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The Impact of Monetary Policy on Economic Inequality
Dörr, Patricia - 2018
The extensive monetary policy of central banks during the Great Recession has re-newed the interest in the relation between (possibly) non-neutral money and wealth and income inequality. In this work, a dynamic general equilibrium model approach is used to study the effects of an inflation rate...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012396988
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The Economics of Immigration : Theory and Policy
Van den Berg, Hendrik (contributor);  … - 2009
'The Economics of Immigration. Theory and Policy' is written as a both a reference for researchers and as a textbook on … economics course where immigration is one of the subfields studied. The book covers the economic theory of immigration, which … using the economic theory of immigration to explain the determinants and consequences of the policies. The timing of this …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013521192
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Acceptance of Remote Services : Perception, Adoption, and Continued Usage in Organizational Settings
Wünderlich, Nancy V. - 2010
-method approach comprising an international qualitative study in Germany, USA and China and a longitudinal quantitative study to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014424971
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Macroeconomic Policy and a Living Wage : The Employment Act as Redistributive Economics, 1944–1969
Stabile, Donald R. - 2018
Sociology, The Graduate Center, CUNY, USA This book offers a new interpretation of the Employment Act of 1946. It argues that in … macroeconomic policy in the USA consisted of a dual approach of using a living wage to increase consumption with higher wages, and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012396940
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The Effects of Farm and Food Policy on Obesity in the United States
Alston, Julian M. - 2017
This book uses an economic framework to examine the consequences of U.S. farm and food policies for obesity, its social costs, and the implications for government policy. Drawing on evidence from economics, public health, nutrition, and medicine, the authors evaluate past and potential future...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012397171
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Restoring the Middle Class through Wage Policy : Arguments for a Minimum Wage
Levin-Waldman, Oren M. - 2018
This book delivers a fresh and fascinating perspective on the issue of the minimum wage. While most discussions of the minimum wage place it at the center of a debate between those who oppose such a policy and argue it leads to greater unemployment, and those who favor it and argue it improves...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012397317
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Crowding Out Fiscal Stimulus : Testing the Effectiveness of US Government Stimulus Programs
Heim, John J. - 2017
of different stimulus models that should, in theory, have shown positive results. By testing every possible alternative …1. Introduction -- 2. Theory of Crowd Out -- 3. Literature Review -- 4. Methodology -- 5. Test Results: Consumer …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012397355
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Modern Financial Crises : Argentina, United States and Europe
Moro, Beniamino - 2016
wrong with mainstream economic theory, which was unable to foresee these types of economic turmoil; and thirdly, to review … macroeconomic theory, re-evaluating Keynes’ original contribution to economic analysis and pointing out the need to rebuild …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012397807
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Handbook of Bioenergy Economics and Policy: Volume II : Modeling Land Use and Greenhouse Gas Implications
Khanna, Madhu (ed.); Zilberman, David (ed.) - 2017
In its second volume, this book aims to link the academic research with development in the real world and provide a historical and institutional background that can enrich more formal research. The first section will include an assessment of the evolution and the state of the nascent...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012398209
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Global Economic Uncertainties and Exchange Rate Shocks : Transmission Channels to the South African Economy
Ndou, Eliphas; Gumata, Nombulelo; Ncube, Mthuli - 2017
This book examines the macroeconomic and regulatory impact of domestic and international shocks on the South African economy resulting from the 2009 financial crisis. It also assesses the impact of the US economy’s eventual recovery from the crisis and the prospect of higher US interest rates...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012398308