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The Elgar companion to information economics

Raban, Daphne R. (ed.); Włodarczyk, Julia (ed.) - 2024

"The Elgar Companion to Information Economics dexterously navigates this interdisciplinary field of research which … celebrates the crucial contribution of information to decision making, market dynamics, and economic well-being. Offering a … information economics explain rapid developments in the information landscape. Featuring contributions from acclaimed …

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Firms' investment and finance decisions : theory and empirical methodology

Butzen, Paul (ed.); Fuss, Catherine (ed.) - 2003

This book provides coherent theoretical and empirical analysis of firms' investment and financing decisions. It assesses the role of uncertainty, financial imperfections, corporate governance and taxation. Evidence is obtained using several unique and high quality microeconomic data-sets, which...

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The economics of knowledge sharing : a new institutional approach

Helmstädter, Ernst (ed.) - 2003

The Economics of Knowledge Sharing claims that useful economic knowledge is the most important foundation for the development of a sufficiently strong process of innovation. Within the framework of new institutional economics, the book looks at the institutional conditions required for the...

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Institutions and trade policy

Finger, J. M. - 2002

This book reprints 18 essays selected from almost 30 years of work by the author as a high level official at the UN Conference on Trade and Development, the US Treasury Department and the World Bank. These essays report some of the core analytical thinking behind positions taken by these...

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The new economics of outdoor recreation

Hanley, Nick (contributor); Wright, Robert E. (contributor); … - 2003

This innovative book presents a series of up-to-date analyses of the economics of outdoor recreation. The distinguished group of authors covers real-world recreation management issues and applies economic understanding to these problems. An extensive introduction by the editors details the...

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Education and economic performance

Wolf, Alison - 2011

Throughout the developed and developing worlds, education spending is seen as a key tool for government policy makers in the quest for economic growth. Promoting 'human capital' development is a prime objective for economic and education ministries. The seminal articles discussed in this...

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Competitiveness, FDI and technological activity in East Asia

Lall, Sanjaya (contributor); Urata, Shu§jiro (contributor) - 2003

This book addresses this imbalance with new country studies on the interaction between foreign direct investment (FDI) and technological activity in building export competitiveness. The book covers China, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan and Thailand,...

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Handbook of innovation systems and developing countries : building domestic capabilities in a global setting

Lundvall, Bengt-Åke (contributor) - 2009

This Handbook is the first attempt to adapt the IS approach to developing countries from a theoretical and empirical viewpoint. The Handbook brings eminent scholars in economics, innovation and development studies together with promising young researchers to review the literature and push...

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Comparative environmental economic assessment

Willis, Kenneth G. (contributor); Nijkamp, Peter (contributor) - 2002

Over the last decade, economists have increasingly recognized the role of meta-analysis and value transfer in synthesizing knowledge and efficiently exploiting the existing pool of knowledge. Comparative Environmental Economic Assessment explores the potential significance of using these...

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Productivity, innovation, and knowledge in services : new economic and socio-economic approaches

Gallouj, Fai͏̈z (contributor); Gadrey, Jean (contributor) - 2002

Written by some of the most distinguished authors in the field, this book elucidates the critical and complex relationships between services, production and innovation. The authors discuss the limitations of current theories to explain service productivity and innovation, and call for a...

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