Economics for the curious inside the minds of 12 Nobel Laureates /
12 Nobel Laureates take readers on a tour of some of the everyday issues that can be explored using basic economic principles. Topics include how economic tools can be used to rebuild nations in the aftermath of a war; financing retirement as longevity increases and what governments should really be...
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Language: | English |
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12 Nobel Laureates take readers on a tour of some of the everyday issues that can be explored using basic economic principles. Topics include how economic tools can be used to rebuild nations in the aftermath of a war; financing retirement as longevity increases and what governments should really be doing to boost the economy. |
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Electronic book text. Epublication based on: 9781137383587, 2013. |
Carrier Form: | 208 p. : 14 figures, 4. |
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9781137383594 : 1137383593 : |
CLC: | F0 |
Contents: | 1. Depressions are Different-- Paul Krugman 2. Rethinking Economics: A Classical Perspective-- Vernon L. Smith 3. Employment and Unemployment-- Peter Diamond 4. Unemployment During and After the Great Recession-- Dale T. Mortensen 5. Long Term Trends and Stuctural Change in the Global Economy-- Michael Spence 6. On Policy Consistency-- Finn E. Kydland 7. Natural Resources and Sustainability-- Robert Solow 8. Research Studies Approaching Cooperative Games with New Methods-- John F. Nash, Jr 9. Interdisciplinary Social Science: The Transaction Cost Economics Project-- Oliver E. Williamson 10. Financing Retirement-- William F. Sharpe 11. How Should We Elect Our Leaders?-- Eric Maskin 12. Standards for State-Building Interventions-- Roger Myerson. |