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Hindriks, Jean; Myles, Gareth D. - The MIT Press

Public economics studies how government taxing and spending activities affect the economy--economic efficiency and the … distribution of income and wealth. This comprehensive text on public economics covers the core topics of market failure and …. The book covers the theory and methodology of public economics; presents a historical and theoretical overview of the …

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Wu Jinglian: Voice of Reform in China

Naughton; Barry; editor - The MIT Press

For more than thirty years, Wu Jinglian has been widely regarded as China's most celebrated and influential economist. In the late 1970s, Wu (b. 1930) was one of a small group of economic thinkers who broke with Marxist concepts and learned the principles of a market economy. Since then he has...

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Open Economy Macroeconomics in Developing Countries

VŽgh, Carlos A. - The MIT Press

graduate courses in development economics, international finance, and macroeconomics. …

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Banking on Democracy: Financial Markets and Elections in Emerging Countries

Santiso, Javier - The MIT Press

Politics matter for financial markets and financial markets matter for politics, and nowhere is this relationship more apparent than in emerging markets. In Banking on Democracy, Javier Santiso investigates the links between politics and finance in countries that have recently experienced both...

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The Economics of Collusion: Cartels and Bidding Rings

Marhsall, Robert C.; Marx, Leslie M. - The MIT Press

illegality of their agreements and incentives for deviation by their members. In The Economics of Collusion, Robert Marshall and …

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The Limits of Inference without Theory

Wolpin, Kenneth I. - The MIT Press

economics and the social sciences in general--that is, any research that uses raw data to go beyond the mere statement of fact …

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Confidence Games: Lawyers, Accountants, and the Tax Shelter Industry

Rostain, Tanina; Regan, Jr., Milton C. - The MIT Press

For ten boom-powered years at the turn of the twenty-first century, some of America’s most prominent law and accounting firms created and marketed products that enabled the very rich--including newly minted dot-com millionaires--to avoid paying their fair share of taxes by claiming benefits...

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Secrets of Economics Editors

Szenberg; Michael; editor; Ramrattan; Lall; editor - The MIT Press

fraction of the papers submitted. In this book, past and present editors of economics journals discuss navigating the world of … experiences at journals that range from the American Economic Review to the Journal of Sports Economics. The issues they examine … economics. …

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Privatizing Russia

Boycko, Maxim; Shleifer, Andrei; Vishny, Robert W. - The MIT Press

Privatizing Russia offers an inside look at one of the most remarkable reforms in recent history. Having started on the back burner of Russian politics in the fall of 1991, mass privatization was completed on July 1, 1994, with two thirds of the Russian industry privately owned, a rapidly rising...

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An Introduction to Econometrics: A Self-Contained Approach

Westhoff, Frank - The MIT Press

This unique introduction to econometrics provides undergraduate students with a command of regression analysis in one semester, enabling them to grasp the empirical literature and undertake serious quantitative projects of their own. It does not assume any previous exposure to probability and...

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