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Economic theory & philosophy

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Economic theory & philosophy

Paperback. Describes six fundamental ideas for using modern information technology and advanced financial theory to temper basic risks that have been ignored by risk management institutions - risks to the value of our jobs and our homes, to the vitality of our communities, and to the very stability of national economies. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: KCA; KFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 554.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691120119
ISBN
9780691120119
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.49

Paperback. Unveils a theory of the market economy. Arguing that most economists use overly abstract models of how the economy operates, this book seeks an empirically based alternative. It creates mathematical models of how the economy works and how the interaction of its sectors creates mutual protection from the uncertainties of business. Num Pages: 416 pages, 9 tables, 37 line illus. BIC Classification: KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 646.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691120386
ISBN
9780691120386
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.34
€ 42.00

Hardback. Takes econometrics to a fresh level by demonstrating how to combine modern economic theory with the statistical inference methods to get the most out of economic data. This title draws applications from both microeconomics and macroeconomics, paying special attention to financial and labor economics. Num Pages: 488 pages, 19 line illus. 21 tables. BIC Classification: KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 147 x 33. Weight in Grams: 814.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691120591
ISBN
9780691120591
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.82

Hardback. Shows us how human behaviors in open markets like eBay can be substantially more complex than those predicted by standard economic theory. This book reveals practical auction strategies and introduces readers to the fundamentals of auction theory and the mathematics behind eBay. It is suitable for sophisticated users of online auctions. Num Pages: 304 pages, 4 halftones. 28 line illus. BIC Classification: JM; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 168 x 241 x 25. Weight in Grams: 566.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691127132
ISBN
9780691127132
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.26
€ 46.37

Hardback. Examines how developments in economics and the social sciences lead to greater government intrusion in our private lives. Exploring how behavioral economics contributes to the excessive rise of paternalistic interventions, this title presents a controversial challenge to the prevailing currents in economic and political discourse. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: JPA; KCA; KCP; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 165 x 18. Weight in Grams: 424.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691128177
ISBN
9780691128177
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.35

Paperback. Numerous case studies and empirical investigations have demonstrated the importance, and merits and drawbacks of such institutions. This book builds on these studies and constructs a toolkit of theoretical models to analyze them. It examines the theory of private institutions that transcend or supplement weak economic governance from the state. Series: The Gorman Lectures in Economics. Num Pages: 176 pages, 13 line illus. 6 tables. BIC Classification: KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 314.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691130347
ISBN
9780691130347
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 37.69

Paperback. Is the United States "the land of equal opportunity" or is the playing field tilted in favor of those whose parents are wealthy, well educated, and white? If family background is important in getting ahead, why? This title provides answers to these questions by leading economists, sociologists, biologists, behavioral geneticists, and philosophers. Editor(s): Bowles, Samuel; Gintis, Herbert; Osborne-Groves, Melissa. Num Pages: 304 pages, 18 line illus. 64 tables. BIC Classification: JFSC; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 28.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691136202
ISBN
9780691136202
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.34
€ 42.11

Paperback. Arguing for a revival of the invisible hand of free international trade and global capital, the author defends the view that statist attempts to ameliorate the impact of markets threaten global economic progress and stability. He contends that capitalism doesn't have to lead to Westernization, as the examples of Japan, China, and India show. Num Pages: 336 pages, 14 line illus. 6 tables. BIC Classification: KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 474.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691136387
ISBN
9780691136387
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.37

Paperback. Traces Treasury Secretary William Gibbs McAdoo's triumph over a monetary crisis at the outbreak of World War I that threatened the United States with financial disaster. This title recreates the drama of America's battle for financial credibility. Num Pages: 240 pages, 2 halftones. 16 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJC; KCA; KCX; KFFD; KFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 149 x 17. Weight in Grams: 332.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691138763
ISBN
9780691138763
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 30.78

Hardback. Introduces the concept of indifference pricing in models of discrete time and finite state spaces where duality theory can be exploited readily. This book also discusses utility indifference pricing for diffusion models, and addresses problems of optimal design of derivatives. Editor(s): Carmona, Rene. Series: Princeton Series in Financial Engineering. Num Pages: 440 pages, 7 line illus. 3 tables. BIC Classification: KCA; KFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 730.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691138831
ISBN
9780691138831
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.86
€ 105.13

Paperback. Emphasizes that we need not choose between accepting and rejecting globalization, and that we can have a different globalization. This title also states that the movement of people and ideas is more important than the movement of things and money, and that freedom to change the institutions defining a market economy is needed. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691145884
ISBN
9780691145884
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.15

Hardback. The concept of general equilibrium, one of the central components of economic theory, explains the behavior of supply, demand, and prices by showing that supply and demand exist in balance through pricing mechanisms. This book explains how the equilibrium manifold approach can be usefully applied to the general equilibrium model. Num Pages: 192 pages, 8 line illus. BIC Classification: KCA; KCC; KCH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 164 x 242 x 20. Weight in Grams: 442.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691146799
ISBN
9780691146799
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.14

Paperback. In the century after "Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations", the British economy was transformed. This title considers how grand ideas about the connections between individual liberty, free markets, and social and economic justice sometimes attributed to Smith are as much the product of gradual modifications and changes wrought by later writers. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: KCA; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 161 x 235 x 21. Weight in Grams: 466.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691152349
ISBN
9780691152349
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.28

Hardback. Editor(s): Hanley, Ryan Patrick. Num Pages: 600 pages, 2 line illus. BIC Classification: BGH; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
600
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691154053
ISBN
9780691154053
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.50

Hardback. Editor(s): Frydman, Roman; Phelps, Edmund S. Num Pages: 440 pages, 48 line illus. 18 tables. BIC Classification: KCA; KCB; KFF; KFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 164 x 33. Weight in Grams: 738.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691155234
ISBN
9780691155234
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.74
€ 53.59

Paperback. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: JHB; KCA; KCK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 33. Weight in Grams: 690.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691158105
ISBN
9780691158105
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.32

Hardback. Num Pages: 392 pages, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: KCA; KCBM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 166 x 29. Weight in Grams: 684.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Edition
Third
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691158709
ISBN
9780691158709
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.34
€ 42.44

Hardback. Num Pages: 432 pages, 4 halftones. 79 line illus. BIC Classification: JPQB; KCA; KCP; KFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 187 x 268 x 30. Weight in Grams: 952.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691168739
ISBN
9780691168739
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.53
€ 88.98

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 206 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: KCA; PBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 314.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691605944
ISBN
9780691605944
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 37.69

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691620800
ISBN
9780691620800
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.34
€ 41.83

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 13. BIC Classification: 1DBK; KCA; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 10. Weight in Grams: 264.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
BMJ Publishing Group United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780727918499
ISBN
9780727918499
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.12

Paperback. Powerful challenge to the current neoliberal economic orthodoxy. Asserts that economic democracy should be the new guiding principle for humanity. Series: The Future of World Capitalism. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: KCA; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 14. Weight in Grams: 280.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745330990
ISBN
9780745330990
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.58

Paperback. aeo Alain Lipietz was one of the main proponents of the "French Regulation Approach". aeo This book is a major contribution to the study of the political economy of Europe. aeo Lipietz puts forward an alternative set of progressive measures to address the social changes of the late twentieth century. Series: Europe & the International Order. Num Pages: 224 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JPA; KCA; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 278.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745608662
ISBN
9780745608662
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.49

Hardback. In this important new book, Geoffrey Ingham draws on neglected traditions in the social sciences to develop a theory of the 'social relation' of money. Num Pages: 266 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JH; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
266
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745609966
ISBN
9780745609966
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 78.17

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