Economic theory and philosophy Books

Book SynopsisTrade Review‘With this book Bruno Jossa brings to completion his lifelong research on market socialism. Drawing on economics, politics and philosophy, he presents a modern manifesto for industrial democracy. No student and no militant should ignore it, for it constitutes the most comprehensive, scrupulous and deep model of a socialist system available to date.’ -- Ernesto Screpanti, University of Siena, Italy‘Bruno Jossa offers a comprehensive exposition of the cooperative form of enterprise as an organisation that assigns ownership rights and governance control to stakeholders other than investors. With a great deal of literary panache, he writes in a non-technical language accessible to non-specialist readers and shows how Marx’s equation of capitalism with market has been inhibited for a long time and considers that a prospective socialist society does not imply the destruction of the market system per se, but only the abolition of the privately-owned firms. Jossa’s account will capture the attention of anyone seriously interested in the future of the market system as a viable and inclusive model of social order. A must read.’ -- Stefano Zamagni, University of Bologna, ItalyTable of ContentsContents: Introduction 1. The labour-managed firm: an introduction 2. A model of socialism 3. Is the final advent of socialism a realistic prospect? 4. Marxism and producer cooperatives 5. On ‘contradiction’ in Marxism and the orthodox economic theory 6. Democratic firm management and the role of the state in a system of cooperative firms 7. Reform versus revolution: Struve’s critique of Marx Index

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Book SynopsisIn this insightful volume, editors Louis-Philippe Rochon and Mario Seccareccia bring together key essays from the influential and highly-regarded journal, Monnaie et Production. Beginning with a new commentary, Rochon and Seccareccia provide a modern perspective, highlighting invaluable insights on both the content and the editor, Alain Parguez.

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Book SynopsisAristotle’s Economics is a thoughtful and comprehensive account of Aristotle's intellectual system. Drawing upon all of his surviving writings, this book deftly illustrates how Aristotle considered economics to be just one of many topics which made up the social and political whole.Trade Review‘With a unique and astute approach, David Reisman shows that Aristotle espoused a political economy which promoted a middle ground between free markets and government control. In doing so, he weaves together the many strands of Aristotle's thinking, explores his kinship to a variety of theories of political economy and offers lessons for contemporary economics.’ -- Donald Stabile, St. Mary's College of Maryland, USTable of ContentsContents: 1 Introduction 2 A code of conduct 3 A science of society 4 Property 5 Exchange 6 Exchange gone wrong 7 Consumption 8 Nature in motion 9 The state 10 Intervention and reform 11 The constitution 12 Aristotle today References Index

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Book SynopsisIllustrating the knowledge and ideas of thinkers such as Mandeville, Hume, Montesquieu and Smith, this book fully investigates the entire panorama of social sciences as well as providing a clear and concise analysis of the history of the social sciences from the point at which evolutionary theory entered the field.Trade Review‘The questions raised by this short study of unintended consequences in the Enlightenment science of man will be of great interest to all students of the history of the social sciences and of the relationship of social science to both politics and religion.’ -- Ryan Patrick Hanley, Boston College, US‘A learned journey through the challenges of understanding unintended consequences in European thought. From antiquity to modernity, unintended consequences have been morphed into intentions of either magical forces, deities, or some form of supreme rationality. Infantino eruditely walks us through how we eventually arrived at a genuine understanding of unintentionality.’ -- Maria Pia Paganelli, Trinity University, US‘Infantino provides an essential contribution in understanding the intellectual history of “the problem of unintended consequences”. Emphasizing the continued importance of Hume, Smith, Hutcheson, and Montesquieu to problems of social organization and the dangers of expertise, Infantino provides a book of both great scholarly scope and contemporary relevance.’ -- Marianne Johnson, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, USTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. The problem of the unintended consequences of human actions 2. Pierre Bayle and Bernard de Mandeville 3. Francis Hutcheson and David Hume 4. Charles-Louis de Montesquieu and Adam Smith 5. Initial continuities and discontinuities 6. Additional considerations References Index

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Book SynopsisAnswering the strong call for theory application and development in purchasing and supply management (PSM) and supply chain literature, this Handbook is an essential reference that provides extensive guidance on which theories to apply, how to apply them, and when to build theory.Trade Review'This Handbook is a valuable asset for new and seasoned scholars, alike. It is jam packed with useful theories to better understand past research and guide future research projects.' -- Christopher W. Craighead, University of Tennessee, USTable of ContentsContents: 1 Introduction to the Handbook of Theories for Purchasing, Supply Chain and Management Research 1 Wendy L. Tate, Lisa M. Ellram and Lydia Bals 2 Foundations of theory 12 Barbara B. Flynn, Mark Pagell, Brian Fugate and David E. Cantor 3 Developing purchasing and supply management theory 29 Mark Pagell, Barbara B. Flynn, Brian Fugate and David E. Cantor 4 Theories relevant to purchasing and supply management research: status quo and future suggestions 48 Larry Giunipero and Reham Eltantawy 5 Systems levels in purchasing and supply chain management (PSCM) research: exploring established and novel theories to address PSCM problems and challenges 63 Christine M. Harland and Jens K. Roehrich 6 Enhancing theorizing in purchasing and supply management through middle-range theories 80 Jenny Bäckstrand and Árni Halldórsson 7 Transaction cost economics 94 Wendy L. Tate and Lisa M. Ellram 8 Resource-based view 106 Lydia Bals and Eugenia Rosca 9 The knowledge-based view 118 Tobias Schoenherr 10 Resource-advantage theory 140 Donna F. Davis and Teresa M. McCarthy-Byrne 11 Resource and natural resource dependence theories in supply chains 153 Lojain Alkhuzaim, Mahtab Kouhizadeh and Joseph Sarkis 12 Resource orchestration: managers’ role in developing and deploying resources to create distinctive advantage 168 Stan E. Fawcett, Yao ‘Henry’ Jin, Sebastian Brockhaus, Diego Vega and Amydee M. Fawcett 13 Agency theory in purchasing and supply management 186 George A. Zsidisin 14 Playing to win: applying game theory to purchasing and supply management 199 Steven Carnovale and Myles D. Garvey 15 Paradox theory 221 Sajad Fayezi 16 Contingency theory and the information processing view 248 Virpi Turkulainen 17 Social exchange theory 267 Carl Marcus Wallenburg and Robert Handfield 18 The relational view 283 Feigao (Kelly) Huang, Eugena Rosca, Lydia Bals and Wendy Tate 19 Supply networks: dyads, triads and networks 295 Zhaohui Wu and Thomas Y. Choi 20 Stakeholder theory 310 Gyöngyi Kovács 21 Institutional theory 320 Katri Kauppi 22 Complex adaptive systems 335 Kevin J. Dooley 23 Factor market rivalry: a general theory of supply chain management 345 Peter M. Ralston, Matthew A. Schwieterman and John E. Bell 24 The industrial network approach and purchasing and supply management research 360 Björn Axelsson, Lars-Erik Gadde and Finn Wynstra 25 Dynamic capabilities theory 378 Anna Land, Tim Gruchmann, Erik Siems and Philip Beske-Janssen 26 Supply chains as complex adaptive systems 399 Anurag Tewari and Richard Wilding 27 Cluster theory and purchasing science: geographical proximity as a strategic decision factor in sourcing 412 Holger Schiele 28 Organizational learning theory and its application to purchasing management and supply chain management research 425 Arash Azadegan and Javad Feizabadi 29 Signalling theory 445 Christian von Deimling, Michael Eßig and Andreas H. Glas 30 Portfolio theory 471 Cees J. Gelderman 31 Supply chains as dynamic socio-technical systems 491 John Gattorna and William Pasmore 32 Panarchy theory 502 Amanda Bille and Andreas Wieland 33 Preferred customer theory: benefiting from preferential treatment from suppliers through measures on buyer attractiveness and supplier satisfaction 515 Holger Schiele 34 On theories for researching sustainability 531 Thomas E. Johnsen and Federico Caniato Index

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Book SynopsisDollar hegemony is a defining structural feature of the modern international financial order, and it confers significant economic and political privileges on the US. This book explores the political economic foundations of and prospects for dollar hegemony.Table of ContentsContents: Symposium: Dollar Hegemony: Past, Present, and Future The international currency system revisited 1 Tabitha M. Benney and Benjamin J. Cohen Theorizing dollar hegemony: the political economic foundations of exorbitant privilege 20 Thomas Palley Will the Chinese renminbi replace the US dollar? 57 Michael Pettis The peso problem and dollar hegemony under inflation targeting 71 Juan Alberto Vázquez-Muñoz and Ignacio Perrotini-Hernández Old and new proposals for global monetary reform 91 Jan Priewe ‘King dollar’ forever? Prospects for a New Bretton Woods 117 Jörg Bibow

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Book SynopsisTrade Review‘At a time when mainstream economists have practically abandoned the teaching of the history of economic thought in numerous economics undergraduate university programs internationally, professors Hassan Bougrine and Louis-Philippe Rochon should be commended for trying to reverse this tendency. They have brought together a truly first-class international group of distinguished non-mainstream economists to counter this growing collective amnesia in the economics profession by presenting and reassessing not only past developments in economic thinking going as far back as the eighteenth century, but also by analyzing contemporary schools of thought. This is a book that can be used as a textbook or as an additional source of stimulating reading, especially appropriate for students enrolled in any undergraduate course covering the broad field of economic thought, both historical and contemporary.’ -- Mario Seccareccia, University of Ottawa, Canada and Editor of the International Journal of Political Economy‘Economics claims to be a regularly advancing science. Its history will be a story of progress. We look to the early thinkers – the Classics – largely for anticipations of our advanced scientific work. Not so in this book; it does show the progress of the mainstream – but it is progress up a blind alley; and we see a return to the Classics, but it is to find the point at which the discipline went off the rails. An alternative, vigorous and progressive picture of the economy is presented in well-written and well-researched articles, focusing on a good selection of the greatest economists. The book presents a good account of the actual state of the discipline; far from being a regularly advancing science, it is a sometimes chaotic scene of intellectual conflict, fascinating and very exciting at times!’ -- Edward J. Nell, New School for Social Research, US‘It’s always a good time to read a book on the history of economic thought. At least for the sake of history, which revives the narratives rooted in both language and imagination; and suggests the taste for adventure, grounded in research and discovery. The merit of this book is to bring us into this journey using fourteen suggestions cast in a thematic way. Taken as a whole, the book unearths economics as a sort of lost civilization; read just in specific chapters, each appears as an intriguing detail inspiring for further inquiries. Structure and brilliant exposure make the book interesting to students and scholars. They are both exposed to the evidence of a process that through successive stratifications built the meaning of economics: by the exercise of memory all fragments become pillars of knowledge. No need to decide winners or losers, just the same ambivalent emotion to discover that the open questions for our future are still so like those of the great thinkers who preceded us.’ -- Anna-Maria Variato, University of Bergamo, ItalyTable of ContentsContents: Introduction to A Brief History of Economic Thought 1 Hassan Bougrine and Louis-Philippe Rochon PART I THE HISTORY OF ECONOMICS BEFORE KEYNES 1 The Mercantilists and Physiocrats 4 Hassan Bougrine 2 The Classical School 14 Suranjana Nabar-Bhaduri and Matías Vernengo 3 Karl Marx and the Marxist School 35 Scott Carter 4 The Neoclassical School 54 Hassan Bougrine PART II KEYNES AND HIS CONTEMPORARIES 5 John Maynard Keynes 74 Amitava Dutt 6 Michał Kalecki 94 Malcolm Sawyer 7 Thorstein Bunde Veblen 112 Guglielmo Forges Davanzati 8 Joseph Alois Schumpeter 125 Nicola De Liso 9 Karl Polanyi: The Place of the Economy in Society 148 Claus Thomasberger PART III THE HISTORY OF ECONOMICS AFTER KEYNES 10 The Keynesian School and the Neoclassical Synthesis 173 John E. King 11 Milton Friedman and the Monetarist School 193 Sergio Rossi 12 The Rational Expectations School 211 William McColloch and Matías Vernengo 13 The New Keynesian School 228 Steven Pressman 14 The Post-Keynesian School 246 Louis-Philippe Rochon Author index 273 Subject index 278

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Book SynopsisTrade Review‘Charles Whalen and his contributors have distilled the core strengths of Post Keynesian, Evolutionary, and Institutionalist economics into a state-of-the-art review of Post-Keynesian Institutionalism. This book makes the strongest case for placing that tradition in the contemporary arsenal of scholars of economics and political economy.’ -- Anastasia Nesvetailova, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, Switzerland‘In A Modern Guide to Post-Keynesian Institutional Economics, Charles Whalen assembles the valuable insights of a generation of Institutional economists whose research, in sharp contrast to Neoclassical orthodoxy, reveals how the real-world economic system actually evolves, operates, and performs.’ -- William Lazonick, University of Massachusetts, Lowell, US‘This Modern Guide offers a smart collection of essays on the intersection of economic growth, wealth and debt inequality, and financial stability, with plenty of attention to Hyman Minsky’s warning that institutions matter. Well-edited with great tables and graphics.’ -- Teresa Ghilarducci, The New School for Social Research, US‘Minsky always insisted that his theory was an elaboration of the evolution of the “financial structure,” while most only consider his idea of financial instability. This book is especially welcome as an elaboration of the idea of the evolving financial structure and how its institutions not only support economic expansion, but also produce financial instability.’ -- Jan Kregel, Levy Economics Institute of Bard College, USTable of ContentsContents: PART I INTRODUCTION 1 Introduction to the history, contours, and frontiers of Post-Keynesian Institutional economics 2 Charles J. Whalen PART II MONEY MANAGER CAPITALISM 2 The transition from managerial to money manager capitalism: the role of risk and its distribution 36 David A. Zalewski 3 Financialization and employment: a Post-Keynesian Institutionalist understanding of the transnational corporation under money manager capitalism 59 Avraham I. Baranes 4 Money manager capitalism and the coronavirus pandemic 89 Yan Liang and Charles J. Whalen 5 Wealth inequality, household debt, and macroeconomic instability 121 Christian E. Weller and Emek Karakilic 6 Labor-market institutions matter: inequality, wage policy, and worker well-being 144 Oren M. Levin-Waldman PART III CONCEPTS AND METHODS 7 Social capital and public policy: the role of civil society in transforming the state 173 Asimina Christoforou 8 Constructing an economically democratic society in the former Soviet Union: Post-Keynesian Institutionalist insights in historical perspective 194 Anna Klimina 9 A Post-Keynesian Institutionalist perspective from Latin America: the monetary circuit across stages of development 216 Alicia Girón 10 What do economists really mean? Post-Keynesian Institutionalists as economic translators 230 Timothy A. Wunder 11 Stock-flow consistent macroeconomic modeling and Post-Keynesian Institutionalism 253 Marc Lavoie PART IV THEORIES AND SYNTHESES 12 The market for labor in Post-Keynesian Institutionalism: a theoretical framework 274 Eduardo Fernández-Huerga 13 The cyclical evolution of financial regulation: a theoretical explanation 299 Samba Diop 14 From Public Choice to Minskyan collective action: the case for macro rationality-based financial regulation 322 Faruk Ülgen 15 Women’s work and its conceptualization in Post-Keynesian Institutionalism 339 Anna Zachorowska-Mazurkiewicz 16 Toward real sustainability: incorporating insight from Ecological economics into Post-Keynesian Institutionalism 359 Charles J. Whalen Index

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction to The Behavioural Economics of John Maynard Keynes 2. Fundamentals of economics 3. Rational choice: a normative concept 4. Choice under uncertainty: animal spirits 5. Expectations over time 6. Socially embedded individuals 7. The resurrection and fall of homo oeconomicus 8. Conclusion: the economy we live in References Index

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Book SynopsisProvides a modern presentation that eliminates the seven limitations of past and present engineering economics texts: Contains the12-FACTORCalculator, an Excel spreadsheet designed by author to provide the values of the 12 factors of engineering economics forarbitraryvalues ofi,g( ), andNContains theANNUALandPRESENT WORTH COMPARISON Calculators with Component Replacementsforcomparing equipment purchase quotationsDefines quasi-simple investments and presents a Step-by-Step procedure for calculating their IRRs and balancesPresents a classification of the four common non-simple investments and provides Step-by-Step procedures for calculating their IRRs and balancesCompares the different profitability measures for thesameinvestment: pretax IRR, aftertax IRR, aftertax sensitivity analysis, net present value, accounting rate of return, benefit-cost ratio, and payback periodTable of ContentsPreface VII 1 Overview of Engineering Economics 1.1 Why Study Engineering Economics 1 1.2 Text Objectives 2 2 Foundation of Engineering Economics 2.1 Loan Elements 2.1.1 Monies Transferred 3 2.1.2 Balances, Interest Rate & Total Interest 4 2.1.3 Interest Rate Specifications 5 2.1.4 Analogy Between Loans & Rentals 6 2.2 Cash Flows 2.2.1 Definitions 7 2.2.2 Cash Flow Diagram 7 2.3 Fundamental Repayment Equation 2.3.1 Definitions 8 2.3.2 Derivation 9 2.3.3 Total & Normalized Total Interests 10 2.3.4 Using the Fundamental Repayment Equation 10 2.4 Worth, Factors & Equivalence 2.4.1 Worths of a Cash Flow 14 2.4.2 Factors for a Cash Flow 16 2.4.3 12-FACTOR Calculator 18 2.4.4 Present & Future Worths of a Series 19 2.4.5 Equivalence 20 2.5 General Repayment Equation (GRE) 2.5.1 Balance Equation 21 2.5.2 Derivation of the GRE 22 2.5.3 Total Interest Equation 23 2.5.4 Applications of the GRE 24 2.6 Uniform Series Factors & Uniform Worth Factors of a Cash Flow 2.6.1 Present Worth Factor 26 2.6.2 Future Worth Factor 29 2.6.3 Uniform Worth of a Present Cash Flow 30 2.6.4 Uniform Worth of a Future Cash Flow 33 2.6.5 Shifted Basic Series 36 2.7 Gradient Series Factors 2.7.1 Present Worth Factor 39 2.7.2 Future Worth Factor 43 2.7.3 Uniform Worth of a Gradient Series 43 2.8 Geometric Gradient Series Factors 2.8.1 Present Worth Factor 46 2.8.2 Net Present Worth Factor 48 2.8.3 Future Worth Factor 50 2.8.4 Uniform Worth of a Geometric Gradient Series 51 2.9 Rate of Return of a Simple Investment 2.9.1 Comparison of Loans & Investments 53 2.9.2 Rate of Return of an Investment 54 2.9.3 Simple Investments 56 2.10 Calculating the IRR% with Excel 2.10.1 IRR Function 57 2.10.2 Spreadsheet Cells 59 2.10.3 Goal Seek Command 59 2.11 Classification of the Examples 60 2.12 Developing the 12-FACTOR Calculator 2.12.1 Creating the 12-Factor Functions in Excel 61 2.12.2 12-FACTOR Calculator 62 2.12.3 Excel’s Three Factor Functions 63 2.13 Summary 64 2.14 Problems 65 3 Intermediate Balances and Other Interest Rates & Series 3.1 Intermediate Balances 3.3.1 Intermediate Balance Equations 69 3.1.2 Annual Interests of a Home Mortgage 71 3.1.3 Recursive Calculation of Intermediate Balances 74 3.2 Other Interest Rates 3.2.1 Annual Percentage Yield 76 3.2.2 Simple Interest 78 3.2.3 Continuous Compounding 79 3.3 Composite Series 3.3.1 Introduction 81 3.3.2 Decreasing Linear Series 83 3.3.3 Composite Series Transformation Procedure 84 3.4 Summary 86 3.5 Problems 86 4 Annual Worth Comparisons 4.1 Introduction 4.1.1 Definitions 89 4.1.2 Rationale & Consistency of Annual Worth Comparisons 90 4.2 Specified Service Time 4.2.1 Introduction 91 4.2.2 ANNUAL WORTH COMPARISON Calculator 92 4.2.3 Using the ANNUAL WORTH COMPARISON Calculator 93 4.2.4 Component Replacement Costs 94 4.2.5 Adding Component Replacement Costs to the ANNUAL WORTH COMPARISON Calculator 95 4.2.6 Effect of the MARR on a Least-Cost Study 96 4.3 Indefinite Service Time 4.3.1 Least Common Multiple 97 4.3.2 Repeatability Assumption 98 4.3.3 Comparison of Specified & LCM Service Times 99 4.3.4 Disadvantages of the LCM Service Time 101 4.4 Other Cost Alternatives 4.4.1 Extra Capacity Versus Staged Construction 101 4.4.2 Dissimilar Alternatives 104 4.4.3 Irregular Alternatives 105 4.5 Perpetual Service Time 4.5.1 Definition 107 4.5.2 Three Annual Worth Limits 107 4.6 Annual Worth Investment Calculations 109 4.6 Summary 111 4.7 Problems 112 5 Present Worth Comparisons 5.1 Specified Service Time 5.1.1 Present Worths Without Replacement Costs 117 5.1.2 PRESENT WORTH COMPARISON Calculator 119 5.1.3 Using the PRESENT WORTH COMPARISON Calculator 119 5.1.4 Component Replacement Costs 120 5.1.5 Adding Component Replacement Costs to the PRESENT WORTH COMPARISON Calculator 122 5.2 Other Cost Alternatives 5.2.1 Extra Capacity & Staged Construction Alternatives 123 5.2.2 Dissimilar & Irregular Alternatives 124 5.3 Perpetual Service Time 5.3.1 Definitions 124 5.3.2 Capitalized Costs of the Basic Series 125 5.3.3 Comparison of Annual Worth Limits & Capitalized Costs 125 5.4 Present Worth Investment Calculations 127 5.5 Choosing a Worth Calculation Method 5.5.1 Least-Cost Studies 129 5.5.2 Other Calculations 129 5.6 Summary 129 5.7 Problems 130 6 Simple and Quasi-Simple Investments 6.1 Simple Investments: A Quick Review 6.1.1 Definition 133 6.1.2 Properties 134 6.2 IRR% of a Manufacturing Plant Investment & End-of-Year Convention 6.2.1 Disbursement Classes 135 6.2.2 Cash Flow Timing 136 6.2.3 End-of-Year Convention 136 6.2.4 Pretax IRR% of a Chemical Plant Investment (SI-Class) 138 6.3 Simple Cost Reduction Investments 6.3.1 Definition 141 6.3.2 Calculating the IRR% (SI-Class) 141 6.4 Multi-Simple Investments 6.4.1 Definitions, Properties & Occurrences 142 6.4.2 IRR of a Quasi-Simple Investment (QSI-Class) 143 6.5 Creating a Polynomial Root Finder in Mathematica 6.5.1 Creating the polyRoots Function 146 6.5.2 Using the polyRoots Function 147 6.6 Incremental Investment Criterion 148 6.7 Summary 149 6.7 Problems 149 7 Non-Simple Investments 7.1 Five Fundamental Properties of Simple & Quasi-Simple Investments 7.1.1 Negative First Cash Flow 153 7.1.2 Positive Last Cash Flow 153 7.1.3 Odd Number of Cash Flow Sign Changes 154 7.1.4 Unique Rate of Rate of Return 154 7.1.5 Positive Balances 154 7.1.6 Fundamental Properties of the Four Basic Non-Simple Investments 154 7.2 Down Payment Investments 7.2.1 Definition, Properties & Occurrence 154 7.2.2 Finding the RORs of a Down Payment Investment 155 7.2.3 Meaning of Negative Balances 157 7.2.4 Mixed Down Payment Investment 157 7.2.5 Properties of a Mixed Down Payment Investment 159 7.3 Termination Investments 7.3.1 Definition, Properties & Occurrence 161 7.3.2 Mixed Termination Investment 162 7.4 Down Payment & Termination Investments 7.4.1 Definition, Properties & Occurrence 164 7.4.2 Mixed Down Payment & Termination Investment 165 7.5 Bi-Simple & Tri-Simple Investments 7.5.1 Definition, Properties & Occurrences 167 7.5.2 Mixed Bi-Simple Investment 167 7.5.3 Mixed Tri-Simple Investments: Two Simple Internal Investments 170 7.6 Summary 171 7.7 Problems 172 8 Mutually Exclusive Investments 8.1 Comparing Two Simple Mutually Exclusive Investments 8.1.1 Definitions 175 8.1.2 Basic MEI Selection Model 176 8.1.3 Relationships Between the Three IRRs 178 8.2 Comparing Three or More Mutually Exclusive Investments 8.2.1 General MEI Selection Procedure 180 8.2.2 Relative Values of the Challenger-Defender IRRs 182 8.2.3 Effect of the MARR on an MEI Study 182 8.3 Equal Initial Cash Flows 183 8.4 Summary 184 8.5 Problems 184 9 After Tax IRR% 9.1 Income Taxes & Depreciation 9.1.1 Combined Income Tax Rate 187 9.1.2 Taxable Income, Income Tax & After Tax Cash Flow 188 9.1.3 Depreciation Expenses 188 9.2 MACRS Depreciation 9.2.1 Percentage Depreciations 191 9.2.2 Net Recovered Capital 191 9.2.3 Calculating an After Tax IRR% 192 9.3 Start-Up Cost & Time 9.3.1 Definitions 192 9.3.2 Percentage Depreciations 192 9.3.3 Calculating the After Tax IRR% with a Start-Up Time 194 9.4 Straight Line Depreciation 194 9.5 Book Depreciation Methods 9.5.1 Straight Line Depreciation 197 9.5.2 Double Declining Balance Depreciation 198 9.5.3 Sum-of-Years-Digits Depreciation 200 9.6 Brief History of U.S. Tax Laws 203 9.7 Summary 203 9.8 Problems 203 10 Sensitivity Analysis 10.1 Creating an IRR% Sensitivity Table 208 10.2 Staged Construction & Break Even Point 211 10.3 Summary 212 10.4 Problems 213 Chapter 11 Other Profitability Measures 11.1 Net Present Value 11.1.1 A 15 Second Review of Calculating an IRR 215 11.1.2 Screening the IRR with a Net Present Value Calculation 216 11.1.3 Calculating a Net Present Value with Excel 216 11.1.4 Comparing Two or More Mutually Exclusive Investments 217 11.2 Accounting Rate of Return 219 11.3 Benefit Cost Ratio 220 11.4 Payback Period 11.4.1 Definition & Calculation 221 11.4.2 Rationale for the Payback Period 222 11.5 Investment Information Package 224 11.6 Summary 224 11.7 Problems 225 Index 227

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Book SynopsisRisk 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. The FinTech revolution has brought massive changes to the way investing is done. Trading happens in microsecond time frames, and while risks are emerging faster and in greater volume than ever before, traditional risk management approaches are too slow to be relevant. This book describes market microstructure and modern risks, and presents a new way of thinking about risk management in today''s high-speed world. Accessible, straightforward explanations shed light on little-understood topics, and expert guidance helps investors protect themselves from new threats. The discussion dissects FinTech innovation to highlight the ongoing disruption, and to establish a toolkit of approaches for analyzing flash crashes, aggressive high frequency trading, and other sTable of ContentsAcknowledgments xi Chapter 1 Silicon Valley is Coming! 1 Everyone is into Fintech 3 The Millennials are Coming 7 Social Media 9 Mobile 10 Cheaper and Faster Technology 13 Cloud Computing 14 Blockchain 15 Fast Analytics 15 In the End, It’s All About Real-Time Data Analytics 18 End of Chapter Questions 19 Chapter 2 This Ain’t Your Grandma’s Data 21 Data 21 The Risk of Data 23 Technology 27 Blockchain 30 What Elements are Common to All Blockchains? 31 Conclusions 39 End of Chapter Questions 39 Chapter 3 Dark Pools, Exchanges, and Market Structure 41 The New Market Hours 51 Where Do My Orders Go? 52 Executing Large Orders 54 Transaction Costs and Transparency 56 Conclusions 57 End of Chapter Questions 57 Chapter 4 Who is Front-Running You? 59 Spoofing, Flaky Liquidity, and HFT 64 Order-Based Negotiations 78 Conclusions 80 End of Chapter Questions 81 Chapter 5 High-Frequency Trading in Your Backyard 83 Implications of Aggressive HFT 89 Aggressive High-Frequency Trading in Equities 96 Aggressive HFT in US Treasuries 98 Aggressive HFT in Commodities 99 Aggressive HFT in Foreign Exchange 101 Conclusions 102 End of Chapter Questions 102 Chapter 6 Flash Crashes 103 What Happens During Flash Crashes? 104 Detecting Flash-Crash Prone Market Conditions 116 Are HFTs Responsible for Flash Crashes? 124 Conclusions 126 End of Chapter Questions 127 Chapter 7 The Analysis of News 129 The Delivery of News 130 Preannouncement Risk 139 Data, Methodology, and Hypotheses 143 Conclusions 154 End of Chapter Questions 154 Chapter 8 Social Media and the Internet of Things 155 Social Media and News 160 The Internet of Things 165 Conclusions 169 End of Chapter Questions 170 Chapter 9 Market Volatility in the Age of Fintech 171 Too Much Data, Too Little Time—Welcome, Predictive Analytics 174 Want to Lessen Volatility of Financial Markets? Express Your Thoughts Online! 175 Market Microstructure is the New Factor in Portfolio Optimization 176 Yes, You Can Predict T + 1 Volatility 178 Market Microstructure as a Factor? You Bet. 179 Case Study: Improving Execution in Currencies 183 For Longer-Term Investors, Incorporate Microstructure into the Rebalancing Decision 184 Conclusions 185 End of Chapter Questions 185 Chapter 10 Why Venture Capitalists are Betting on Fintech to Manage Risks 187 Opportunities for Disruption are Present, and They May Not Be What They Seem 189 Data and Analytics in Fintech 191 Fintech as an Asset Class 192 Where Do You Find Fintech? 194 Fintech Success Factors 194 The Investment Case for Fintech 196 How Do Fintech Firms Make Money? 198 Fintech and Regulation 198 Conclusions 200 End of Chapter Questions 200 Authors’ Biographies 201 Index 203

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Book SynopsisThis book presents a brief history of economic thought from the 17th century to the present day. Each chapter examines the key contributions of a major economist or group of economists and includes suggestions for further reading. Economists covered include Keynes, Marshall, Petty and Jevons, and less familiar theorists such as Galiani and Turgot.Trade ReviewPraise for the the first edition: 'A Concise History of Economic Thought is exactly the book I have always wanted to prescribe for undergraduate classes in the history of economic thought. Written by two eminent scholars, it provides a clear convincing outline of the principal developments in our discipline combined with clear, absorbing accounts of the major episodes, contributors and their contributions on the way. It is an authoritative and definitive text, a wonderful read, an example of mature scholarship at its best, backed up by well chosen additional readings in each chapter.' - G.C. Harcourt, Jesus College, Cambridge, UK 'This book, written by two eminent historians of economics, is a definitive roadmap through the development of economic thought over the past 400 years. Its convincing and transparent structure introduces each milestone along the way in the form of accessible vignettes of the key contributions to classical political economy and modern economics. As a unique feature, each of these more than thirty chapters stands on its own and can be read individually. Closely working with relevant sources, and with aptly chosen suggestions for further reading at the end of each chapter, this is an ideal textbook and concise overview of the field.' - Matthias Klaes, Head, Centre of Economics and Management, Keele University, UK 'This book presents a comprehensive history of theoretical economics from the mercantilist period to roughly the middle of the 20th century. The treatment of the material is thorough, well organized, clear and rigorous...an excellent resource.' - Gary Mongiovi, St John's University, USATable of ContentsForeword; S.G.Medema PART I: CLASSICAL POLITICAL ECONOMY, 1600-1870 1. Seventeenth Century Pioneers 2. Development in French Economics 3. Towards a Mature Classical Political Economy 4. The First Full Systems of Classical Political Economy 5. The 'Golden Age' of Classical Political Economy PART II: MODERN DEVELOPMENTS, 1870-1960 6. The First Generation 7. The Development of Marginalist Economics: Distribution and Capital Theory 8. Pioneers of Macro-Economics 9. Further Developments in Micro-Economics 10. The Foundations of Modern Macro-Economics

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Book SynopsisThis volume discusses recent work on economic growth from both theoretical and empirical points of view. An in-depth discussion of recent work on economic growth. Keeps readers abreast of the central ideas in the field. Presents both theoretical and empirical points of view. Accessible to the technically competent non-specialist economist. Covers topics such as technical progress, human capital, international trade, convergence, unemployment, and fiscal policy. Table of Contents1. Economic Growth in Transition: Donald A. R. George (University of Edinburgh), Les Oxley (University of Canterbury, New Zealand) and Ken Carlaw (University of Canterbury, New Zealand). 2. Specifying Human Capital: Ludger Wõßmann (Ifo Institute for Economic Research, Munich). 3. Cost and Income Based Measures of Human Capital: Trinh Le, John Gibson (University of Waikato, New Zealand) and Les Oxley (University of Canterbury, New Zealand). 4. What Have We Learnt From the Convergence Debate?: Nazrul Islam (Emory University). 5. How Large is International Trade’s Effect on Economic Growth?: Joshua J. Lewer (West Texas, A & M University) and Hendrik Van den Berg (University of Nebraska). 6. Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth: Martin Zagler (Vienna University of Economics & Business Administration and Free University of Bozen, Bolzano) and Georg Durnecker (Vienna University of Economics & Business Administration). 7. Growth and Unemployment: Towards a Theoretical Integration: Fabio Aricó (University of Pavia). 8. Productivity, Technology and Economic Growth: What is the Relationship?: Kenneth I Carlaw (University of Canterbury, New Zealand) and Richard G. Lipsey (Simon Fraser University, Canada). 9. The Long-Run Implications of Growth Theories: Jonathan Temple (University of Bristol).

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Book SynopsisHarry Gunnison Brown was born in 1880 and died in 1975. He was part of a important group of American economists that included Herbert J. Davenport, E.R.A. Seligman, J. B. Clark, Alvin S. Johnson, Frank A. Fetter, Richard T. Ely and Frank Knight. In some ways Brown represented an orthodoxy in economics that was slipping away as neoclassical economics assumed a particular shape. For example, Brown argued for the separate influences of both land and capital goods on the pricing of goods and services and did not follow the trend in orthodox circles of considering land just another form of capital. Brown supported land value taxation at a time when the leading economists of his day rejected Henry George's ideas and the possibility of Georgist economics. Ryan explores the work of Harry Gunnison Brown, one the most important innovators in American economic history Summarizes Brown's theoretical insights as well as the intellectual contexts in which they were developed Table of ContentsPreface and Acknowledgments to this Edition. 1. Introduction. 2. Land as a Factor of Production. 3. Capital and Interest Theories. 4. Monetary Economics. 5. Taxation. 6. Land Value Taxation. 7. Regulation and Rate-Making. 8. International Trade and Finance. 9. Contributions as an Educator. 10. Conclusion. Books, Articles and Letters by Harry Gunnison Brown. Co-Edited or Co-Authored Books and Articles. Secondary Sources. Index.

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Book SynopsisAllan Schmid''s innovative text, Conflict and Cooperation: Institutional and Behavioral Economics, investigates the rules of the game, how institutions--both formal and informal--affect these rules, and how these rules are changed to serve competing interests. This text addresses both formal and informal institutions and the impact of alternative institutions, as well as institutional change and evolution. With its broad applications and numerous practice and discussion questions, this book will be appealing not only to students of economics, but also to those studying sociology, law, and political science. Addresses formal and informal institutions, the impact of alternative institutions, and institutional change and evolution. Presents a framework open to changing preferences, bounded rationality, and evolution. Explains how to form empirically testable hypotheses using experiments, case studies, and econometrics. Includes numerous prTrade Review“A refreshing alternative to outdated microeconomics texts that endlessly parrot supply and demand, this book offers an analytically sharp, comprehensible, yet accessible guide to the new approaches that are rapidly transforming economics as a discipline.” Nancy Folbre, University of Massachusetts “Right from the beginning, Schmid's magnificent volume has individuals interacting with historically-given institutions. There is no isolated Robinson Crusoe here. Schmid’s book is a superb overview of the modern literature on human agency in an institutional setting; it is the best and most comprehensive introduction to this cutting-edge literature in modern economics.” Geoffrey Hodgson, University of Hertfordshire “I strongly recommend the book both as a teaching resource and as a new broad statement of institutionalist theory.” Land Economics Table of ContentsForword by Warren J. Samuels. Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Institutional and Behavioral Economics Theory. 3. Behavioral Economics. 4. Individuals and Institutions. 5. Institutions and Organizations. 6. Sources of Human Interdependence. 7. Methods. 8. Markets. 9. Macro-Economic Institutions. 10. Technology, Growth, and Institutions. 11. Labor Institutions. 12. Political Institutions. 13. Institutional Change Analysis. 14. Recapitulation. References. Index

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Book Synopsis* Addresses formal and informal institutions, the impact of alternative institutions, and institutional change and evolution. * Presents a framework open to changing preferences, bounded rationality, and evolution. * Explains how to form empirically testable hypotheses using experiments, case studies, and econometrics.Trade Review“A refreshing alternative to outdated microeconomics texts that endlessly parrot supply and demand, this book offers an analytically sharp, comprehensible, yet accessible guide to the new approaches that are rapidly transforming economics as a discipline.” Nancy Folbre, University of Massachusetts “Right from the beginning, Schmid's magnificent volume has individuals interacting with historically-given institutions. There is no isolated Robinson Crusoe here. Schmid’s book is a superb overview of the modern literature on human agency in an institutional setting; it is the best and most comprehensive introduction to this cutting-edge literature in modern economics.” Geoffrey Hodgson, University of Hertfordshire “I strongly recommend the book both as a teaching resource and as a new broad statement of institutionalist theory.” Land EconomicsTable of ContentsForword by Warren J. Samuels. Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Institutional and Behavioral Economics Theory. 3. Behavioral Economics. 4. Individuals and Institutions. 5. Institutions and Organizations. 6. Sources of Human Interdependence. 7. Methods. 8. Markets. 9. Macro-Economic Institutions. 10. Technology, Growth, and Institutions. 11. Labor Institutions. 12. Political Institutions. 13. Institutional Change Analysis. 14. Recapitulation. References. Index

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Book SynopsisSince its publication in 1979, Critics of Henry George has achieved an international reputation as by far the most comprehensive review and analysis of the objections leveled against Henry George''s American classic, Progress and Poverty. George''s 19th century classic argument for land reform produced an army of critics including Alfred Marshall, J. B. Clark, F. A. Walker and in the 20th century, Edwin Cannan, Murray Rothbard and Mark Blaug. In recent years Georgist insights have been gaining ground in economics on a variety of fronts especially in the areas of the economics of location and public finance. Now, more than a century after George and 25 years after the first edition of the Critics of Henry George, the Critics has been expanded, revised and enlarged by Dr. Robert Andelson. The Andelson revision will include a revised last chapter evaluating Georgism as it was interpreted by its critics.Table of ContentsVOLUME I. Part I: Prolegomena. Chapter 1 Introduction. (Robert V. Andelson). Chapter 2 The Essential Henry George. (Louis Wasserman). Part II: Nineteenth-Century British and Continental Critics. Chapter 3 Leveleye: A Critic Ripe for Conversion. (Roy Douglas). Chapter 4 Marshall: A Professional Economist Guards the Purity of his Discipline. (Robert F. Herbert). Chapter 5 Longe and Wrightson: Conservative Critics of George’s Wage Theory. (Fred Harrsion). Chapter 6 Mallock and the “Most Elaborate Answer”. (Roy Douglas). Chapter 7 Moffat’s “Unorthodox” Critique. (George Babilot). Chapter 8 Cathrein’s Careless Clerical critique. (Robert V. Andelson). Chapter 9 Huxley’s Critique from Social Darwinisim. (Roy Douglas). Chapter 10 Rae: A Journalist Out of His Depth. (Aaron B. Fuller). Part III: Nineteenth-Century American Critic. Chapter 11 Dixwell: Animadversions of an Admiring Adversary. ( George Babilot). Chapter 12 Walker: The General Leads the Charge. (Steven B. Cord). Chapter 13 Harris and His Anachronistic Attack. (Charles F. Collier). Chapter 14 Gronlund and Other Marxists. (Fred Harrison). Chapter 15 Rutherford: “The Devil Quotes Scripture” (Charles F. Collier). Chapter 16 Ingalls, Hasnon, and Tucker: Nineteenth-Century American Anarchists. (Jack Schwartzman). Chapter 17 Atkinson: An Ill-informed Assailant. (William B. Truehart). Chapter 18 Clark:Apostle of Two-Factor Economics. (Kris Feder). Chapter 19 Pattern: A Study in Intellectual Dishonesty. (Charles F. Collier). Chapter 20 Seligman and His Critique from Social Utility. (Robert V. Anderson and Mason Gaffney). VOLUME II. Part IV: Critics in The Twentieth Century and Beyond. Chapter 21 A Cannan Hits the Mark. (Mason Gaffney). Chapter 22 Davenport: “Single Taxer of the Looser Observance. (Aaron B. Fuller). Chapter 23 Carver: Reluctant Demi-Georgist. (Robert V. Andelson). Chapter 24 Ryan and His Domestication of Natural Law. (Robert V, Andelson). Chapter 25 Alcazar’s “Most Voluminous of All Assaults”. (James L. Busey). Chapter 26 Ely: A Liberal Economist Defends Landlordism. (Steven B. Cord and Robert V. Andelson). Chapter 27 Knight: Nemesis from the Chicago School. (Nicolaus Tideman and Florenz Plassmann). Chapter 28 Heath: Estranged Georgist. (Fred E. Foldvary). Chapter 29 Hayek: “Almost Persuaded”. (Robert V. Andelson). Chapter 30 Hardin’s Putative Critique. (Robert V. Andelson). Chapter 31 Reckoning with Rothbard. (Harold Kyriazi). Chapter 32 LeFevre’s Challenge. (Damon J. Gross). Chapter 33 Oser: Reservations of a Friendly Commentator. (Oscar B. Johannsen. Chapter 34 Blaug: Edging Toward Full Appreciation. (Mary M. Cleveland). Part V: Conculsions. Chapter 35 Neo-Georgism. (Robert V. Andelson). Notes on Contributors. Index.

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Book SynopsisSince its publication in 1979, Critics of Henry George has achieved an international reputation as by far the most comprehensive review and analysis of the objections leveled against Henry George''s American classic, Progress and Poverty. George''s 19th century classic argument for land reform produced an army of critics including Alfred Marshall, J. B. Clark, F. A. Walker and in the 20th century, Edwin Cannan, Murray Rothbard and Mark Blaug. In recent years Georgist insights have been gaining ground in economics on a variety of fronts especially in the areas of the economics of location and public finance. Now, more than a century after George and 25 years after the first edition of the Critics of Henry George, the Critics has been expanded, revised and enlarged by Robert Andelson. The Andelson revision will include a revised last chapter evaluating Georgism as it was interpreted by its critics.Table of ContentsPreface and Acknowledgments to the Second Edition. Acknowledgments to the First Edition. Volume II. Part IV: Critics in the Twentieth Century and Beyond.Chapter 21. A Cana Hits the Mark (Mason Gaffney). Chapter 22. Davenport: "Single Tazer of the Looser Observance: (Aaron B. Fuller). Chapter 23. Carver: Reluctant Demi-Georgist (Robert V. Andelson). Chapter 24. Ryan and His Domestication of Natural Law (Rovert V. Andelson). Chapter 25. Alcazar's "Most Voluminous of All Assaults" (James L. Busey). Chapter 26. Ely: A Liberal Economist Defends Landlordism (Steven B. Cord and Robert V. Andelson). Chapter 27. Knight: Nemesis from the Chicago School (Nicolaus Tideman and Florenz Plassmann). Chapter 28. Heath: Estranged Georgist (Fred E. Foldvary). Chapter 29. Hayek: "Almost Persuaded" (Robert V. Andelson). Chapter 30. Hardin's Putative Critique (Robert V. Andelson). Chapter 31. Reckoning with Rothbard (Harold Kyiazi). Chapter 32. LeFevre's Challenge (Damon J. Gross). Chapter 33. Oser: Reservations of a Friendly Commentator (Oscar B. Johannsen). Chapter 34. Blaug: Edging Toward Full Appreciation (Mary M. Cleveland). Part V: Conclusions. Chapter 35. Neo-Georgism (Robert V. Andelson). Notes on Contributors. Index of Names. Index of Subjects. References.

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Book SynopsisFinance and the Economics of Uncertainty explores the growing range of economic decisions that are conducted under uncertainty both on the personal level, as well as by large firms. * Analyzes the allocation of risk in the context of the current literature, as well as emphasizes the role of information in decisions and prices.Trade Review"The authors discuss in a clear and motivated way some essential problems such as incompleteness, market viability or dissemination of information. Graduate students in economics will find this textbook a valuable supplement to the extensive literature on financial engineering." Christian Gourieroux, Center of Research in Economics and Statistics in France "Given the explosive growth of the finance literature, even well-trained microeconomists may feel left behind. They should be grateful to Demange and Laroque for giving them such a clear and unified picture of how financial instruments allocate risk in the economy." Bernard Salanie, Columbia UniversityTable of ContentsList of main symbols. Introduction. I. Value by Arbitrage. 1. Financial instruments: an introduction. 2. Arbitrage. II. Exchanging Risk. 3. Investors and their information. 4. Portfolio choice. 5. Optimal risk sharing and insurance. 6. Equilibrium on the stock exchange and risk sharing. 7. Trade and information. 8. Intertemporal valuation. III. The Firm. 9. Corporate finance and risk. 10. Financing investments and limited liability. Index

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Book SynopsisFinance and the Economics of Uncertainty explores the growing range of economic decisions that are conducted under uncertainty both on the personal level, as well as by large firms. * Analyzes the allocation of risk in the context of the current literature, as well as emphasizes the role of information in decisions and prices.Trade Review"The authors discuss in a clear and motivated way some essential problems such as incompleteness, market viability or dissemination of information. Graduate students in economics will find this textbook a valuable supplement to the extensive literature on financial engineering." Christian Gourieroux, Center of Research in Economics and Statistics in France "Given the explosive growth of the finance literature, even well-trained microeconomists may feel left behind. They should be grateful to Demange and Laroque for giving them such a clear and unified picture of how financial instruments allocate risk in the economy." Bernard Salanie, Columbia UniversityTable of ContentsList of main symbols. Introduction. I. Value by Arbitrage. 1. Financial instruments: an introduction. 2. Arbitrage. II. Exchanging Risk. 3. Investors and their information. 4. Portfolio choice. 5. Optimal risk sharing and insurance. 6. Equilibrium on the stock exchange and risk sharing. 7. Trade and information. 8. Intertemporal valuation. III. The Firm. 9. Corporate finance and risk. 10. Financing investments and limited liability. Index

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Book SynopsisDesigned to demonstrate the essential mathematical concepts-comprehensively and economically-without re-teaching basic material or laboring over superfluous ideas, this text locates the necessary information in a practical economics context.Table of ContentsPreface. Part I: Matrix Algebra and Linear Economic Models. 1. Matrix Algebra. 1.1 Basic Concepts. 1.2 Determinants. 1.3 The Inverse of a Matrix. 1.4 Linear Dependence of Vectors and the Rank of a Matrix. 1.5 Kronecker Products and Vecs of Matrices. 2. Simultaneous Linear Equations. 2.1 Definitions. 2.2 Homogeneous Case. 2.3 Nonhomogeneous Case. 2.4 Special Case m=n. 3. Linear Economic Models. 3.1 Introduction and Definitions. 3.2 Examples of Linear Economic Models. 3.3 The Use of Matrix Algebra in Statistics and Econometrics. 4. Quadratic Forms and Positive Definite Matrices. 4.1 Introduction. 4.2 Eigen Values of a Symmetric Matrix. 4.3 Eigen Values of Special Matrices. 4.4 Eigen Vectors of a Symmetric Matrix. 4.5 Matrix whose Columns are the Eigen Vectors of a Symmetric Matrix. 4.6 Diagonalization of Quadratic Forms. 4.7 Eigen Values , andAr (A), and trA. 4.8 An Alternative Approach using Determinants. Part II: Functions of Many Variables and Optimization. 5. Functions of Many Variables. 5.1 Functions in General. 5.2 Partial Differentiation. 5.3 Special Sorts of Functions. 5.4 Comparative Statics and Nonlinear Economic Models. 5.5 Differentials and Taylor’s Approximation. 6. Optimization. 6.1 Unconstrained Optimization. 6.2 Local Optima and Global Optima. 6.3 Constrained Optimization. 6.4 Constrained Local Optima versus Constrained Global Optima. 6.5 An Introduction to Matrix Calculus. 7. Comparative Static Analysis in Optimization Problems. 7.1 Introduction. 7.2 Unconstrained Optimization. 7.3 Constrained Optimization. 7.4 Slutsky’s Equation. 7.5 Applications of the Envelope Theorems in Economics. Part III: Dynamic Analysis. 8. Integration. 8.1 Introduction. 8.2 Definite Integrals. 8.3 Integration as Anti Differentiation. 8.4 Indefinite Integrals. 8.5 Further Considerations. 8.6 Economic Applications. 9. Continuous Time: Differential Equations. 9.1 Definitions. 9.2 Linear Differential Equations. 9.3 First Order Linear Differential Equations with Constant Coefficients. 9.4 Economic Dynamics Using First Order Differential Equations. 9.5 Second Order Linear Differential Equations with Constant Coefficents. 9.6 Economic Application: A Dynamic Supply and Demand Model. 9.7 Higher Order Linear Differential Equations. 9.8 Descriptive Analysis of Nonlinear Differential Equations. 10. Discrete Time: Difference Equations. 10.1 Introduction and Definitions. 10.2 First Order Linear Difference Equations with Constant Coefficients. 10.3 Second Order Linear Difference Equations with Constant Coefficients. 10.4 Investigating the Nature of the Roots of a Quadratic Equation. 10.5 Economic Applications. 10.6 Higher Order Linear Difference Equations. 11. Dynamic Optimization. 11.1 Introduction. 11.2 Dynamic Optimization versus Static Optimization. 11.3 The Basic Optimal Control Problem and Pontryagin’s Maximum Principle. 11.4 Extensions to the Basic Problem. 11.5 Economic Application: Ramsey/Solow Model. Answers to exercises. Further Reading. Index.

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Book SynopsisBy focusing on the human side as well as the intellectual dimensions of how economists work and think, this collection of interviews with top economists of the 20th century becomes a startling and lively introduction to the modern world of macroeconomics. A fun read! For more information, frequent updates, and to comment on the forthcoming book, visit William A. Barnett''s weblog at http://economistmind.blogspot.com/. Acclaim for Inside the Economist''s Mind In candid interviews, these great economists prove to be fabulous story tellers of their lives and times. Unendingly gripping for insiders, this book should also help non-specialists understand how economists think. Professor Julio Rotemberg, Harvard University Business School, and Editor, Review of Economics and Statistics. Economics used to be called the ''dismal science''. It will be impossible for anybody to hold that view anymore ... Trade ReviewInside the Economist's Mind is a very rare thing--an economic page-turner. The personalities behind the frontiers of economic research make for compelling reading. I cannot recommend it highly enough. Stephen Kinsella, University of Limerick "A wonderful collection of personal and professional insights by Economics' leading intellectuals. Each one is worth reading." Professor Mark Watson, Princeton University "In candid interviews, these great economists prove to be fabulous storytellers of their lives and times. Unendingly gripping for insiders, this book should also help non-specialists understand how economists think." Julio Rotemberg, Harvard University Business School "The interviews in this volume are unique intellectual documents in the history of economic thought, economic policy, and biography. Scholars will value them as primary sources. Readers with only a passing interest in economics will be delighted by their entertaining insights into the minds and lives of these great thinkers. This is one of the most valuable projects in academic economic publishing for a long time, and we should all be grateful to the journal, Macroeconomic Dynamics, for collecting these archival treasures over a number of years." Professor Douglas Gale, New York University "Economics has made swift progress in the past few decades and its role in policy-making has radically increased. The interviews of many of the most prominent researchers and policy-makers offer a unique insider view of these developments. This book is fascinating reading to anyone interested in contemporary economics and its role in modern societies." Seppo Honkapohja, University of Cambridge "Economics used to be called the 'dismal science'. It will be impossible for anybody to hold that view anymore after reading these interviews. This is science with flesh and blood, and a lot of fascinating stories that you will find nowhere else." Dr. Jean-Pascal Bénassy, Paris-Jourdan Sciences Économiques (PSE) and Centre pour la Recherche Economique et ses Applications "This book provides a rare and intriguing view of the personal and professional lives of leading economists, and the circumstances that facilitated their creative breathroughs. It is like A Beautiful Mind, scaled by a factor of 16 [the number of interviews in the book]." Professor Lee Ohanian, UCLA "Histories of economic analysis abound, but if you want an insider view of how economics has been developing in the last decades, this is the (only) book for you." Giancarlo Gandolfo, University of Rome "Here we see the human side of path-breaking research, the personalities and pitfalls, the drama behind the science." Professor Francis X. Diebold, University of Pennsylvania "These 25-page conversations quickly hone in on what makes these leading economists from the academic world and public policy corridors tick, and how they--and the profession itself--evolved in research and thinking." CHOICETable of ContentsCoeditor's Foreword: Reflections on How Biographies of Individual Scholars Can Relate to a Science's Biography (Paul A. Samuelson). Coeditor's Preface: An Overview of the Objectives and Contents of the Volume (William A. Barnett). History of Thought Introduction: Economists Talking with Economists, An Historian's Perspective (E. Roy Weintraub) Interviews: 1. An Interview with Wassily Leontief (Interviewed by Duncan K. Foley). 2. An Interview with David Cass (Interviewed jointly by Stephen E. Spear and Randall Wright). 3. An Interview with Robert E. Lucas, Jr. (Interviewed by Bennett T. McCallum). 4. An Interview with János Kornai (Interviewed by Olivier Blanchard). 5. An Interview with Franco Modigliani (Interviewed by William A. Barnett and Robert Solow). 6. An Interview with Milton Friedman (Interviewed by John B. Taylor). 7. An Interview with Paul A. Samuelson (Interviewed by William A. Barnett). 8. An Interview with Paul A. Volcker (Interviewed by Perry Mehrling). 9. An Interview with Martin Feldstein (Interviewed by James M. Poterba). 10. An Interview with Christopher A. Sims (Interviewed by Lars Peter Hansen). 11. An Interview with Robert J. Shiller (Interviewed by John Y. Campbell). 12. An Interview with Stanley Fischer (Interviewed by Olivier Blanchard). 13. An Interview with Jacques Drèze (Interviewed by Pierre Dehez and Omar Licandro). 14. An Interview with Thomas J. Sargent (Interviewed by George W. Evans and Seppo Honkapohja). 15. An Interview with Robert Auman (Interviewed by Sergiu Hart). 16. Conversations with James Tobin and Robert Shiller on the "Yale Tradition" in Macroeconomics (Conducted by David Colander).

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Book SynopsisBy focusing on the human side as well as the intellectual dimensions of how economists work and think, this collection of interviews with top economists of the 20th century becomes a startling and lively introduction to the modern world of macroeconomics. A fun read! For more information, frequent updates, and to comment on the forthcoming book, visit William A. Barnett''s weblog at http://economistmind.blogspot.com/. Acclaim for Inside the Economist''s Mind In candid interviews, these great economists prove to be fabulous story tellers of their lives and times. Unendingly gripping for insiders, this book should also help non-specialists understand how economists think. Professor Julio Rotemberg, Harvard University Business School, and Editor, Review of Economics and Statistics. Economics used to be called the ''dismal science''. It will be impossible for anybody to hold that view anymore ... Trade ReviewInside the Economist's Mind is a very rare thing--an economic page-turner. The personalities behind the frontiers of economic research make for compelling reading. I cannot recommend it highly enough. Stephen Kinsella, University of Limerick "A wonderful collection of personal and professional insights by Economics' leading intellectuals. Each one is worth reading." Professor Mark Watson, Princeton University "In candid interviews, these great economists prove to be fabulous storytellers of their lives and times. Unendingly gripping for insiders, this book should also help non-specialists understand how economists think." Julio Rotemberg, Harvard University Business School "The interviews in this volume are unique intellectual documents in the history of economic thought, economic policy, and biography. Scholars will value them as primary sources. Readers with only a passing interest in economics will be delighted by their entertaining insights into the minds and lives of these great thinkers. This is one of the most valuable projects in academic economic publishing for a long time, and we should all be grateful to the journal, Macroeconomic Dynamics, for collecting these archival treasures over a number of years." Professor Douglas Gale, New York University "Economics has made swift progress in the past few decades and its role in policy-making has radically increased. The interviews of many of the most prominent researchers and policy-makers offer a unique insider view of these developments. This book is fascinating reading to anyone interested in contemporary economics and its role in modern societies." Seppo Honkapohja, University of Cambridge "Economics used to be called the 'dismal science'. It will be impossible for anybody to hold that view anymore after reading these interviews. This is science with flesh and blood, and a lot of fascinating stories that you will find nowhere else." Dr. Jean-Pascal Bénassy, Paris-Jourdan Sciences Économiques (PSE) and Centre pour la Recherche Economique et ses Applications "This book provides a rare and intriguing view of the personal and professional lives of leading economists, and the circumstances that facilitated their creative breathroughs. It is like A Beautiful Mind, scaled by a factor of 16 [the number of interviews in the book]." Professor Lee Ohanian, UCLA "Histories of economic analysis abound, but if you want an insider view of how economics has been developing in the last decades, this is the (only) book for you." Giancarlo Gandolfo, University of Rome "Here we see the human side of path-breaking research, the personalities and pitfalls, the drama behind the science." Professor Francis X. Diebold, University of Pennsylvania "These 25-page conversations quickly hone in on what makes these leading economists from the academic world and public policy corridors tick, and how they--and the profession itself--evolved in research and thinking." CHOICETable of ContentsCoeditor's Foreword: Reflections on How Biographies of Individual Scholars Can Relate to a Science's Biography (Paul A. Samuelson). Coeditor's Preface: An Overview of the Objectives and Contents of the Volume (William A. Barnett). History of Thought Introduction: Economists Talking with Economists, An Historian's Perspective (E. Roy Weintraub). Interviews: 1. An Interview with Wassily Leontief (Interviewed by Duncan K. Foley). 2. An Interview with David Cass (Interviewed jointly by Stephen E. Spear and Randall Wright). 3. An Interview with Robert E. Lucas, Jr. (Interviewed by Bennett T. McCallum). 4. An Interview with János Kornai (Interviewed by Olivier Blanchard). 5. An Interview with Franco Modigliani (Interviewed by William A. Barnett and Robert Solow). 6. An Interview with Milton Friedman (Interviewed by John B. Taylor). 7. An Interview with Paul A. Samuelson (Interviewed by William A. Barnett). 8. An Interview with Paul A. Volcker (Interviewed by Perry Mehrling). 9. An Interview with Martin Feldstein (Interviewed by James M. Poterba). 10. An Interview with Christopher A. Sims (Interviewed by Lars Peter Hansen). 11. An Interview with Robert J. Shiller (Interviewed by John Y. Campbell). 12. An Interview with Stanley Fischer (Interviewed by Olivier Blanchard). 13. An Interview with Jacques Drèze (Interviewed by Pierre Dehez and Omar Licandro). 14. An Interview with Thomas J. Sargent (Interviewed by George W. Evans and Seppo Honkapohja). 15. An Interview with Robert Auman (Interviewed by Sergiu Hart). 16. Conversations with James Tobin and Robert Shiller on the "Yale Tradition" in Macroeconomics (Conducted by David Colander).

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Book SynopsisThrough contributions from leading authors, Issues in Heterodox Economics provides a critical analysis of the methodology of mainstream economics and its dependence on mathematical modelling, discusses a range of non-mainstream economic topics, and offers a vision for the future of economics.Table of Contents1. Consolations for The Economist: The Future of Economic Orthodoxy 1Donald A.R. George 2. Axiomatization and Formalism in Economics 11T.A. Boylan and P.F. O'Gorman 3. Variety of Methodological Approach in Economics 33Sheila C. Dow 4. Variations on The Theme of Conning in Mathematical Economics 53K. Vela Velupillai 5. The Sociological Approach to Financial Markets 95Alex Preda 6. Workers' Savings and The Right to Manage 123Donald A.R. George 7. A New Vision of The Knowledge Economy 143Brian Chi-ang Lin 8. Evolutionary and New Growth Theories. Are They Converging? 175Fulvio Castellacci 9. Repetition and Financial incentives in Economics Experiments 219Jinkwon Lee Index 273

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Book SynopsisContaining important papers by various Georgist scholars, this book highlights the ideas and influence of Henry George as a political economist. Highlights the ideas and influence of Henry George Includes path-breaking work on Henry George's rent theory Features in the Studies in Economic Reform and Social Justice series Table of ContentsEditor's Introduction. 1. Ideology and Political Parties. Henry George's Political Critics (Michael Hudson). 2. George's Ideas in Debate. Henry George, Emile de Laveleye, and the Issue of Peasant Proprietorship (Jerome F. Heavey). Frank H. Knight's Criticism of Henry George (Ross B. Emmett). 3. Social Philosophy. Apprehending the Social Philosophy of Henry George (Charles R. McCann, Jr.). 4. Conceptual Debates Regarding Land and Rent. The Marginalists Who Confronted Land (Fred E. Foldvary). Keeping Land in Capital Theory (Ricardo, Faustmann, Wicksell, and George: Mason Gaffney). 5. Communications. Comment (Mark Perlman).

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Book SynopsisCatastrophes ranging from the travesties of financial markets and the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon oil well to the tsunami that struck northern Japan and the levees breaking in New Orleans are examples of the limits of knowledge. Author Randy Martin insists that the expertise erected to prevent these natural and social disasters failed in each case. In Knowledge LTD, Martin explores how both the limits of knowledge and the social constructions of culture reflect the way we organize social life in the face of disasters and their aftermath. He examines this crisis of knowledge as well as the social movements that rose up in its wake. Martin not only treats derivatives as financial contracts for pricing risk, but also shows how the derivative works in economic terms, where the very unity of the economy is undone. Knowledge LTD ultimately points to a more comprehensive reordering of the once separate spheres of economy, polity, and culture. Martin provides a new way of understTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Who Knew? 1 After Economy?2 Public Quandary3 De-centered Social KinestheticsConclusion: Derivative KnowledgeNotesIndex

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Book SynopsisThe TRACE (Toronto annual Canadian econometric) model is an annual, non-linear econometric model of the Canadian economy designed primarily to forecast the statistics which appear in the principal tables of the Canadian National Income and Expenditure Accounts. TRACE is the first Canadian econometric model from which a published ex ante forecast has been made. In this book the authors describe the model and a high-speed computer. They show how the effects of alternative combinations of federal government policies can be examined by producing sets of conditional forecasts from the model. Both impact and long-run multiplier effects of changes in fiscal and monetary policy are derived from simulation experiments performed with the model. The results show the different effects that are obtained under régimes of fixed and floating foreign exchange rates.The book presents the economic theory underlying the model and provides information on estimates of the structural param

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Book SynopsisAs global markets toppled during the 2008 financial crisis, the Canadian market for non-bank asset-backed commercial paper (ABCP) seemed on the verge of collapsing. Back from the Brink explains the origins of the Canadian ABCP crisis and how an ambitious market restructuring prevented a $32 billion market from falling into chaos.Table of ContentsIntroduction Part 1. The ABCs of a Crisis Chapter 1: The Day Montreal Stood Still Chapter 2: Not a Regional Problem Chapter 3: Enter Purdy Crawford Part 2. The Art of the Possible: Hammering Out a Deal Chapter 4: A Proposal Is Born Chapter 5: Putting It Back Together Again Chapter 6: Selling the Deal Chapter 7: The Plan Gets Approved Chapter 8: It Almost Falls Apart Part 3. ABCP Afterlife: How Has the Market Performed? Chapter 9: Whither a Liquid Market Chapter 10: Regulatory Fallout Part 4. Conclusions Chapter 11: Winners and Losers in the ABCP Fiasco Chapter 12: Lessons Learned

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Book SynopsisGraham Lowe and Frank Graves are two of Canada's leading experts on work and public opinion. In Redesigning Work the authors provide a blueprint for the future of work in Canada by identifying practical ways to make work more motivating, rewarding and productive.Trade Review‘This readable book should be of interest to academics, human resource professionals, and the public policy decision-makers. Personally, I will be introducing some of these concepts from the book into future industrial relations courses for students to ponder.’ -- Gordon B. Cooke * Industrial Relations vol 72:04:2017 *Table of ContentsPreface Introduction Chapter 1: How Economic Change Affects Canadians Chapter 2: Happy, Healthy, and Productive Workers Chapter 3: Engaged Workers Chapter 4: What Canadians Value in a Job Chapter 5: Generations at Work Chapter 6: Cultivating Workers' Capabilities Chapter 7: A Blueprint for Redesigning Work Chapter 8: Actions to Improve Wellbeing and Prosperity Notes About the Authors Index

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Book SynopsisIssues in Finance: Credit, Crises and Policies presents a collection of surveys on key issues surrounding the relationship between credit, finance, and the macro-economy that are linked to the recent global financial crisis. Presents a timely collection of surveys that shed light on the recent financial crisis Offers insights for economists in government, business, and finance Shows how the mainstream economics literature was not blind to the potential problems of the financial framework and its interplay with the macro-economy Trade Review"The range of topics in this well-researched and well-written book include optimizing value-at-risk and daily capital charges, managing value at risk under the Basel II Accord, sovereign insolvency procedures, collective action clauses in international sovereign bond contracts, a review of empirical studies on collateral and credit rationing, and capital requirements, business cycle fluctuations, and the Basel Accords." (Booknews, 1 April 2011) Table of ContentsContributors. Issues in Finance: Credit, Crises and Policies – An Overview (Stuart Sayer). 1 Bank Capital Requirements, Business Cycle Fluctuations and the Basel Accords: A Synthesis (Ines Drumond). 2 The Ten Commandments for Optimizing Value-at-Risk and Daily Capital Charges (Michael McAleer). 3 The Ten Commandments for Managing Value at Risk Under the Basel II Accord (Juan-Ángel Jiménez-Martín, Michael McAleer and Teodosio Peréz-Amaral). 4 Sovereign Insolvency Procedures A Comparative Look at Selected Proposals (Kathrin Berensmann and Angélique Herzberg). 5 Collective Action Clauses in International Sovereign Bond Contracts – Whence the Opposition? (Sonke Haseler). 6 Collateral and Credit Rationing: A Review of Recent Empirical Studies as a Guide for Future Research (Tensie Steijvers and Wim Voordeckers). 7 The Stock Market, Housing and Consumer Spending: A Survey of the Evidence on Wealth Effects (Monica Paiella). 8 Price-Level Targeting and Stabilisation Policy: A Survey (Steve Ambler). Index.

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Book SynopsisThe global financial system seems caught in a cycle of boom and bust, instability and scandal. Building on the classic works of E F Schumacher and other kindred spirits, Magnuson provides a Buddhist economics perspective on this recurring pattern and offers new possibilities for change.Trade Review“This is an insightful critique of our dysfunctional economic system, informed by Buddhist principles. Magnuson shows that the reforms usually proposed cannot alleviate the basic problem: a system that is self-destructive because it institutionalizes greed. And he offers a way forward implied by Buddhist teachings.” David Loy, author of The Great Awakening: A Buddhist Social Theory"a creative approach to understanding our world and will motivate and inspire you as a Buddhist, citizen, and human being." - Tricycle"Magnuson presents an ethical critique of conventional economics based in Buddhist principles, offering a hopeful and creative path to system stability, personal satisfaction, and liberating transformation." Stephanie Kaza, Professor emerita, University of Vermont"From Greed to Wellbeing is a tour de force. If you really want to get a close look at the socioeconomic merry-go-round we've been on since 1776 (and before), this is the book for you." Review by Morris Berman on Amazon.com"Joel Magnuson skillfully applies Buddhist teachings to quench the flames of greed, hatred, and delusion that are consuming our world." Christopher Queen, Harvard University, Editor of Engaged Buddhism in the West.“Institutionalist economist, Joel Magnuson, is a man with passion, a man on a mission. He offers a stinging critique of hegemonic capitalistic practices, especially of the vagaries of the banking and financial sectors, and the reductionist calculations of the official GDP, and proposes remedies based in socially engaged Buddhism to help us avoid the cyclical crises that plague this sector and the entire social body. He skillfully analyzes how the three fires long recognized by the Buddha—greed, aggression and delusion—fuel all manners of “fads, bubbles, and panics” in our individual and collective behavior. Magnuson shows from various angles and with a wealth of examples how defiled perceptions of self and reality feed economic toxicity and general suffering. He is at his inspired best when he details how our “witless attachment to mental fiction” plays itself out through social institutions such as money, credit, or formal institutions such as the Feds. He carefully demonstrates the sad straight line running from individual “craving and covetousness” to collective celebration of greed (the reification of ignorance) to institutionalization of greed by social structures, and finally to the cynical protection of greed and banksters (moral hazard) by political actors and governmental agencies. To remedy such dire situations, he calls for wholesomeness at the individual level, for locally-owned community banks, for holistic accounting aggregates to measure human happiness, and for what may be broadly termed social responsibility and an ethical economy. Since self and society are inseparable parts of the same complex whole, Prof. Magnuson reminds us to both meditate and chop wood and carry water in the conditions of our age. Indeed, the practice of the dharma is by essence connected to our social selves and our mission in society, and asks us to address both individual and collective, both gross and subtle dukkhas. His is a prudently optimistic perspective, as he draws on many examples of socially-engaged Buddhism, such as Bernie Glassman’s Greyston Bakery or Thich Nhat Hanh’s Order of Interbeing, to get us out of “our state of somnambulant apathy” and toward a better society. Magnuson proposes a commendable yet difficult journey toward personal enlightenment, a more humane economy, and a better future.” Michel Gueldry, PhD, Professor, International Relations and Sustainability Studies, Middlebury Institute of International Studies, California"Restructuring individual consciousness and restructuring society are complementary activities, and both are desperately needed. This new book from Joel Magnuson shows us how to do this." Sulak Sivaraksa, author and founder/chair of International Network of Engaged BuddhistsTable of ContentsBuddhist Economics and the Three Fires; Buddhist Economics and Socially Engaged Buddhism; Happiness Failing on the World Stage; The Greed-Infected Cloud of Hot Money; If the Buddha Chaired the Federal Reserve--Banking for Right Livelihood; Stepping out of the Circle of Pathology; Accepting Impermanence.

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Book SynopsisKey thinkers with a range of perspectives provide a sociological analysis of debt focused upon its social, political, economic, and cultural meanings. Contributors consider the lived experience of debt and financialisation taking place globally with accounts that span sociological, cultural, and economic forms of analysis.Table of ContentsIntroduction: towards a sociology of debt ~ Mark Featherstone Debt, complexity and the sociological imagination ~ Lisa Adkins Debt drive and the imperative of growth ~ Ole Bjerg Memory, counter-memory and resistance: notes on the ‘Greek Debt Truth Commission’ ~ Joshua Bowsher ‘Deferred lives’: money, debt and the financialised futures of young temporary workers ~ Mark Davis and Laura Cartwright ‘Choose your moments’: discipline and speculation in the indebted everyday ~ Samuel Kirwan, Leila Dawney and Rosie Walker Digital subprime: tracking the credit trackers ~ Joe Deville Debt, usury and the ongoing crises of capitalism ~ Nicholas Gane The art of unpayable debts ~ Max Haiven Ecologies of indebtedness ~ Mark Featherstone

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Book SynopsisThe Economics of Immigration is written as a both a reference for researchers and as a textbook on the economics of immigration.

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Book SynopsisUnder what conditions can new technologies enhance the well-being of poor communities? This study designs an alternative evaluation framework (AEF) that applies Amartya Sen's capability approach to the study of information and communications technologies (ICTs) in order to place people's well-being, rather than technology, at the centre of the study.

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Book SynopsisAnalyses the tax disruptive aspects of new digital business models to determine the need for new tax measures to address the tax challenges of the digitalization of the economy, and presents a proposal for the adoption of a Digital Data Tax and a Global Internet Tax Agency.Trade Review"The book provides a solid account and well-taken critique of many recent proposals that have been floating around with respect to international income taxation and that seem to have been navigating through these difficult waters without making use of some basic guidelines to good tax policy. The book correctly suggests that from a principled perspective, much of what has been said about this issue is perhaps little more than an attempt to dress up what is in some respects a simple (unprincipled?) 'tax grab.' And, most importantly, the book presents an interesting alternative approach: the digital data tax." — Richard Bird, Professor emeritus of economics, Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto"The book is 'ahead of the curve.' Frequently, we lament that the tax administration lags behind the private sector. This is the way to jump out front. This proposal changes the tax administration into a Tech and Data Administration. As Larry Lessig observed, 'Code is law.' Making the tax system digital is to regulate the tax that is collected and remitted. This approach will merge value added tax and income tax compliance in the not-too-distant future. This is the future." — Richard Ainsworth, Adjunct professor of law, New York University"The authors provide a set of solid justifications for the innovative design of a digital data tax (DDT), stating that it is an indirect tax (not a direct income tax), which would offer the 'best compromise' out of all current digital taxes and tax initiatives. This is based on the arguments that the proposed tax takes into account not only the interests of both source and residence countries, but also those of digital multinationals; therefore, this is a trade-o that requires a three-way compromise. And this is critically important and highly relevant in the global debate on the highly contentious issues of taxing digital." — Tuan Minh Le, Lead economist at the World Bank

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Book SynopsisThis report lays the foundations for the World Bank to fully integrate a social contract lens in its development policy toolkit in Sub-Saharan Africa. The report's contribution consists mostly of a conceptual and empirical framework, mapping knowledge gaps, and presenting examples for the application of a social contract lens in the region.

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Book SynopsisThe COVID-19 pandemic has dealt a severe blow to human capital. This report presents new evidence and analysis to provide a comprehensive diagnostic of the effects of the pandemic on human capital outcomes and identify promising policy responses for governments faced with the task of rebuilding human capital in the wake of the pandemic.

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