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Can expectations alone explain the yield differentials among bonds of different maturities To what extend do attitudes toward risk and transactions costs influence the behavior of bond investors Is it possible for the Federal Reserve to "twist" the interest-rate structure in accordance with its policy objectives These are among the questions tre

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This work traces the evolution of capitalism from its roots in medieval Europe's rigid economy, through the laissez-faire abuses of the 19th century, to its contemporary form as shaped by competition with socialism.

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Fans of 'Freakonomics' will love the fascinating and timely story of how momentum and the ever increasing speed of information is shaping our economy and society.

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Knowledge about the magnitude of the cost of capital invested in an asset and its determinants is essential for the analysis of corporate investment decisions and for assessing profitability.

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Who was the greater economist - Adam Smith or Charles Darwin This title predicts that within the next century Darwin will unseat Smith as the intellectual founder of economics. It argues that Darwin's understanding of competition describes economic reality far more accurately than Smith's.

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One of FDR's most intimate advisors, Tugwell provides an open account of what went on in the New Deal, particularly in the early days when programs to address the Great Depression were being devised.

The diary talks openly about how programs were devised, who was involved, and how FDR reacted.

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This work provides a consistent and empirically meaningful definition of surplus and suggests an analytical framework for studying economic growth and stagnation using that concept. In the first part of the work, a method is developed emphasizing the links to classical economic theory and the logical flaws of the earlier works.

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This unique work treats economic growth and development in terms of a theory which is applicable to an economy in the post-industrial, developing, and emerging stages.

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A concise introduction to the theory of contracts, emphasizing basic tools that allow the reader to understand the main theoretical models; revised and updated throughout for this edition.

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Shows how the tools of stochastic control can be applied to dynamic problems of decision making under uncertainty when fixed costs are present. This book provides a treatment of two types of models, impulse and instantaneous control. It is suitable for graduate students and researchers in macroeconomics.

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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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The emergence of New Growth Theory has directed attention to an old problem: what are the forces of economic growth and how can public policy enhance them This book examines the forces of growth - including spillover effects and externalities, education and formation of human capital, and knowledge creation through deliberate research efforts.

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This elaboration of the writings and statements of Milton Friedman is intended to create an economic system that moves the subject along theory-, fact-, and policy-oriented lines. In addition, some of the author's experiences dating back to the 1950s are used to reconstruct theory and bring in some topics Friedman did not consider.

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The conventional wisdom is that this new international economy is the natural outcome of market forces and cannot be resisted except at great cost to economic and social welfare. This book challenges that argument by bringing a clear historical perspective to the study of the world economy since 1944.

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Presents a critical survey of the results and methods of laboratory experiments in economics. The first chapter provides an introduction to experimental economics, with the remaining chapters providing surveys in areas of economics that have seen a concentration of experiments: public goods, coordination problems, bargaining, and others.

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Adam Smith turned economic theory on its head in 1776 when he declared that the pursuit of self-interest mediated by the market itself - not by government - led, via an invisible hand, to the greatest possible welfare for society as a whole. This title examines how subsequent economic thinkers have challenged or reaffirmed Smith's doctrine.

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The heart of the book is an annotated version of The Wizard of Oz that highlights the possible political and monetary symbolism in the book by relating characters, settings, and incidents in it to the historical events and figures of the 1890s, the decade in which Baum wrote his story.

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The heart of the book is an annotated version of The Wizard of Oz that highlights the possible political and monetary symbolism in the book by relating characters, settings, and incidents in it to the historical events and figures of the 1890s, the decade in which Baum wrote his story.

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With his characteristically very personal anecdotal style, Charles Handy analyses how materialistic capitalism is self-limiting, how efficiency may be the enemy of a cohesive society, and examines the false certainties of science and religion.

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Scholars attempting to place Veblen in a particular intellectual tradition will only succeed in reaping frustration and confusion until it is recognized that he was primarily ^Isui generis^R and eclectic.

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