“Short essays about the [250] most significant developments in economic history . . . accessible [and] beautifully illustrated.” —Booklist From the philosophical dialogues of Ancient Greece and the moral contemplations of Medieval ...
It dominates our decision-making for the future, guides multi-billion-dollar investments, and shapes our responses to climate change, inequality, and other environmental and social challenges that define our times.
Acemoglu, D., S. Johnson, J. Robinson, and P. Yared. (2005). “Income and Democracy.” CEPR Discussion Paper No. 5273. Acemoglu, D., and J. Linn. (2004). “Market Size in Innovation: Theory and Evidence from the Pharmaceutical Industry.
This book will be your guide through the history of economics: - Let the Trading Begin 400 BCE - 1770 CE - The Age of Reason 1770 - 1820 - Industrial and Economic Revolutions 1820 - 1929 - War and Depressions: 1929 - 1945 - Post-War ...
In this book Eric Hanushek and Ludger Woessmann make a simple, central claim, developed with rigorous theoretical and empirical support: knowledge is the key to a country's development.
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In The Economics of Consumption, Tullio Jappelli and Luigi Pistaferri provide a comprehensive examination of the most important developments in the field of consumption decisions and evaluate economic models against empirical evidence.
Research assistance was provided by Logan Bender, Andrew Brod, Laurie Cameron Craighead, Jaeden Graham, Jinshan Han, ... Francesco Filippucci, Kelly Goodman, Patrick Greenfield, Krishna Ramesh, Preeti Srinivasan, and Garence Staraci.
Today, the most pressing challenges for public economics are of macroeconomic nature: pensions, debt, income distribution, and fiscal sustainability.
developers could attract H's more easily to neighborhoods with s = s′′ < 1 than with s = 1, while L's would be indifferent to these neighborhoods, as long as the cost of land and amenities makes L's utility lie along L*.