Solow Economics for the Curious

Inside the Minds of 12 Nobel Laureates
2014
ISBN: 978-1-137-38359-4
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 208 Seiten, eBook

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.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Solow, R.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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

Über Autor(innen)

Paul Krugman, Princeton University, USA
Vernon L. Smith, George Mason University and Cato Institute, USA
Peter Diamond, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
Dale T. Mortensen, Northwestern University, USA
Michael Spence, Oak Hill Capital Partners, USA
Finn E. Kydland, University of California, USA
Robert Solow, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
John F. Nash, Jr, Princeton University, USA
Oliver E. Williamson, Haas School of Business, USA
William F. Sharpe, Financial Engines, USA
Eric Maskin, Princeton University, USA
Roger Myerson, University of Chicago, USA