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Pannell, David J. (contributor); … - 2006

1. Time and discounting in economic decision making / David J. Pannell and Steven G.M. Schilizzi -- 2. Investigating …

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Population ageing, pensions and growth : intertemporal trade-offs and consumption planning

Creedy, John; Guest, Ross - 2009

This highly topical book explores key issues in evaluating the long-run implications of population ageing for pensions, taxation, intergenerational equity and social welfare. Societies face long-term phenomena, such as demographic change and climate change that impose costs and benefits far into...

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Sustainable cities : diversity, economic growth and social cohesion

Janssens, Madeleine (contributor) - 2009

This book focuses on cities, their relationships with each other and the disparities between them. Analysing cities as the places where diversity is especially apparent, where cultural richness is experienced and where conflicts often erupt, it illustrates how cultures and cultural diversity...

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Handbook of trust research

Zaheer, Akbar (contributor); Bachmann, Reinhard (contributor) - 2006

'This Handbook helps scholars account for more nuances and complications of the phenomenon of trust. But it is also a firm, intelligent reminder not to mutilate the phenomenon while crafting those accounts.' - Karl E. Weick, Academy of Management Review 'Given the number of special issues and...

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Innovation in technology alliance networks

Lemmens, Charmianne E. A. V. - 2004

This book studies the dynamics of alliance group formation in technology-based networks. The author attempts to develop the concept of alliance blocks from a social network perspective, and explores the relationship between alliance block membership and innovative performance in a changing...

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The economics of non-selfish behaviour : decisions to contribute money to public goods

Meier, Stephan - 2006

In standard economic theory human beings are portrayed as selfish money-maximizing actors. This book investigates the conditions under which people deviate from this prediction and when they are prepared to contribute to the common good in a more altruistic fashion. Based on field experiments...

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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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The choice modelling approach to environmental valuation

Bennett, Jeff (ed.); Blamey, Russell (ed.) - 2001

Choice Modelling is a technique that has recently emerged as a means of estimating the demand for environmental goods and the benefits and costs associated with them. The aims of the book are fourfold: * to introduce the technique in the environmental context * to demonstrate its use in a range...

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Advances in evolutionary institutional economics : evolutionary mechanisms, non-knowledge and strategy

Hanappi, Gerhard (ed.); Elsner, Wolfram (ed.) - 2008

Some famous pioneers together with the most promising new practitioners in the field show within this book how they define their subject. This is an authoritative survey of important branches of evolutionary economics, containing innovative new perspectives on market dynamics and evolutionary...

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Entrepreneurial strategic decision-making : a cognitive perspective

Vermeulen, Patrick Alexander Maria (contributor); … - 2008

Entrepreneurs and strategic decisions -- The decision-making entrepreneur : a literature review -- The psychology of … entrepreneurial strategic decisions -- The role of cognitive complexity in entrepreneurial strategic decision-making -- Strategic … decision-making processes in SMEs : an exploratory study -- Entrepreneurial decision styles and cognition in SMEs …

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