Search Results - subject:"Economics"

Heukelom, Floris - In: The Elgar Companion to Recent Economic Methodology

behavioral and experimental economics, neuroeconomics, new welfare theory, happiness and subjective well-being research …, geographical economics, complexity and computational economics, agent-based modeling, evolutionary thinking, macroeconomics and … Keynesianism after the crisis, and new thinking about the status of the economics profession and the role of the media in economics. …

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Capturing â€˜Captureâ€™: Definition and Mechanisms

Mitnick, Barry M. - In: Handbook on the Politics of Regulation

This unique Handbook offers the most up-to-date and comprehensive, state-of-the-art reviews of the politics of regulation. It presents and discusses the core theories and concepts of regulation in response to the rise of the regulatory state and regulatory capitalism, and in the context of the...

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Migration of Bangladeshi workers to Malaysia: emerging lessons of economic and social costs and benefits at the migrant, migrant household and community levels

Hossain, Munshi Israil; Khan, M. Adil; Short, Patricia - In: The Asian Century, Sustainable Growth and Climate Change

This path-breaking book investigates the challenges of realizing the Asian century. Prosperity in Asia does not only mean economic growth; the issues of public health, sanitation, income equality, the social safety net and efficient use of natural resources are also important. It argues for new...

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Distributional Effects of Environmental Policy: Conclusions and Policy Implications

Serret, Ysé; Johnstone, Nick - In: The Distributional Effects of Environmental Policy

This publication is a milestone in the analysis of the distributional impacts of environmental policy, building upon existing literature to simultaneously examine disparities in the distribution of environmental impacts and in the distribution of financial effects amongst households.

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The place of law in the evolution of Chinese fiscal federalism

Cui, Wei - In: Tax, Law and Development

Comprising original essays written by top legal scholars, this innovative volume is the most comprehensive collection to date of independent academic work exploring the relationship between tax, law and development. Contributors cover a range of tax issues, drawing on economic, political,...

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Abuses of Dominant Position and Monopolization: An Economic Perspective

Rey, Patrick - In: Competition Law and Economics

academics in law and economics look at the consensus built so far and clarify controversies surrounding the issue. …

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Dispute Settlement, Compensation and Retaliation under the WTO

Read, Robert - In: Handbook on International Trade Policy

The Handbook on International Trade Policy is an insightful and comprehensive reference tool focusing on trade policy issues in the era of globalization. Each specially commissioned chapter deals with important international trade issues, discusses the current literature on the subject, and...

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The Carriers of Change: The Role of Entrepreneurs

In: Law, Informal Rules and Economic Performance

Capitalism has outperformed all other systems and maintained a positive growth rate since it began. Svetozar Pejovich makes the case within this book that a major reason for the success of capitalism lies in the efficiency-friendly incentives of its basic institutions, which continuously adjust...

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Islamic institutions and underdevelopment

Rubin, Jared - In: Handbook on Islam and Economic Life

Handbook on Islam and Economic Life is a unique study, one of the first of its kind to consider Islam within a broader economic sphere. Covering a wide breadth of topics and research, it explores how Islam impinges upon and seeks to shape major aspects of economic life including economic...

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Institutions, Integration and Poverty in Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union (EEFSU)

Ahsan, Syed M.; Nica, Melania - In: Global Development and Poverty Reduction

At the beginning of the third millennium, underdevelopment and poverty continue to remain critical problems on a global scale. The purpose of this volume is to explore the various ways in which the institutions of the global economy might rise to the challenges posed by the twin goals of...

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