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Subjectivity in Political Economy
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 200.00This book explores the way political economy understands human motivation. In it, the author argues that the assumptions typically made by economists regarding want and choice cannot adequately lay a foundation for answering important questions about the design of economic institutions and the appropriate use of markets. This volume offers an exciting... more...
Transcending the Economy
Palgrave Macmillan 2000; US$ 85.00Transcending the Economy explores the reasons why our economy fails to provide a more fulfilling way of life. Michael Perelman argues that the irrational dominance of markets imposes burdens of needless waste and lost potential, and furthermore, traditional economics is ill-equipped to approach such matters because of its focus on limits rather than... more...
The Making of a European Economist
Edward Elgar Publishing 2009; US$ 40.00Considers changes in graduate European economics education. This book studies the 'economist production function' in which universities take student 'raw material' and transform it into economists. It offers insight into economists and economics. It is suitable for economists, academics, students and researchers interested in economics education. more...
Modelling and Evaluating Treatment Effects in Econometrics
Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008; US$ 99.95The estimation of the effects of treatments endogenous variables representing everything from individual participation in a training program to national participation in a World Bank loan program has occupied much of the theoretical and applied econometri more...
The Making of an Economist, Redux
Princeton University Press 2008; US$ 22.95Economists seem to be everywhere in the media these days. But what exactly do today's economists do? What and how are they taught? Updating David Colander and Arjo Klamer's classic The Making of an Economist , this book shows what is happening in elite U.S. economics Ph.D. programs. By examining these programs, Colander gives a view of cutting-edge... more...
SuperFreakonomics, Illustrated edition
HarperCollins 2010; US$ 31.99Superfreakonomics ?the smash hit follow-up to the remarkable New York Times bestselling phenomenon Freakonomics? is back in a new full-color, fully illustrated and expanded edition. The brainchild of rogue economist Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner that once again brilliantly challenges our view of the way the world really works is... more...
A Modern Guide to Keynesian Macroeconomics and Economic Policies
Edward Elgar Publishing 2011; US$ 40.00This unique and comprehensive 'modern guide' presents state-of-the-art surveys covering the main areas of macroeconomics and economic policy by well-known post-Keynesian authors. Erudite and accessible, the chapters explore intriguing and important issues including: * the history and methods of post-Keynesian economics * money, credit and central... more...
Freiburger Schule und die Zukunft der sozialen Marktwirtschaft
BWV Berliner Wissenschafts-Verlag 2010; US$ 26.96Hauptbeschreibung Nach einem halben Jahrhundert ihrer durch Gesetzgebung und Rechtsprechung, durch interne wirtschaftliche Entwicklungsdynamik und durch grundlegende Veränderungen in den weltwirtschaftlichen Rahmenbedingungen bestimmten "Evolution" hat die Soziale Marktwirtschaft deutscher Prägung Züge angenommen, die ihre Zukunftsfähigkeit in kritischen... more...
Economics and Happiness
OUP Oxford 2005; US$ 44.99This book is the first of its kind to provide a comprehensive overview of happiness in Economics. Although it is comparatively unusual to put happiness and economics together, the association appears increasingly exciting and fruitful. A number of studies have been produced following Richard Easterlins and Tibor Scitovskys pioneering works throughout... more...
The Concept of Equilibrium in Different Economic Traditions
Edward Elgar Publishing 2012; US$ 40.00This book deals with one of the most puzzling concepts in economic science, that of economic equilibrium. In modern economics, equilibrium is considered a key assumption, but its role is contested by economists both from within the mainstream and from rival schools of thought. What explains the contradictory assessments of the equilibrium concept in... more...









