Academic entrepreneurship in Europe

This book contributes to our understanding of the process of spin-off creation and development in environments outside the high-tech clusters of the US. It explores the process of spin-off creation and development in several European countries selected to reflect the diversity of the institutional environment ...

Keynes and his battles

This fascinating book is the first to bring together and examine all aspects of the life and work of one of the most influential thinkers of the last century, John Maynard Keynes, whose theses are still hotly debated. It combines, in an accessible, unique and ...

Law and corporate finance

In this thorough and enlightening book, the authors examine the role of law in developing the large financial markets necessary for national economic success. They discuss the basic foundational law of contracts, property and tort, corporate law, and securities law, providing both a broad theoretical ...

Utility regulation in competitive markets

problems and progress

"Utility Regulation in Competitive Markets" is the latest book in the annual series published in association with the Institute of Economic Affairs and the London Business School, which critically reviews the state of utility regulation and competition policy. This significant new volume contains incisive chapters ...

EU public procurement Law

"EU Public Procurement Law" addresses one of the most important areas of European integration. With a magnitude approaching 1 trillion euros in supplies, works and services and representing almost 12 percent of the European Union's GDP, public procurement regulation represents a key objective of ...

Expectations, rationality and economic performance

models and experiments

This book offers a broad perspective on the economics of expectations. Experimental studies are used to analyze how human bounded rationality affects economic performance. The challenges posed for policy making are also addressed. Tobias Rotheli begins by presenting the basic tools and theoretical models necessary ...

Public choice and the challenges of democracy

This timely and important volume addresses the serious challenges faced by democracy in contemporary society. With contributions from some of the world's most prestigious scholars of public choice and political science, this comprehensive collection presents a complete overview of the threats democracy must confront ...

Central Bank reserve management

new trends, from liquidity to return

This book addresses the welfare gains and costs of accumulating foreign exchange reserves and the implications for the functioning of the global financial system. The tremendous growth of central bank reserves has led to an increased focus on raising returns in addition to the traditional ...

The evolution of economic institutions

a critical reader

It is now widely acknowledged that institutions are a crucial factor in economic performance. Major developments have been made in our understanding of the nature and evolution of economic institutions in the last few years. This book brings together some key contributions in this area ...

Modern State intervention in the Era of Globalisation

INDICE: Preface Introduction; Part I: Theoretical Issues; 1. Economic and Political Aspects of the State; 2. The Role of the State and Government Expenditure; 3. Globalisation: Problem or Solution?; 4. Why Free Trade isn't Free - and Shouldn't Be; 5. Public Finance and Taxation ...

Thorstein Veblen and the revival of free market capitalism

Thorstein Veblen was a leading observer and analyst of capitalism. Featuring original essays by renowned Veblen scholars, this volume revisits his legacy. The contributors note that, with the restoration of laissez faire as the governing principle of contemporary economic ideology and policy-making, his insights are ...

The scale and impacts of money laundering

Money laundering is a problem of some magnitude internationally and has long term negative economic impacts. Brigitte Unger argues that today, money laundering is largely linked to fraud and that it is not only small islands and tax heavens that launder, but increasingly industrialized countries ...

Untangling the US deficit

evaluationg causes, cures and global imbalances

From a situation of near zero in 1990, the US current account deficit has expanded to a record level of almost $900 billion in 2006. Debate about the deficit's causes and consequences has also grown. Is the deficit a product of American profligacy or ...

Keynes, the keynesians and monetarism

"Keynes, the Keynesians and Monetarism" is a major contribution to the continuing debate on macroeconomic policy-making. Tim Congdon has been a strong supporter of monetarist economic principles for over 30 years. His writings - in the newspapers and for parliamentary committees, as well as in academic ...

Globalisation, development and transitio

conversations with eminent economists

This unique book provides a comprehensive survey of the major economic issues that have helped shape the modern world. It includes discussions of the latest research findings in the international economic development literature and scrutinizes some of the most important debates in contemporary economics. Brian ...

Agglomeration, technology and business groups

"Agglomeration, Technology and Business Groups" critically reviews the reasons for the creation of business groups and examines their main characteristics. The authors demonstrate that any useful investigation of the organization and strategies of firms needs to take the business group as the basic unit of ...

Tax compliance and tax morale

a theoretical and empirical analisys

The european service economy

changes and policy implications for Europe

This book contributes to a better understanding of the service economy. By exploring the key dimensions, available empirical evidence and associated policy implications, the author comprehensively investigates the new challenges facing the global economy, including employment, productivity, innovation and competitiveness. The case of the European ...

Handbook on the economics of happiness

This book is a welcome consolidation and extension of the recent expanding debates on happiness and economics. Happiness and economics, as a new field for research, is now of pivotal interest particularly to welfare economists and psychologists. This Handbook provides an unprecedented forum for discussion ...

The technology imperative

The convergence of technology-based competitive capabilities among the world's economies has drastically altered the required economic growth strategies in industrialized nations. Based on a variety of corporate and government investment trend data and comparisons among national growth strategies, Gregory Tassey examines how this convergence ...

Regulatory impact assessment

towards better regulation?

Better state regulation is a key component of economic reform. This is the first book to comprehensively explore international experience in the use of Regulatory Impact Assessment (RIA), which involves assessing the potential benefits and costs of any regulatory change. The authors reveal that RIA ...

Cluster policies in Europe

firms, institutions, and governance

This book provides a comprehensive and much-needed study of cluster policies in Europe. It focuses on one very important element that has so far been disregarded in the literature, namely, the extent to which the complex dynamics of multi-level governance are responding to the problems ...