Microeconomics

In order to survive as a social institution a firm needs a constitutional social contract, even though implicit, among its stakeholders.

Deregulation has been at the top of Japan's economic policy agenda for many years.

Intellectual advances in economics often come from debates that have been long forgotten but which offer context, depth and clarity to contemporary study.

This standard work provides a scholarly and clear introduction to understanding consumer behaviour both for those with practical involvement in marketing and for students in bachelor=s and master=s programs.

Economics and moral philosophy have in recent years been considered to be distinct and separate fields.

Die Mikroökonomie erklärt das Verhalten von Menschen, indem sie deren Entscheidungen prognostiziert.

An Introduction to Efficiency and Productivity Analysis is designed as a primer for anyone seeking an authoritative introduction to efficiency and productivity analysis.

An insider's look at the SEC and the changes needed to strengthen the U.

Economic Trends in Soviet Russia (1930) examines the economic position of the USSR a decade after the Revolution.

Computers communicate globally via satellite or fiber optic links, wide area networks share resources thousands of miles away, and the average home can have the capacity of access information at the push of a button - the digital information age has arrived!

Specially selected from The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics 2nd edition, each article within this compendium covers the fundamental themes within the discipline and is written by a leading practitioner in the field.

Dieses Buch enthält eine anwendungsorientierte Einführung in die mikroökonomische Theorie sowie deren konkrete Verwendung in der Wirtschaftspolitik, insbesondere im Kontext der ökonomischen Analyse des Rechts.

This is the first book that uses the Harris - Todaro (H-T) model to study contemporary economic issues in developing countries, with a particular focus on China.

This book features a selection of papers presented at the 15th International Conference "e;Economies of the Balkan and Eastern European Countries"e; (EBEEC), held at the University of the Aegean in Chios, Greece, May 12-14, 2023.

This book delves into the intricate dynamics between economic elites and the political party system in Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay, particularly during their democratization phases in the twentieth century.

Originally published in 1984 Theories of Welfare looks at theories of social administration developed in different social science disciplines.

Advanced Microeconomics presents microeconomic problems in an intuitive way.

The Microeconomics of Risk and Information covers the principal areas in the field, including risk aversion, simple portfolio theory, precautionary savings, production under risk, risk sharing in the Edgeworth box, adverse selection and moral hazard.

First published in 1977, this is an applied economics text, in which the basic theory of any introductory economics couurse is applied to a whole range of UK macro- and micro-economic policy issues.

How Behavioral Economics Influences Management Decision-Making: A New Paradigm critically reexamines the management function in 21st century workplaces.

Now in its third edition, Cost-Benefit Analysis has been updated, offering readers the perfect introduction to project, programme and policy appraisal using basic tools of financial and economic analysis.

Game theory has implications for all the social sciences and beyond.

This book provides an introduction to the relationship between economics and ethics, explaining why ethics enters economics, how ethics affects individual economic behaviour and the interactions of individuals, and how ethics is important in evaluating the performance of economies and of economic policies.

On May 20, 1976, the Economics Department of the City College of the City University of New York held its fourth annual conference.

This book examines the effects of high and volatile food prices during 2007-08 on low-income farmers and consumers in developing, transition, and industrialized countries.

This four-volume book examines, through multiple and cross-discipline perspectives, the science and practice of not-for-profit organisations.

Soviet Agriculture in Perspective (1969) examines the framework within which Soviet agriculture had to operate from the start: the dilemma of a revolutionary regime in a backward peasant country, the straightjacket of a bureaucratic system inherited from Tsarism, made even more rigid by the internal tensions of the new society, and the imperative needs of economic development.

In diesem Marketing-Controlling eBook wird Ihnen ein System dargestellt, mit dem Sie Markt-Ergebnisentwicklungen erfassen können, Lagebeurteilungen in den Geschäftsfeldern erfolgreich durchgeführt werden und Aktivitätenprogramme bei Abweichungen schnell und gezielt festgelegen können.

The application of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the healthcare sector is certain to boost levels of automation and productivity but, paradoxically, it will also increase the availability of "e;first line competence.

Im vorliegenden Sammelband werden die Einsatzfähigkeit von Verfahren und Methoden der Produktivitätsmessung in produktionsnahen Dienstleistungsbereichen diskutiert sowie Praxisbeispiele zur Messung und Steigerung der Produktivität in der Unternehmenspraxis vorgestellt.

The Enigma of Soviet Petroleum (1980) provides an analysis of the relevance of the Soviet planning system to oil production levels: why it is that planning has been the source of so many petroleum industry problems, and the nature of the measures that are being taken to overcome them.

Traditional development economics has recently been revolutionized by the application of new economic tools and concepts.

Road pricing (tolls, etc.

Chapters in Game Theory has been written on the occasion of the 65th birthday of Stef Tijs, who can be regarded as the godfather of game theory in the Netherlands.

The Economics of Crime presents a review of economic scholarly research in the ever-growing field of crime and punishment.

Technological progress and globalization have generated indisputable benefits, but also relevant costs, such as growing economic inequality, economic fluctuations, and financial instability.

A comprehensive and rigorous introduction for graduate students and researchers, with applications in sequential decision-making problems.

This book provides an in-depth qualitative report on casualised academic staff in the UK, mapping shared experiences and strategies for resistance.

This book presents a comprehensive model that simulates human behavior in society, meticulously selecting and analyzing fundamental determinants such as skills and productivity, connectivity and network formation, psychological biases, moral behavior, consumption preferences, institutional arrangements, and political choices.

Animal Life-Cycle Feeding and Nutrition reviews developments in feeding and nutrition throughout an animal's life cycle and covers a wide range of topics, from utilization of nutrients such as carbohydrates and proteins to nutrient digestion by ruminants, swine, poultry, and horses.

Originally published in 1979, the purpose of this book is to introduce a theory of the distribution of national income between wages, profits and other categories of income.

This textbook introduces and develops new tools to understand the recent economic crisis and how desirable economic policies can be adopted.

Country risk has been a key notion for economists, financiers, and investors.

This book, which is the first to be published in the emerging field of farm-level microsimulation, highlights the different methodological components of microsimulation modelling: hypothetical, static, dynamic, behavioural, spatial and macro-micro.

Dividend Policy provides a comprehensive study of dividend policy.

In the late 1990s, economic and financial crises raged through East Asia, devastating economies that had previously been considered among the strongest in the developing world.

What is the role of culture in the innovation dynamic of small firms within the context of their territorial environments?

This book uses surveys to bridge the gap between studies into European economics and policymaking in Europe.

This Brief identifies and contrasts the groups of National Basketball Association (NBA) expansion franchises and of any teams that relocated from one metropolitan area or city to another from 1950 to 2013.