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Paperback. Cost-benefit analysis is a widely used governmental evaluation tool, though academics remain skeptical. This volume gathers prominent contributors for discussion of cost-benefit analysis, specifically its moral foundations, applications and limitations. Num Pages: 352 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: KCA; KJMV1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 232 x 20. Weight in Grams: 508.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226007632
- ISBN
- 9780226007632
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€ 23.99€ 19.60
€ 23.99
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Paperback. Num Pages: 260 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JH; JPA; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 278 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 367.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226074016
- ISBN
- 9780226074016
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€ 40.99€ 31.48
€ 40.99
€ 31.48
Paperback. Series: Midway Reprints. Num Pages: 120 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: KCA; KCC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 9. Weight in Grams: 198.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1979
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 120
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226078182
- ISBN
- 9780226078182
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€ 32.99€ 25.81
€ 32.99
€ 25.81
Paperback. These classic studies of the history of economic change in 19th- and 20th-century United States, Canada, and British West Indies examine national product; capital stock and wealth; and fertility, health, and mortality. "A 'must have' in the library of the serious economic historian."-Samuel Bostaph, "Southern Economic Journal" Editor(s): Engerman, Stanley L.; Gallman, Robert E. Series: National Bureau of Economic Research Studies in Income and Wealth. Num Pages: 900 pages, 203 tables, 23 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 157 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1078.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New edition
- Number of pages
- 900
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226209296
- ISBN
- 9780226209296
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€ 83.39€ 69.46
€ 83.39
€ 69.46
Paperback. Series: Science & Its Conceptual Foundations S. Num Pages: 283 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: KCA; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 164 x 16. Weight in Grams: 392.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 283
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226727240
- ISBN
- 9780226727240
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€ 37.99€ 29.46
€ 37.99
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Hardback. Offers policy ideas and commentary on economic issues, such as global warming, the global economy, government spending, Social Security, tax reform, real estate, and political and social policy, and also includes a look at the economics of capital punishment, welfare reform, and the presidential elections. Editor(s): Edlin, Aaron S.; Stiglitz, Joseph E.; DeLong, J. Bradford. Num Pages: 328 pages, 14 illus., 3 tables. BIC Classification: KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 581.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231143646
- ISBN
- 9780231143646
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€ 30.99€ 22.20
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Paperback. The collected reflections of leaders in business, academy and other parts of society ask questions to consider in the rush towards globalization: What is the next step in the globalization process? Should we aim for one global code of conduct? What accountability structures are helpful? Editor(s): Williams, Oliver F., C.S.C. Series: John W.Houck Notre Dame Series in Business Ethics. Num Pages: 440 pages. BIC Classification: KCA; KJG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 680.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268010409
- ISBN
- 9780268010409
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€ 29.99€ 26.14
€ 29.99
€ 26.14
Hardcover. Written for theologians, philosophers, social scientists, and policymakers interested in the theological and philosophical foundations of economics, this carefully researched study argues that precarious, subsistence living is not an immutable law of nature. Rather, such a chronic, dismal condition reflects personal and collective moral failure. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HRCX6; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 531.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268021924
- ISBN
- 9780268021924
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€ 107.67
€ 107.67
Paperback. Presents the first extended critique of rational choice theory from an anthropological perspective Num Pages: 216 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: JHM; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 151 x 19. Weight in Grams: 332.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 210
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292729025
- ISBN
- 9780292729025
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€ 26.99€ 25.38
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Paperback. Introduces Arrow's Impossibility Theorem and founded the field of social choice theory in economics and political science. Series: Cowles Foundation Monograph Series. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: KCA; KCK; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 131 x 11. Weight in Grams: 178.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300179316
- ISBN
- 9780300179316
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€ 33.99€ 24.80
€ 33.99
€ 24.80
Paperback. Leading economist John B. Taylor's straightforward plan to rebuild America's economic future by returning to its founding principles. Num Pages: 240 pages, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 139 x 18. Weight in Grams: 190.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 235
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393345452
- ISBN
- 9780393345452
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€ 25.99€ 22.30
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Paperback. In The Worldly Philosophers, Robert Heilbroner set out to describe what the great economists thought would happen to the system of capitalism. In later books. Professor Heilbroner projected his own views about the future of the capitalist system. Now he asks a still more demanding question: What is capitalism? Num Pages: 226 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: KCA; KCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 126 x 194 x 15. Weight in Grams: 220.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 226
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393955293
- ISBN
- 9780393955293
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€ 30.99€ 27.65
€ 30.99
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Paperback. Few writings are more often cited as a cornerstone of modern economic thought than those of Adam Smith. Few are less read. Num Pages: 352 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 213 x 134 x 26. Weight in Grams: 432.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- 3rd
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393955309
- ISBN
- 9780393955309
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€ 29.99€ 26.55
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Paperback. Concerned with the origins of capitalism and the conditions that accompanied its birth, this work argues that capitalism is more than an economic system: it is a culture that affects not just the material but also the social, familial and even spiritual bases of existence. Num Pages: 272 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HPCF; JPF; KCA; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 250 x 200 x 150. Weight in Grams: 666.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631165576
- ISBN
- 9780631165576
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€ 30.99€ 29.77
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Paperback. aeo This textbook is based on a course taught jointly by an economist and a mathematician making it a balanced and comprehensive introduction to mathematics in economics. aeo Mathematical techniques are always presented in the context of the economics problems they are used to solve. Num Pages: 544 pages, 0. BIC Classification: KCA; KCH; PBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 176 x 28. Weight in Grams: 878.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 544
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631180562
- ISBN
- 9780631180562
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€ 73.58
€ 73.58
Paperback. Information is a key issue in decision making in economics and business. Being 'in the know' confers strategic advantages to people, allowing them to lie and/or cheat on their uninformed opponents. This text is designed to take students through key issues to give an understanding of the impact of imperfect and information in an economic context. Num Pages: 272 pages, 0. BIC Classification: GPF; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 231 x 17. Weight in Grams: 414.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631206668
- ISBN
- 9780631206668
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€ 57.86
€ 57.86
Paperback. Drawing from the work of anthropologists, as well as that of economists, sociologists, historians, geographers, feminists, and post-Marxists, this book presents an anthropological approach to economy that highlights the centrality of communal processes in the market. Num Pages: 200 pages, 7. BIC Classification: JHMC; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 294.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631225676
- ISBN
- 9780631225676
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€ 47.29
€ 47.29
Paperback. How do cyclic and chaotic dynamics arise in economic models of equilibrium? How can empirical methods be used to detect nonlinearities and cyclic and chaotic structures in economic models? In examining these questions, this book brings together the work that has been done in economics-based chaos theory. Num Pages: 488 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: KCA; KCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 231 x 35. Weight in Grams: 732.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691003924
- ISBN
- 9780691003924
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Condition: New
€ 129.85€ 98.51
€ 129.85
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Paperback. Brings together articles from the publication that helped revolutionize the way "Wall Street" does business. This work is aimed at stimulating dialogue between academic economists wishing to understand the real-world problems of finance and investment professionals wanting to bring the most advanced theoretical work to bear on commerce. Editor(s): Bernstein, Peter L.; Fabozzi, Frank J. Num Pages: 325 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCA; KFFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 280 x 203 x 17. Weight in Grams: 816.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 334
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691011288
- ISBN
- 9780691011288
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€ 109.60€ 82.16
€ 109.60
€ 82.16
Hardback. Inflation, asset prices, exchange rates, investment, and consumption are just some of the economic variables that are largely explained by expectations. This title explains a variety of expectation formation models by focusing on the learning factor. It develops analytical techniques and uses them to synthesize and extend research. Series: Frontiers of Economic Research. Num Pages: 424 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: KCA; KCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 243 x 166 x 32. Weight in Grams: 788.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691049212
- ISBN
- 9780691049212
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Condition: New
€ 123.87
€ 123.87
Paperback. During the last decade of his life Max Weber tried to develop a way of analyzing economic phenomena, which he termed 'economic sociology'. This book offers a critical presentation and a study of this part of Weber's work. It shows how Weber laid a theoretical foundation for economic sociology and developed a series of evocative concepts. Num Pages: 328 pages, 22 line illus., 3 halftones, 13 charts. BIC Classification: JHM; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 485.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691070131
- ISBN
- 9780691070131
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€ 59.57€ 46.44
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Paperback. Features a study of inflation targeting. This book shows that this strategy has advantages over traditional policies. It argues that the US Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank should adopt this strategy. It offers a study of what central banks do in different countries. It is intended for those interested in how economic policy is made. Num Pages: 392 pages, 25 line illus., 70 tables. BIC Classification: KCA; KCBM; KFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 166 x 27. Weight in Grams: 560.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691086897
- ISBN
- 9780691086897
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€ 50.04€ 39.62
€ 50.04
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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.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691120119
- ISBN
- 9780691120119
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€ 46.99€ 33.36
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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
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Condition: New
€ 53.61€ 41.90
€ 53.61
€ 41.90