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The handbook of technology foresight : concepts and practice
Georghiou, Luke (ed.) - 2008
theory and practice of foresight. The Handbook will be vital reading for policymakers considering, commissioning, or using …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014473802
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The economic growth engine : how energy and work drive material prosperity
Ayres, Robert U. - 2009
economic theory to explain past growth, this unique book explores the fundamental relationship between thermodynamics (physical …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011852051
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Taxation and the promotion of human happiness : an essay
Norman, George Warde - 2009
George Warde Norman was a Director of the Bank of England from 1821 to 1872, a key figure behind the Bank Charter Act of 1844, and one of the founders of the Political Economy Club. In 1821 G.W. Norman began an essay on taxation as part of the utilitarian programme. His vision was for increased...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014474056
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Tax policy and uncertainty : modelling debt projections and fiscal sustainability
Ball, Christopher; Creedy, John; Scobie, Grant McDonald - 2020
"Presenting innovative modelling approaches to the analysis of fiscal policy and government debt, this book moves beyond previous models that have relied upon the assumption that various age-specific rates and policy variables remain unchanged when it comes to generating government expenditures...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012416712
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Optimal monetary policy under uncertainty
Froyen, Richard T. - 2007
Recently there has been a resurgence of interest in the study of optimal monetary policy under uncertainty. This book provides a thorough survey of the literature that has resulted from this renewed interest. The authors ground recent contributions on the 'science of monetary policy' in the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012420009
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Investment, capital market imperfections, and uncertainty : theory and empirical results
Lensink, Robert; Bo, Hong; Sterken, Elmer - 2001
This book presents an up-to-date overview of the theory as well as the empirics of the relationship between investment … investment theory, professionals in the financial sector and students of macroeconomics and finance. Investment, Capital Market …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014473824
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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 … exposition of the risk/return trade-off and how major capital investment decisions are made within firms. Topics studied include …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014473863
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Finance, investment, and macroeconomics : the neoclassical and a post Keynesian solution
Gordon, Myron J. - 1994
neoclassical theory to deal with uncertainty and risk aversion is based upon a string of assumptions which are empirically false …In Finance, Investment and Macroeconomics, Myron J. Gordon advances a theory of finance and investment under … uncertainty and risk aversion which resolves problems left unsolved by Keynes in a manner consistent with his work. Keynes …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014473927
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Economics of ecological resources : selected essays
Perrings, Charles - 1997
Economics of Ecological Resources presents new or recently published work on ecological economies, sustainability, poverty, resource degradation and decision-making under uncertainty. The book explores the allocation of resources in jointly determined ecological-economic systems. An introductory...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014473971
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Ethics and uncertainty : the economics of John M. Keynes and Frank H. Knight
Greer, William B. - 2000
differing views regarding the role of economic theory as applied to the real world. William Greer reveals that the intellectual …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014474106