The approach taken by researchers in the area of behavioral pricing is based on the psychological principles of human perception and information processing as well as on sociological principles of human relations and social norms. In this e-book we feature several researchers who have...

Intro -- FUEL PRICES: RHYME OR REASON? -- FUEL PRICES: RHYME OR REASON? -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- GASOLINE AND OIL PRICES -- SUMMARY -- GASOLINE AND OIL PRICE INCREASES -- FACTORS AFFECTING OIL PRICES -- WORLD DEMAND -- FINANCIAL SPECULATION -- VALUE OF THE DOLLAR -- NATIONAL SUBSIDIES -- OIL...

Intro -- Series Announcement Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Series Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Why Carbon Pricing Is Appealing -- 2. Why Politicians Are Reluctant to Price Carbon -- 3. Why Carbon Pricing Has Often Failed -- 4. When...

Drugs and drug prices -- The American way to discover drugs -- The drug industry today -- Are drug companies risky? -- How not to lower drug prices -- Squandering R&D resources -- How to lower drug prices -- Our solution in detail

Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: The Price of Modern Development -- Chapter 1: Why Is this Happening? -- Chapter 2: Quantifying the Resource, Environmental, and Social Impact -- Chapter 3: The European Model -- Chapter 4: The American Model -- Chapter 5: Asian Approaches --...