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Ethics and uncertainty : the economics of John M. Keynes and Frank H. Knight

Greer, William B. - 2000

Despite their common emphasis upon uncertainty as a key economic variable, Frank Knight and John Maynard Keynes viewed … role in ensuring the smooth operation of a system of otherwise free markets. Ethics and Uncertainty explores how two … economists, who both placed 'uncertainty' at the heart of their economic theories, come to drastically different and opposing …

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Economic valuation with stated preference techniques : a manual

Bateman, Ian (contributor) - 2002

This manual offers a detailed, up-to-date explanation of how to carry out economic valuation using stated preference techniques. It is relevant for the application of these techniques to all non-market goods and services including air and water quality; provision of public open space; health care...

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Valuing nature with travel cost models : a manual

Ward, Frank A. - 2000

1. Support for environmental policy decisions -- 2. History and scope of TCM -- 3. Demand theory and TCM -- 4. Benefits theory and TCM -- 5. Design principles for TCMs -- 6. Design and administration of surveys -- 7. Measurement of the variables -- 8. Data management and analysis -- 9....

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Post Keynesian econometrics, microeconomics and the theory of the firm

Hillard, John (contributor); Dow, Sheila C. (contributor) - 2002

uncertainty : theory and practice -- 5. A post Keynesian approach to the theory of the firm -- 6. Trust, time and uncertainty -- 7 …

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Keynes, uncertainty and the global economy : beyond Keynes. Volume two

Hillard, John (contributor); Dow, Sheila C. (contributor) - 2002

lessons / Piero V. Mini -- 3. Market structure, uncertainty and unemployment / Malcolm Sawyer and Nina Shapiro -- 4. Keynes … / John E. King -- 6. Uncertainty, rationality and learning : a Keynesian perspective / Alessandro Vercelli -- 7. Organicism …, uncertainty and 'societal interactionism' : a Derridean perspective / Man-Seop Park and Serap Kayatekin -- 8. Classical liberalism …

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Frontiers of evolutionary economics : competition, self-organization, and innovation policy

Foster, John (contributor); Metcalfe, J. Stanley (contributor) - 2001

Modern evolutionary economics is now nearly two decades old and in this excellent book, a distinguished group of evolutionary economists identify the most important developments and discuss the direction of future research. By moving away from traditional concerns with the operation of selection...

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Unemployment, recession and effective demand : the contributions of Marx, Keynes and Kalecki

Sardoni, Claudio - 2011

In the midst of the current world economic crisis, many claim there is a necessity to return to the Marxian and Keynesian traditions in order to better understand the dynamics of market economies. This book is an important step in that direction. It presents a critical examination of the...

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Political events and economic ideas

Schefold, Bertram (contributor); Barens, Ingo (contributor); … - European Society for the History of Economic Thought … - 2004

The influence of political developments on the evolution of economic thought is the main theme behind this book. As the authors reveal throughout the book, history has shown many times that political events can trigger the formulation of new economic conceptions that in turn influence the future...

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The economics of corporate governance and mergers

Yurtoglu, B. Burcin (contributor); Gugler, Klaus (contributor) - 2008

This book provides an insightful view of major issues in the economics of corporate governance (CG) and mergers. It presents a systematic update on the developments in the two fields during the last decade, as well as highlighting the neglected topics in CG research, such as the role of boards,...

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Pension reform and economic theory : a non-orthodox analysis

Cesaratto, Sergio - 2005

The book is the first of its kind to attempt to deal with the economics of pensions and ageing on the basis of a rigorous theoretical framework alternative to neoclassical economics. Sergio Cesaratto breaks the dominant conformism in the current pension debate and explains that the strength of...

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