and Property Markets in the Netherlands provides a detailed explanation of how the land and property markets of the Netherlands work.

It is now almost a decade since central and east Europe saw the demise of the Soviet-style economic planning which accompanied more ot less authoritarian political rule by communist parties.

This volume collects research papers addressing topical issues in economics and management with a particular focus on dynamic models which allow to analyze and foster the decision making of firms in dynamic complex environments.

This volume analyses contemporary capitalism and its crises based on a theory of capitalist evolution known as the SSA theory.

In the spring on 2006, a workshop was held at Michigan State University to honour the career of A.

Economics as Ideology: Keynes, Laski, Hayek and the Creation of Contemporary Politics explores the lives and thought of three powerful theorists who shaped the foundations of the center, left, and right of the political spectrum in the 20th century.