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A pioneering exploration of the relevance of economic theory to the practical realities of the foreign exchange market, this volume presents a well-reasoned, comprehensive examination of the degree to which economic theories and forecasts are helpful in predicting exchange rates.

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Rosko and Broyles begin the book with an overview of rising expenditures in the health care industry, commenting on inflationary pressures and the resulting reduction in access to health care services.

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An overview of concepts, theories and methods related to the study of household consumption. It summarizes recent data on consumption patterns and trends, together with factors that influence consumption, and examines how consumption data are used by business, government and other organizations.

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An overview of concepts, theories and methods related to the study of household consumption. It summarizes recent data on consumption patterns and trends, together with factors that influence consumption, and examines how consumption data are used by business, government and other organizations.

(Paperback, 2nd edition)

The book covers cost analysis of information goods and services, benefit analysis, information as a public good, information externalities, intellectual property and monopolies, uncertainty and risk, pricing information, opportunity costs, access versus ownership, and the economics of the Internet and digital libraries.

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Providing a detailed study of the effects of market structure and government regulation on innovation in a single industry over a long period of time, this text compares the benefits of a stable industry with regulated prices, with a dynamic industry constantly introducing new products.

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The work analyzes the legal and political economy implications of investment in the software programming industry and the near-futility of monitoring protection of intellectual property in industry.

The book begins by exploring the current state of copyright laws for computer software.

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This work presents a new theory and approach to the rapidly changing economics of international trade, which challenges the prevailing neo-Keynesian point of view.

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This book, part of the Studies in Social Economics series, examines old age pensions in the United States. Alicia H. Munnell explores the factors that have influenced the growth of private pension plans.

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This is the thirty-fifth volume in the Brookings Studies of Government Finance series. It includes four essays: Analytical Foundations of Fiscal Policy""; The Incidence and Economic Effects of Taxation""; Public Expenditure Budgeting""; and State-Local Finance and Intergovernmental Fiscal Relations"".

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A systematic treatment of the economic elements that determine the need for R&D policies.

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This study, for the first time, uses modern political economic theory (public choice theory, public goods theory, and game theory) to create a theoretical framework for comparative political analysis.

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Scholars and students of both economics and public policy will find Rich's work a significant contribution to contemporary debates on welfare policy directions.

Divided into four parts, the volume begins by redefining the problem of welfare economics.

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The Economies of Queer Inclusion explores the formation of relationships between US-based transnational human rights actors and grassroots LGBTI activists in Kampala, Uganda. In doing so, it exposes the unintended consequences of finance-based connections and proposes alternative forms of transnational activism.

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Scholars examine some of the fundamentals of what makes "the economy" work by exploring the metaphors of and resistances to capitalism today.

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Scholars examine some of the fundamentals of what makes "the economy" work by exploring the metaphors of and resistances to capitalism today.

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The arguments over the economic policies of the Reagan Administration will continue until sufficient time has elapsed for a consensus to be possible. Campagna has recorded his conclusions based on considerable research on Reagan Administration policies. Campagna concludes that the Reagan economic policies failed.

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The traditional social and political conflicts that Bangladesh has failed to resolve over the past two decades are described by specialists on that country's economy.

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Examines various industries to show how business endows products with evocative meaning.

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Alnasrawi contends that the economic development of Iraq was shaped by the rise in oil revenue, the war between Iran and Iraq, and the invasion of Kuwait and its aftermath.

The discussion begins with the burst of Iraq's oil industry and the development policies under the monarchy.

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The 15th edition of this classic textbook that offers a comprehensive overview of the background, development and ongoing issues surrounding the economy of Ireland.

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