This book is unique in providing the first full English translation of Menger’s seminal article Geld – one of the most influential papers on the origin of money. The editors aim to facilitate a broader and more detailed discussion of Menger’s method, theory and findings with this...

This seminal reference tool provides a detailed chronological account of the development of European integration from the fragmentation at the end of the Second World War to the launch of the Euro on 31st December 1998. It offers a descriptive summary of important events, measures, arrangements,...

Capitalism, Socialism and Knowledge, the second volume, focuses on topics related to Hayek’s methodological and philosophical contributions which are usually less discussed by economists. This volume includes essays on Hayek’s theory of competition and capital, the socialist calculation...

In Macroeconomic Policy under the Euro a distinguished group of international economists provide high calibre and accessible analyses of: • the institutional structure of the European system of central banks and how conditions imposed by the Maastricht Treaty have been interpreted to determine...

This important collection throws light on the historical development and evolution of the economy, society and institutions in post-war Japan.

This ground-breaking book addresses the problem of price disparities across countries and, for the first time, uses market structures as the central focus. The author also addresses the effects of trade barriers, input–output relations and economies of scale, factors often ignored by other...

The 1964 Kennedy–Johnson tax cut is often cited as the single most successful application of Keynesian stabilization policy. The author challenges this orthodox historical view by exposing the haphazard planning, simplistic economic theorizing, irreconcilable numerical projections, and...

This important collection examines the subject of cognitive economics – an interdisciplinary approach to the study of human problem solving, choice, decision making and change which explains economic transactions and the nature and evolution of organisations and institutions in an environment...

This is a unique, comprehensive and international history of the post Keynesian approach to economics since 1936. The author locates the origins of post Keynesian economics in the conflicting initial interpretations of Keynes’s General Theory and in the complementary work of Michal Kalecki.

By the time The Wealth of Nations had appeared, financial economics featured a well developed body of scientific knowledge, covering subjects such as fixed income evaluation, life insurance and derivative securities. From beginnings which are traced back to the commercial arithmetic of the...