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Modeling rational agents : from interwar economics to early modern game theory
Giocoli, Nicola - 2003
rationality. The analysis begins with the development of modern decision theory, covers the interwar debates over the role of … of game and decision theory …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014474112
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Challenging time series : limits to knowledge, inertia, and caprice
Stanley, T. D. - 2000
This unorthodox book derives and tests a simple theory of economic time series using several well-known empirical … economic puzzles, from stock market bubbles to the failure of conventional economic theory, to explain low levels of inflation …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014473885
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Innovation and the growth of cities
Ács, Zoltán J. - 2002
&D spillovers 135 -- 9 Heterogeneity versus specialization 154 -- 10 Regional innovation systems 167 -- 11 Epilogue: towards a 'new … the growth of cities by the use of endogenous growth theory …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012419981
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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
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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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014473912
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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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Knowledge, beliefs and economics
Festré, Agnès (contributor); Arena, Richard (contributor) - 2006
general equilibrium theory, decision theory, game theory, experimental economics, evolutionary theory of the firm, financial …. Knowledge and beliefs in game theory -- pt. 3. Beliefs and decision theory -- pt. 4. Knowledge, beliefs and cognitive economics …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851754
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Economic forecasting : an Edward Elgar research review
Mills, Terence C. - 2016
: One-Sided Estimation and Forecasting, Journal of the American Statistical Association, 100, 830-839. -- EICKMEIER, Sandra …. -- KOOPMANS, Tjalling C. (1947), Measurement without Theory, Review of Economic Statistics, 29, 161-172. -- HENDRY, David F. and … Indicators: 'Measurement Without Theory' Thirty-Five Years Later, Review of Economics and Statistics, 64, 589-595. -- DIEBOLD …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012419869
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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