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The Social Life of MoneyA reevaluation of what money is--and what it might be Questions about the nature of money have gained a new urgency in the aftermath of the global financial crisis. Even as many people have less of it, there are more forms and systems of...
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Complexity and the Art of Public Policy: Solving Society's Problems from the Bottom UpHow ideas in complexity can be used to develop more effective public policy Complexity science--made possible by modern analytical and computational advances--is changing the way we think about social systems and social theory. Unfortunately, economists' policy models have not kept up and are stuck...
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Masters of Craft: Old Jobs in the New Urban EconomyHow educated and culturally savvy young people are transforming traditionally low-status manual labor jobs into elite taste-making occupations In today's new economy--in which "good" jobs are typically knowledge or technology based--many well-educated and culturally savvy young men are instead choosing to pursue traditionally low-status...
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The Quest for Prosperity: How Developing Economies Can Take Off - Updated EditionJustin Yifu Lin's groundbreaking account of how developing countries can help themselves--now fully updated How can developing countries grow their economies? Most answers to this question center on what the rich world should or shouldn't do for the poor world. In The Quest for...
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The Paradox of Vulnerability: States, Nationalism, and the Financial CrisisWhy are small and culturally homogeneous nation-states in the advanced capitalist world so prosperous? Examining how Denmark, Ireland, and Switzerland managed the 2008 financial crisis, The Paradox of Vulnerability shows that this is not an accident. John Campbell and John Hall argue that a...
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Brazil in Transition: Beliefs, Leadership, and Institutional ChangeBrazil is the world's sixth-largest economy, and for the first three-quarters of the twentieth century was one of the fastest-growing countries in the world. While the country underwent two decades of unrelenting decline from 1975 to 1994, the economy has rebounded dramatically. How did...
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Bayesian Estimation of Dsge ModelsDynamic stochastic general equilibrium (DSGE) models have become one of the workhorses of modern macroeconomics and are extensively used for academic research as well as forecasting and policy analysis at central banks. This book introduces readers to state-of-the-art computational techniques used in the Bayesian...
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Rational Expectations and Inflation: Third EditionThis collection of essays uses the lens of rational expectations theory to examine how governments anticipate and plan for inflation, and provides insight into the pioneering research for which Thomas Sargent was awarded the 2011 Nobel Prize in economics. Rational expectations theory is based...
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In the Interest of Others: Organizations and Social ActivismA groundbreaking study of labor unions that advances a new theory of organizational leadership and governance In the Interest of Others develops a new theory of organizational leadership and governance to explain why some organizations expand their scope of action in ways that do...
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The Terrorist's Dilemma: Managing Violent Covert OrganizationsHow do terrorist groups control their members? Do the tools groups use to monitor their operatives and enforce discipline create security vulnerabilities that governments can exploit? The Terrorist's Dilemma is the first book to systematically examine the great variation in how terrorist groups are...
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Awakening Giants, Feet of Clay: Assessing the Economic Rise of China and IndiaA comparative look at the astonishing economic rise of modern China and India The recent economic rise of China and India has attracted a great deal of attention--and justifiably so. Together, the two countries account for one-fifth of the global economy and are projected...
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Quarter Notes and Bank Notes: The Economics of Music Composition in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth CenturiesIn 1700, most composers were employees of noble courts or the church. But by the nineteenth century, Chopin, Schumann, Brahms, Verdi, and many others functioned as freelance artists teaching, performing, and selling their compositions in the private marketplace. While some believe that Mozart's career...
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Social and Economic NetworksNetworks of relationships help determine the careers that people choose, the jobs they obtain, the products they buy, and how they vote. The many aspects of our lives that are governed by social networks make it critical to understand how they impact behavior, which...
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Hedge Funds: An Analytic Perspective - Updated EditionThe hedge fund industry has grown dramatically over the last two decades, with more than eight thousand funds now controlling close to two trillion dollars. Originally intended for the wealthy, these private investments have now attracted a much broader following that includes pension funds...
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The Economics of Enough: How to Run the Economy as If the Future MattersWhy our economy is cheating the future--and what we can do about it The world's leading economies are facing not just one but many crises. The financial meltdown may not be over, climate change threatens major global disruption, economic inequality has reached extremes not...
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Scroogenomics: Why You Shouldn't Buy Presents for the HolidaysHow consumer spending during the holidays generates enormous amounts of economic waste Christmas is a time of seasonal cheer, family get-togethers, holiday parties, and . . . gift giving. Lots and lots--and lots--of gift giving. It's hard to imagine any Christmas without this time-honored...
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Animal Spirits: How Human Psychology Drives the Economy, and Why It Matters for Global CapitalismFrom acclaimed economists George Akerlof and Robert Shiller, the case for why government is needed to restore confidence in the economy The global financial crisis has made it painfully clear that powerful psychological forces are imperiling the wealth of nations today. From blind faith...
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Development, Democracy, and Welfare States: Latin America, East Asia, and Eastern EuropeThis is the first book to compare the distinctive welfare states of Latin America, East Asia, and Eastern Europe. Stephan Haggard and Robert Kaufman trace the historical origins of social policy in these regions to crucial political changes in the mid-twentieth century, and show...
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One Economics, Many Recipes: Globalization, Institutions, and Economic GrowthIn One Economics, Many Recipes, leading economist Dani Rodrik argues that neither globalizers nor antiglobalizers have got it right. While economic globalization can be a boon for countries that are trying to dig out of poverty, success usually requires following policies that are tailored...
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Labor Markets and Business CyclesLabor Markets and Business Cycles integrates search and matching theory with the neoclassical growth model to better understand labor market outcomes. Robert Shimer shows analytically and quantitatively that rigid wages are important for explaining the volatile behavior of the unemployment rate in business cycles....
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