Multinational firms' location and the new economic geography

The choice of location for the production plants of multinational firms is an important issue, not least because this decision is accompanied by so many fears brought into public debate. This book analyses how foreign direct investors choose their locations, whilst exploring the forces which ...

Law,economics and cyberspace

the effects of cyberspace on the economic analysis of law

This book is not only the best kind of law and economics, but it is the best kind of cyberspace law and economics. By framing the economic analysis around market failures, the authors demonstrate both the power and limits of economic analysis. And by applying ...

The law and economics of antitrust and intellectual property

an Austrian approach

Dina Kallay#s work is a pathbreaking application of Austrian economics to one of the most important regulatory issues facing globalizing economies # a refreshingly novel perspective on the intersection between intellectual property and antitrust law.# # Ronald J. Mann, University of Texas School of Law, US ...

New perspectives on economic crime

Edited by Hans Sjögren and Göran Skogh Economic crime is, by definition, crime committed to gain profit within an otherwise legitimate business. Examples are illegal pollution, brand name infringement and tax evasion. The victims of such crimes may be private citizens, businesses and the state ...

Changing institutions in the European Union

a public choice perspective

This book makes a valuable, analytical contribution to recent debates on the ongoing institutional changes occurring within the European Union. It provides a comprehensive and diverse insight into a variety of areas, including in-depth studies of fiscal, monetary and voting issues, to help elucidate the ...

Full employment and price stability

the macroeconomic vision of William S. Vickrey

Collecting Nobel Laureate William S. Vickrey's articles on macroeconomic theory and policy witten near the end of his life, this volume demostrates Vickrey's enduring commitment to full employment and price stablity and his rejection of conventional macroeconomic theorizing.

Founders of modern economics

Maastricht lectures in political economy

This new and original collection on the founders of modern economics aims to provide the sasis for a better understanding of the context from which traditional econimic thought is drived. It includes papers on the tradition of economic thought in the Mediterranean world, the Ancient ...

Time in economic theory

No question has more intrigued the minds of scholars of economic thought throughout history than that of the nature and meaning of time. The articles in this insghtful collection attempt to privide satisfactory answers to fundamental issues on the use of time in economic theory ...

Developments in international accounting

general issues and classification

edited by Christopher W. Nobes.

Developments in country studies in international accounting

Europe

Developments in country studies in international accounting

Americas and the Far East

edited by Gary K.Meek

Developments in financial reporting by multinationals

Ed. Clare B.Roberts

New pespectives in economics theory

the selected works of Halbert White : volume two

New perspectives in econometric theory comprises specielly selected papers by Halbert White which reflect his research in a variety of related areas in econometrics: heteroskedasticity of unknown form nonlinear an nonparametric regression; instrumental variables and generalized method of moments stimation; and measurability and limit theory ...

New technologies and environmental innovation

Developing an annuity market in Europe

On the premise that pension provision in Europe will dramatically change over the next few decades, this book concentrates on the funded component of pension wealth, and specifically on annuities # financial products that, on the basis of actuarial equivalence, allow the conversion of wealth into ...

Reforming pensions in Europe

evolution of pensions financing and resources of retirement income

Since the early 1990s the countries of the European Union and Central and Eastern Europe have been involved in the process of reforming their retirement income systems. The principal objective of these reforms is to contain the cost of pay-as-you-go public pension in the face ...

Games and public administration

the law of economics of regulation and licensing

Despite the increasing trend towards deregulation, the public regulation of private activities remains a common phenomenon in industrialized countries. However, it is frequently claimed that slow and costly regulatory licensing procedures impede economic growth. This book investigates the strategic and adaptive interaction between citizen-applicants and ...

The Porter hypothesis and the economic consequences of environmental regulation

a neo-schumpeterian approach

Combining the public choice literature on political decision making with the Neo-Schumpeterian literature on innovation, this valuable new book develops a conceptual model of how environmental regulation is designed. The author presents a novel perspective on the Porter Hypothesis, arguing that the effect of environmental ...

Land and forest economics

This text provides a comprehensive introduction to the important issues of land use and forest economics. The authors employ economic tools to study the allocation of land among alternative activities such as agriculture, grazing and forestry which impact upon the landscape. Contents: Preface 1. Introduction ...

Organizational knowledge and technology

an action-oriented perspective on organization and information systems

This book attempts to make sense of a new area of integrated study, namely information systems and information technology (IS/IT) and the organization. It also aims to bring this mix into the broader theme of complexity as applied to organization and management and draw ...

The management of innovation

This is the definitive collection on the subject of innovation management, it brings together in two volumes the essential analyses in the field from its leading authorities.

The economics of standards

theory,evidence, policy

This book provides a comprehensive overview of the important topic of standards, which remains a vastly under-researched field of empirical inquiry. It presents a variety of interesting empirical analyses which reveal the driving forces and the economic impacts of standardization both in the manufacturing and ...