The US is slowly recovering from the aftermath of the burst of the 'new economy' bubble - which was one of the worst in monetary history. Philip Arestis and Elias Karakitsos examine the causes and consequences of the burst of the 'new economy' bubble and investigate the impact on financial...

The Nasdaq Stock Market has been reengineered in recent years from a competitive dealer market to a modern hybrid. The broader Nasdaq marketplace, including ECNs and ATSs, has also experienced substantial growth and development. This conference brought together leading buy-side and sell-side...

This book reviews recent progress in the theory of oligopoly and market leadership and provides new results on the theory of Stackelberg competition and Nash competition with strategic investment under endogenous entry. These theories are applied to models of competition in quantities, prices...

Zusammenfassung -- Summary -- Einführung und Grundlagen -- Digitale Wirtschaft: I&K-Dynamik, Konvergenz alternativer Kommunikationsplattformen und makroökonomische Fundierung -- Internationale Erfahrungen mit der Internetexpansion, technischer I&K-Fortschritt, Strukturwandel und Regulierungen...

Non-communicable diseases have surpassed infectious diseases as the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in developed countries. Prevention and treatment of the causes and consequences of lifestyle-related diseases forms an important part of health policy in the twenty-first century. Public...

This book is written in light of the latest developments in the field of multidimensional poverty measurement. It includes clear presentations of more than a dozen different quantitative techniques and provides empirical illustrations based on data sources from developed or developing countries