Starting with an overview of Modigliani's life, the authors explain and assess his influential theories, including his theory of the life-cycle hypothesis of saving; the famous Modigliani-Miller theorem in corporate finance; stabilisation policy; econometric model building and forecasting, and his...

Chapter 1: Adam Smith (1723-1790) -- Chapter 2: David Ricardo (1772 -1823) -- Chapter 3: Karl Marx (1818-1883).-Chapter 4: Léon Walras (1834-1910) -- Chapter 5: John Maynard Keynes (1883-1946) -- Chapter 6: Joseph Schumpeter (1883-1950) -- Chapter 7: Friedrich Hayek (1899 -1992) -- Chapter 8:...

Adam Smith (1723-90) is perhaps best known as one of the first champions of the free market and is widely regarded as the founding father of capitalism. From his ideas about the promise and pitfalls of globalization to his steadfast belief in the preservation of human dignity, his work is as...

Volkswirtschafts-Crashkurs für jedermann. Von Marx bis von Hayek, von Sozialismus bis Liberalismus - eine Auswahl der wichtigsten ökonomischen Köpfe und Theorien, kurz und prägnant vorgestellt. Wer schon immer wissen wollte, worin sich Keynes und Friedman unterscheiden, ob Marx und von Hayek...