Microeconomics

With the current global crisis, high levels of volatility in trade, capital flows, commodity prices, aid, and the looming threat of climate change, this book brings together high-quality research and presents conceptual issues and empirical results to analyze the determinants of the vulnerability to poverty in developing countries.

Hospital Cost Analysis provides an overview of theoretical developments in the economic analysis of production and costs in the multiproduct firm, and discusses these developments.

In the Netherlands, the election programmes of the political parties are assessed for their economic impact by an independent economic bureau.

The apparel and textile industries have always been at the mercy of rapidly changing styles and fickle customers who want the latest designs while they are still in fashion.

First published in 1981, this book brings together a collection of essays on microeconomics and development presented at the conference of the Association of University Teachers of Economics.

The concept of "e;nudging"e; has hit news headlines in recent years following the implementation of nudge policies in many parts of the world, the establishment of behavioural policy units in some countries, and the award of the Nobel Prize in Economics to the behavioural economist Richard Thaler in 2017.

Corruption has been part of our economic and political life since ancient times.

A response to the pressing need to address and clarify the substantial ambiguity within current literature, this edited volume aims to deepen readers' understanding of the impact of foreign aid on development outcomes based on the latest findings in research over the past decade.

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This book looks at the future role of local economic development.

The near-ubiquitous spread of ICT offers unprecedented opportunities for social and economic agents, reshapes social and economic structures and drives the emergence of socioeconomic networks.

Public procurement affects a substantial share of world trade flows, amounting to 1000 billion euros per year.

It is difficult to overstate the importance of personal consumption both to individual consumers and to the economy.

Pareto's Manual of Political Economy, first published in 1905, introduced the analytical approach which has characterised a significant part of twentieth century economic theory.

This book examines the transition, transformation and future of the informal sector, informal work and informal workers in India from the perspectives of development economics as well as those of international organisations.

The purpose of this contributed volume is to consider how global consumption patterns will develop in the next few decades, and what the consequences of that development will be for the economy, policymakers, and society at large.

This book analyses the wave of competition-oriented reform by comparing "e;internal market reform"e; (proposed in publicly-funded health care systems) with "e;managed competition reform"e; (proposed in systems with a mixture of public/private financing) and the role of "e;managed care"e; in each of these reform theories.

This collection explores the phenomenon of economic volatility, which studies show had adverse effects on long-run growth.

Compiled by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the CPI is used to index Social Security payments and many other federal programs, as well as to adjust tax brackets.

This book offers a systematic comparison of US and European experiences of emissions trading.

This book is about the applicability of the high seas regime in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ).

This book is a collection of 20 chapters on chosen topics from cross-section and panel data econometrics.

Dieses Lehrbuch für Bachelorstudenten behandelt in einem einführenden Kapitel zunächst die Grundkonzepte der Ökonomik: Knappheit, Kosten und Arbeitsteilung.

Most volumes in the environmental economics literature consider the environment to be a public good and hence write out a role for the private sector in a source of supply.

The first part of this book contains the material for a course in standard microeconomics and general equilibrium.

The Biology of Crustacea

The new fifth edition of Managerial Economics is an ideal text for any course focusing on the practical application of micro-economic principles to management.

The objective of Risk Analysis in Theory and Practice is to present this analytical framework and to illustrate how it can be used in the investigation of economic decisions under risk.

This book explains the psychology theory behind design using plain language.

Any economics that does not deal forthrightly with economic inequality is no longer suitable for the twenty-first century.

Foundations of Organisational Economics: Histories and Theories of the Firm and Production delves into a range of key topics to do with the history of the mainstream approach to the theory of production and the theory of the firm.

This collection of essays, from leading economic experts on the UK labour market, provides an overview of the key issues concerning the performance of the labour market, and the policy issues surrounding it, with a focus on the recent recession and its aftermath.

The Quest for Oil (1970) examines all aspects of the oil industry - what oil is, where it is found, how fuels are produced, transported and sold, and the ways in which the fuels are used.

Our original reason for writing this book was the desire to write down in one place a complete summary of the major results in du- ality theory pioneered by Ronald W.

National pension systems face a range of tough social and economic demands and pressures.

This handbook provides a comprehensive and critical overview of the gamut of contemporary issues around health and healthcare from a political economy perspective.

This textbook explains the main economic mechanisms behind energy markets and assesses how governments can implement policies to improve these markets' performance.

Regional disparity is one of the current pressing social issues.

Insurance Economics brings together the economic analysis of decision making under risk, risk management and demand for insurance among individuals and corporations, objectives pursued and management tools used by insurance companies, the regulation of insurance, and the division of labor between private and social insurance.

An authoritative look at the microeconomics of entrepreneurshipEntrepreneurs are widely recognized for the vital contributions they make to economic growth and general welfare, yet until fairly recently entrepreneurship was not considered worthy of serious economic study.

In recent years, trust has enjoyed increasing interest from a wide range of parties, including organizations, policymakers, and the media.

Your one-stop guide to understanding Microeconomics Microeconomics For Dummies (with content specific to the UK reader) is designed to help you understand the economics of individuals.

Whether they should or not, few economists do in fact refrain from making pronouncements on public policy, although the state of the economy (both here and elsewhere) suggests that either the advice given is bad or, if good, that it is ignored .