Economics

Many "nudges" aim to make life simpler, safer, or easier for people to navigate, but what do members of the public really think about these policies? Drawing on surveys from numerous nations around the world, Sunstein and Reisch explore whether citizens...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781583676554Author Samir AminFormat PaperbackPage Count 280Imprint Monthly Review Press,U.S.Publisher Monthly Review Press,U.S.Weight(grams)...

In this elegant critique, Amartya Sen argues that welfare economics can be enriched by paying more explicit attention to ethics, and that modern ethical studies can also benefit from a closer contact with economies. He argues further that even predictive...

Marx's Theories of Surplus Value is the fourth volume of his monumental Das Kapital (Capital). Divided into three parts, this lengthy work reviews classic economic analyses of labour and value (Smith, Ricardo, Malthus, and others), focusing on the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780865970083Author Adam SmithFormat PaperbackPage Count 1080Imprint Liberty Fund IncPublisher Liberty Fund IncWeight(grams) 1897g

This is a thoroughly updated edition of Dynamic Asset Pricing Theory, the standard text for doctoral students and researchers on the theory of asset pricing and portfolio selection in multiperiod settings under uncertainty. The asset pricing results are...

The eclipse of Digital Natives and the dawn of virtual culture-how Gen A, Z are radically redefining the future of work, play, economics, and social life. We're living through what is arguably one of the most exciting, confusing, and powerful social...

Trading in oil futures and options is an introduction to price risk management in the worldwide oil industry. With numerous practical examples, it requires no prior knowledge and should be read by everyone involved in the industry. Although aimed...

This provocative collection of essays presents a powerful critique of contemporary discourse that portrays work - paid employment - as a moral imperative, essential for our health and well-being. The contributors describe the mental health impact of...

The burgeoning field of behavioral economics has produced a new set of justifications for paternalism. This book challenges behavioral paternalism on multiple levels, from the abstract and conceptual to the pragmatic and applied. Behavioral paternalism...

How creditors came to wield unprecedented power over heavily indebted countries-and the dangers this poses to democracyThe European debt crisis has rekindled long-standing debates about the power of finance and the fraught relationship between capitalism...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780815739029Author Daniel P. GittermanFormat PaperbackPage Count 305Imprint Brookings InstitutionPublisher Rowman & LittlefieldWeight(grams)...

...a major work for our times. -Irving Kristol, The Public InterestBook InformationISBN 9780819178237Author Michael NovakFormat PaperbackPage Count 460Imprint University Press of AmericaPublisher University Press of AmericaWeight(grams)...

'Soros has become a standard bearer for liberal democracy' Financial TimesGeorge Soros - universally known for his philanthropy, progressive politics and investment success, and now under sustained attack from the far right, nationalists, and...

Over the last few decades, economists and psychologists have quietly documented the many ways in which a person's IQ matters. But, research suggests that a nation's IQ matters so much more. As Garett Jones argues in Hive Mind, modest differences in...

This wide-ranging set of papers deals with crucial questions in economic theory, economic policy and economic history. The papers help explain why economic performance deteriorated dramatically in the West over the past three decades as the ''Golden...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780525538691Author Kristy ShenFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint TarcherPerigeePublisher Penguin Putnam Inc

The historical separation of economic thought and moral philosophy is breached in this interdisciplinary examination of how all nations must work together to progress toward a more just, inclusive, and sustainable global community. Economic justice is...

Immanuel Wallerstein is one of the most innovative social scientists of his generation. Past president of the International Sociological Association, he has had a major influence on the development of social thought throughout the world, and his books...

A mechanism is a mathematical structure that models institutions through which economic activity is guided and coordinated. There are many such institutions; markets are the most familiar ones. Lawmakers, administrators and officers of private companies...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9782251444369Author Nassim Nicholas TalebFormat PaperbackPage Count 608Imprint Les Belles LettresPublisher Les Belles LettresWeight(grams) 975gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262043014Author George AlogoskoufisFormat HardbackPage Count 800Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press LtdDimensions(mm) 229mm * 178mm * 33mm

Can we rely on the altruism of professionals or the public service ethos to deliver good quality health and education services? And how should patients, parents, and pupils behave - as grateful recipients or active consumers? This book provides new...

Few other economists have been read and cited as much as R.H. Coase, a scholar who approached economics as a philosopher: with contemplation, careful scrutiny of real conditions and consideration of the practical implications of theory. "These essays...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780865978744Author Richard CantillonFormat HardbackPage Count 176Imprint Liberty Fund IncPublisher Liberty Fund IncWeight(grams) 458g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262533140Author Felix Munoz-GarciaFormat PaperbackPage Count 296Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press LtdDimensions(mm) 229mm * 203mm * 13mm

Microeconomics: A Critical Companion offers students a clear and concise exposition of mainstream microeconomics from a heterodox perspective. Covering topics from consumer and producer theory to general equilibrium to perfect competition, it sets the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262548229Author Ran SpieglerFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press Ltd

The story behind the bitter rivalry between Apple and Google – and how an an epic battle is reshaping the way we think about technology. This book, previously published as ‘Dogfight: How Apple and Google Went to War and Started a Revolution’, explores...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781637631850Author Harold HammFormat HardbackPage Count 352Imprint Forefront BooksPublisher Forefront BooksWeight(grams) 590gDimensions(mm) 236mm * 165mm *...

In mainstream economic theory money functions as an instrument for the circulation of commodities or for keeping a stock of liquid wealth. In neither case is it considered fundamental to the production of goods or the distribution of income. Augusto...

Reflecting the most update-to-date coverage of institutional changes within the European Monetary Union, the fourteenth edition of De Grauwe's established textbook continues to encourage students to think critically about the sustainability of the...

The Economic Naturalist is back with a whole batch of intriguing new questions and answers, drawn from his New York Times columns, that reveal how we really behave when confronted with economic choices. Do tax cuts for business owners really stimulate...

Foreign aid and overseas military intervention have been important and controversial political topics for over a decade. The government's controversial target to spend 0.7 per cent of national income on foreign aid has been widely welcomed by some, but...

Rakesh V. Vohra offers a unique approach to studying and understanding intermediate microeconomics by reversing the conventional order of treatment, starting with topics that are mathematically simpler and progressing to the more complex. The book begins...

Trade, Competition and Domestic Regulatory Policy presents a unique combination of analysis of both international trade and investment policies, and competition and regulatory policies. Increasingly, policymakers, businesses and the law and economics...

From a pioneer in experimental economics, an expanded and updated edition of a textbook that brings economic experiments into the classroomEconomics is rapidly becoming a more experimental science, and the best way to convey insights from this research...

Identity Economics provides an important and compelling new way to understand human behavior, revealing how our identities--and not just economic incentives--influence our decisions. In 1995, economist Rachel Kranton wrote future Nobel Prize-winner...

Imagine each family as a kind of little factory-a multiperson unit producing meals, health, skills, children, and self-esteem from market goods and the time, skills, and knowledge of its members. This is only one of the remarkable concepts explored by...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262123068Author G. C. LimFormat HardbackPage Count 256Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press LtdWeight(grams) 476gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 17mm