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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 … contribute and draws conclusions on how the empirical findings influence economic theory and policy. Academic economists …
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Behavioural macroeconomics
McDonald, Ian M. - 2012
, D. and Tversky, A. (1979), 'Prospect theory: An analysis of decision under risk', Econometrica, 46, 263-91. -- Keynes, J ….M. (1936), The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Prices, London: Macmillan. -- Knabe, A., Rätzel, S., Schöb, R. and … United Kingdom, 1861-1957', Economica, 25, 283-99. -- Robinson, J. (1937), Essays in the Theory of Employment, Oxford …
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Advancing public goods
Touffut, Jean-Philippe (contributor) - Cournot Centre for Economic Studies <Paris, France)> / … - 2006
The studies cover topics in the conceptualization, classification and stratification of public goods. Also examined are public institutional design, global economic institutions and partnership typologies. Individual papers address the financing, regulatory, organizational and legal aspects...
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Modelling the composition of government expenditure
Creedy, John - 2011
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Economic rights and environmental wrongs : property rights for the common good
Devlin, Rose Anne - 1998
The crisis of environmental degradation has createcharemd an immense volume of literature which focuses on controlling environmental problems. Economic Rights and Environmental Wrongs goes one step further to extend and complement the current debates
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851479
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Competition in the provision of local public goods : single function jurisdictions and individual choice
Reifschneider, Alexandra Petermann - 2006
The central purpose of this book is to analyse the optimal allocation of local public goods or services (for example garbage collection, police, fire brigades and medical services) in large urban agglomerations and the allocation consequences of increasing competition in the provision of them....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851526
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Fiscal policy and environmental welfare : modelling interjurisdictional competition
Bayındır-Upmann, Thorsten - 1998 - Revised version of the author's thesis
In this innovative book the author examines the link between environmental, trade and industrial policies within an interregional setting. He models how regional governments, using tax rates on real capital and pollutant emissions, determine policies to favour their residents in terms of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014473840
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Contingent valuation and endangered species : methodological issues and applications
Jakobsson, Kristin M.; Dragun, Andrew K. - 1996
Contingent Valuation and Endangered Species provides a comprehensive and rigorous examination of the contingent valuation method as applied to the profound social problem of biodiversity conservation. The contingent valuation method allows the explicit identification and valuation of the non-use...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014473918
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Decisions, preferences, and heuristics : an introduction to economic psychology and behavioral economics
Mir Artigues, Pere - 2023
"This enlightening book comprehensively maps the current state of economic psychology and behavioural economics. Exploring key concepts, topics and models in the field, it is also a launching pad for future research, providing useful insights on how to make good personal and professional...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014372512
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The economics of environmental policy : behavioral and political dimensions
Sterner, Thomas (contributor); Coria, Jessica (contributor) - 2016
the European Economic Association, Themed Issue: Social Norms: Theory and Evidence from Laboratory and Field, 11 (3), June … Across Industries: Theory and Empirical Evidence', Journal of Regulatory Economics, 47 (1), February, 78-98 -- Per G … Elections Matter: Theory and Evidence from Environmental Policy', Quarterly Journal of Economics, 121 (4), November, 1249 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012419904