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The Economics of Collusion: Cartels and Bidding Rings

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

: the organization and implementation of a cartel, the organization and implementation of a bidding ring, and a parent …

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The New Economics for Industry, Government, Education, 2nd Edition

Deming, W. Edwards - The MIT Press

, Deming shows how a style based on cooperation rather than competition can help people develop joy in work and learning at the …

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Moral Sentiments and Material Interests: The Foundations of Cooperation in Economic Life

Gintis, Herbert (contributor); Bowles, Samuel (contributor); … - The MIT Press

that cooperation stems not from the stereotypical selfish agent acting out of disguised self-interest but from the presence … implications of this explanation for cooperation. Chapter authors in the remaining parts of the book discuss the behavioral ecology … of cooperation in humans and nonhuman primates, modeling and testing strong reciprocity in economic scenarios, and …

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Fiscal Decentralization and the Challenge of Hard Budget Constraints

Rodden, Jonathan A. (contributor); … - The MIT Press

decentralization leads to large fiscal deficits and macroeconomic instability. This book, based on a research project at the World Bank …

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Decentralization and Local Governance in Developing Countries: A Comparative Perspective

Bardhan, Pranab (contributor); Mookherjee, Dilip (contributor) - The MIT Press

local governments. Decentralization is considered an important element of participatory democracy and, along with …. The contributors to Decentralization and Local Governance in Developing Countries examine this institutional … transformation from comparative and interdisciplinary perspectives, offering detailed case studies of decentralization in eight …

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The Theory of Money and Financial Institutions: Volume 2

Shubik, Martin - The MIT Press

This is the second volume in a three-volume exposition of Martin Shubik's vision of "mathematical institutional economics"—a term he coined in 1959 to describe the theoretical underpinnings needed for the construction of an economic dynamics. The goal is to develop a process-oriented theory of...

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The Theory of Money and Financial Institutions: Volume 1

Shubik, Martin - The MIT Press

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Competitive Strategy: Options and Games

Chevalier-Roignant, Benoit; Trigeorgis, Lenos - The MIT Press

Corporate managers who face both strategic uncertainty and market uncertainty confront a classic trade-off between commitment and flexibility. They can stake a claim by making a large capital investment today, influencing their rivals' behavior; or they can take a "wait and see" approach to...

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Heredity, Family, and Inequality: A Critique of Social Sciences

Beenstock, Michael - The MIT Press

Empirical literature in disciplines ranging from behavioral genetics to economics shows that in virtually every aspect of life the outcomes of children are correlated to a greater or lesser extent with the outcomes of their parents and their siblings. In Heredity, Family, and Inequality, the...

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Optimal Control Theory with Applications in Economics

Weber, Thomas A. - The MIT Press

This book bridges optimal control theory and economics, discussing ordinary differential equations, optimal control, game theory, and mechanism design in one volume. Technically rigorous and largely self-contained, it provides an introduction to the use of optimal control theory for...

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