Economics of Crime
Yes, economics. There is a fairly well-established subclass in neoclassical economics called the Economics of Crime. It was legitimized for the mainstream by Gary Becker of the University of Chicago, based on some path-breaking articles published ... [... more]
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Utilitarian Free-Market Economics
Economics emerged as a distinct, self-conscious science or discipline in the nineteenth century, and hence this development unfortunately coincided with the dominance of utilitarianism in philosophy. The social philosophy of economists, ... [... more]
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The Historical Setting of the Austrian School of Economics
What is known as the Austrian School of Economics started in 1871 when Carl Menger published a slender volume under the title It is customary to trace the influence that the milieu exerted upon the achievements of genius. People like to ascribe ... [... more]
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Economics and the Story of Freedom
The story of freedom can't be told without economics. What a beautiful science it is, especially when it is explained by Murray Rothbard. He was one of the most brilliant historians of economic thought. He knew how capitalism was essential to the ... [... more]
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An Austrian Theory of Environmental Economics
Austrian economics lacks a formalized, self-conscious theory of environmental economics. But in fact all of the major elements of such a theory already exist and in that sense what is needed is to piece together the relevant aspects of Austrian ... [... more]
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Experimental Economics, Indeed
In the December 27th Wall Street Journal online, Economics Nobel laureate Vernon L. Smith lays out a program to jumpstart the Iraqi economy and give Iraq a set of institutions fitted to the needs of a free and prosperous commonwealth. He spies "a ... [... more]
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Mises's Apriorism Against Relativism in Economics
The close followers of the work of Ludwig von Mises (1881-1973), one of the leading thinkers of the Austrian School of Economics, maintain that economics is an Indeed, such a view stands in very sharp contrast to today's state-of-the-art ... [... more]
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Economics And the Future: Time And Discounting in ...
 Book Description: This book argues that discounting is a perennial problem for economists; it is an essential component of assessing economic comparisons over time, but a number of practical and theoretical difficulties continue to confront its use. This [... more]
$100.00
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Principles of Economics: Abridged Edition
Both reviewers are correct!!!: The other two reviews in this page are both correct but they review different books. Both reviews, however, appear under both items. I would, therefore, keep the ratings of each reviewer for each edition. The Great Minds [... more]
$11.50
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Modern Labor Economics: Theory and Public Policy (9th ...
A helpful and informative book: I bought this book to use for my Labor Economics class at Cornell University. My professor, Professor Smith, is a contributor to this book and it was a wonderful supplement to the lectures. The book is filled with useful [... more]
$155.20
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Economics: Principles and Practice
Economics:Principles and Practice: Clayton's book is probably the best of an okay batch. After teaching high school economics for 14 years, and having used Clayton for roughly 8 of those years, I have found the book useful. The problem I have with the [... more]
$104.64
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Social Psychology and Economics (The Society for ...
Experimentalists talking to each other: Northwestern University psychologist (and coeditor of this volume) J. Keith Murnighan and Harvard University economist Alvin E. Roth have worked together for some thirty years. Murnighan exclaims in their joint [... more]
$39.95
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