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The economics of technology and employment : theory and empirical evidence
Vivarelli, Marco - 1995
appraisal of how far current economic analysis and theory can deal with this key policy issue. The Economics of Technology and …
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Educating economists : the Teagle discussion on re-evaluating the undergraduate economics major
Colander, David C. (contributor);  … - 2009
The economics major is a central part of a college education. But is that economics major doing what it is meant to do? And if not, how should it be changed? This book raises a set of provocative questions that encourage readers to look at the economics major in a different light than it is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011850646
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The economics of the apprenticeship system
Smits, Wendy; Stromback, Thorsten - 2001
recent developments in systems of youth training and the economic theory of contracts. Using contract theory as the common … blend of theory, evidence, and history. It will appeal to scholars in the fields of labour economics and human resource …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014473880
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Capital and uncertainty : the capital investment process in a market economy
Runge, Ian Charles - 2000
adding to the existing thought in this area, with insights from game theory, rational choice under uncertainty and new …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014473863
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The economics of intangible investment
Webster, Elizabeth - 1999
The amount of physical matter in the world is fixed and improvements to people's material circumstances are only created by their ability to reconfigure this matter. What distinguishes labour, and subsequently what allows for differing increments of value, are our capabilities, skills and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014473855
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Financial risk measurement and management
Diebold, Francis X. - 2012
: Theory and Practice 1, Amsterdam, Holland, New York, NY and Oxford, UK: North-Holland Publishing Company, 203-26 -- Peter K … and Regularization Approach to High Dimensional Realized Covariance Estimation," Journal of Applied Econometrics, in press … Edition, McGraw-Hill. -- Lando, D. (2004), Credit Risk Modeling: Theory and Applications, Princeton University Press …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011852322
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851998
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Innovation and the growth of cities
Ács, Zoltán J. - 2002
the growth of cities by the use of endogenous growth theory …
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Tax compliance and tax morale : a theoretical and empirical analysis
Torgler, Benno - 2007
The question of why citizens pay their taxes has attracted increased attention in the tax compliance literature of late. In this book, Benno Torgler considers the evidence that suggests that enforcement efforts cannot fully explain the high degree of tax compliance within society. To attempt to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012420106
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Knowledge, technological catch-up and economic growth
Rogers, Mark - 2003
Knowledge, Technological Catch-up and Economic Growth investigates the relationship between knowledge diffusion and economic growth. Using a broad definition of knowledge - encompassing technology, production skills, know-how and firm capabilities - the central argument of the book is that the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014473801