This book addresses the critical issue of how and why European universities are changing and learning to compete. Anglo-Saxon universities particularly in the US, the UK and Australia have long been subject to, and responded to, market-based competition in higher education. The authors argue...

Economy and Ecosystems in Change addresses ecological problems from an economic perspective, and provides policy suggestions for resource management and environmental sustainability based on integrated, multidisciplinary information, methods and applications. The book begins by introducing the...

Introduction -- Public policies to foster academic spin-offs -- Types of spin-offs -- Processes at the institutional level : incubation models -- Processes at the firm level : phases and models of development -- Entrepreneurial teams in spin-offs -- Financial constraints and access to finance --...

"This thoroughly updated edition of a classic career guide closes the research-practitioner gap and carefully considers the obstacles faced by researchers pursuing an academic career. From applying for grants to supervising Ph.D. students, the book utilizes practical research and real...

Throughout the developed and developing worlds, education spending is seen as a key tool for government policy makers in the quest for economic growth. Promoting 'human capital' development is a prime objective for economic and education ministries. The seminal articles discussed in this...

Contents: Preface -- Foreword I: Professor Geoffrey Harcourt -- Foreword II: Professor Sheila Dow -- Introduction The Biographies of the Interviewees -- Part 1: Round one (R1) interviews (2018) i. Professor Victoria Chick ii. Professor Tim Congdon CBE iii Professor Paul Davidson iv. Professor...

Contents: Preface -- 1. Puzzles and Myths: A General Overview -- 2. Puzzles in International Finance -- 3. Puzzles in International Economics and Macroeconomics -- 4. Puzzles in Finance -- 5. The Myths of Econometrics -- 6. The Myths of Laissez Faire -- 7. The Myths of Financial Economics -- 8....

Recommended readings (Machine generated): KLEIN, Judy L. (1997), Statistical Visions in Time. A History of Time Series Analysis, 1662-1938, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. -- MORGAN, Mary S. (1990), The History of Econometric Ideas, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. -- MOORE, Henry...

1. Balance of payment and exchange rates / Jérôme De Boyer Des Roches and Rebeca Gómez Betancourt -- 2. Behavioural and cognitive economics / Salvatore Di Rizzello and Anna Spada -- 3. Business cycles and growth / Michaël Assous, Muriel Dal Pont-Legrand and Harald Hagemann -- 4. Capital...

Recommended readings (Machine generated): Veblen, T. (1898), "Why is Economics Not an Evolutionary Science?" Quarterly Journal of Economics, -- Marshall, A. (1961[1890]), Principles of Economics, London: Macmillan -- Hodgson, G.M. (1993), Economics and Evolution: Bringing Life Back into...