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Leaders of the Crowd : Conversations with Crowdfunding Visionaries and How Real Estate Stole the Show

Gower, Adam - 2018

Crowdfunding is nothing new. In fact, America was built and financed by crowdfunding. But in 1933 Congress passed the Securities Act, which shut the door on this most democratic means of raising capital and spreading wealth. In 2012, enjoying broad bipartisan support, congress threw the doors...

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American Exceptionalism : Economics, Finance, Political Economy, and Economic Laws

Ramrattan, Lall; Szenberg, Michael - 2019

The publication of Alexis de Tocqueville’s Democracy in America has kindled interest across disciplines to appraise the exceptional nature of U.S. activities. In general, however, all the published works have not focused their analyses from an economic point of view. While economics was for...

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Economy-Wide Modeling of Water at Regional and Global Scales

Wittwer, Glyn (ed.) - 2019

This book deals with the economic modelling of water at the global, national and sub-national levels. It presents a multi-faceted analysis and, while it outlines the theories behind various models, its main purpose is to analyse policy issues and present insights arising from modelling,...

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James M. Buchanan : A Theorist of Political Economy and Social Philosophy

Wagner, Richard E. (ed.) - 2018

economic, political, and social theory.” - Bruce Caldwell, Professor of Economics, Duke University, USA "The overwhelming … University, USA This book explores the academic contribution of James Buchanan, who received the Nobel Prize for economics in … political science together under the rubric of public choice. He was also was a prime figure in bringing economic theory into …

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A History of Digital Currency in the United States : New Technology in an Unregulated Market

Mullan, P. Carl - 2016

This book presents detailed case studies of the first commercial internet digital currency systems developed between 1996 and 2004. Transactions completed with the new technology circumvented all US financial regulations, an opening that transnational criminals exploited. Mullan explains how an...

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Forensic Economics : Assessing Personal Damages in Civil Litigation

Tinari, Frank D. (ed.) - 2016

Preface -- Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- List of Tables -- Chapter 1: An Introduction to the Field of Forensic Economics -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 2: The Meaning of Earning Capacity -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Definitions -- 2.3 Supply and Demand -- 2.3.1 The Supply Side -- 2.3.2...

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Fintech, small business & the American dream : how technology is transforming lending and shaping a new era of small business opportunity

Mills, Karen G. - 2018

1. The Story of Small Business Lending -- Part I The Problem -- 2. Small Businesses Are Important to the Economy -- 3. Small Businesses and Their Banks: The Impact of the Great Recession -- 4. Structural Obstacles Slow Small Business Lending -- 5. What Small Businesses Want -- Part II The New...

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Corporate Citizenship and Higher Education : Behavior, Engagement, and Ethics

Clevenger, Morgan R. - 2019

1. Introduction: Organizational Theories and an Overview of Research Findings -- 2. Research Methods -- 3. Higher Education’s Motives for Corporate Support -- 4. Corporate Motives for Supporting Higher Education -- 5. Ethics, Behavioral Expectations, and Realities -- 6. Contexts for...

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General Purpose Technology, Spin-Out, and Innovation : Technological Development of Laser Diodes in the United States and Japan

Shimizu, Hiroshi - 2019

the USA and Japan, this study examines how the existence or absence of an entrepreneurial strategic choice for spin …

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Affordable Housing Development : Financial Feasibility, Tax Increment Financing and Tax Credits

Luque, Jaime P.; Ikromov, Nuriddin; Noseworthy, William B. - 2019

1 Housing Affordability Crisis: The United States -- 2 Homelessness, Housing Public Policy and Urban Planning -- 3 The Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) Program -- 4 The Tax Increment Financing (TIF) Program -- 5 Housing the Homeless -- 6 Financial Feasibility Analysis: Planning for the...

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