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International perspectives on household wealth
Wolff, Edward N. (contributor) - 2006
The contributors to this comprehensive book compile and analyse the latest data available on household wealth using, as …-first century. The authors show that in the US, trends are highlighted in terms of wealth holdings, among the low-income population …, along with changes in wealth polarization, racial differences in wealth holdings, and the dynamics of portfolio choices. The …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851778
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Conversations on growth, stability and trade : an historical perspective
Snowdon, Brian - 2002
1. Introduction : the world economy in historical perspective -- 2. Economic growth and development : a very long-run view -- 3. Growth theories : old and new -- 4. Managing aggregate economic instability : from Keynes to Lucas -- 5. International economic integration in the Second Global Age.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012420073
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International handbook on economic regulation
Parker, David (contributor); Crew, Michael A. (contributor) - 2006
Michael Crew and David Parker have compiled a comprehensive, up-to-date and detailed analytical work on leading research issues in the economics of regulation. With contributions from international specialists in economic regulation, the Handbook provides a comprehensive discussion of major...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851346
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The evolution of water resource planning and decision making
Russell, Clifford S. (contributor);  … - 2009
This broad review of the development of US water resource policy analysis and practice offers perspectives from several disciplines: law, economics, engineering, ecology and political science. The historical context provided goes back to the early 19th century, but the book concentrates on the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011852021
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Transatlantic sport : the comparative economics of North American and European sports
Barros, Carlos Pestana (contributor);  … - 2002
This book offers a comparative perspective on the economics of sport and highlights both the similarities and differences in the North American and European models of sport. It tackles policy issues, such as the organising, financing and regulation of team sports alongside theoretical issues...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011852037
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Market, state, and feminism : the economics of feminist policy
Dawson, Graham; Hatt, Sue; Watson-Brown, Linda; Baxter, … - 2000
Market, State and Feminism offers an inter-disciplinary critique of the 'free market backlash' - the belief that free market economics can improve the position, status and well-being of women. The authors argue that, far from being restrictive and intrusive, state action can enhance the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014473922
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Money and households in a capitalist economy : a gendered post Keynesian-institutional analysis
Todorova, Zdravka K. - 2009
Keynesian, institutional, and gender analysis to examine household economics in capitalist society in order to flesh out the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011850974
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Household finance
Haliassos, Michael - 2015
Motohiro Yogo (2010), 'Why Do Household Portfolio Shares Rise in Wealth?' -- Daniel Bergstresser and James Poterba (2004 …Since its emergence in the 1980s, the subject of Household Finance has rapidly grown into a critical area of economic … focus. Research, policy and practitioner interest has increased as household portfolios have become more complicated in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011852197
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Economic and natural disasters since 1900 : a comparative history
Singleton, John - 2016
1. The disaster cycle -- 2. Hurricane Katrina : a classic natural disaster -- 3. The first World War -- 4. The Great Depression -- 5. Mining disasters -- 6. Tobacco -- 7. The twin financial disasters of the early twenty-first century -- 8. Conclusion.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012419855
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Sports through the lens of economic history
Pomfret, Richard W. T. (contributor);  … - 2016
1. Sports economics and the sports industry: perspectives in economic history / John K. Wilson -- 2. The evolution of professional team sports / Richard Pomfret -- 3. The very short tenure of foreign players in Japanese professional baseball, 1951-2004 / Akihiko Kawaura and Sumner La Croix -- 4....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012419886