Money employment and inflation

This is a textbook on macroeconomic theory that attempts to rework the theory of macroeconomic relations through a re-examination of their microeconomic foundations. In the tradition of Keynes's General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money (published in 1936), and Patinkin's Money, Interest, and ...

The Euro

its origins, development and prospects

This important new book provides a non-technical, comprehensive overview of the central issues surrounding the euro. Following an introduction to the origins of European integration, the authors proceed to examine the first concrete steps in the process that led to the creation of the euro ...

The Monetary policy of the Federal Reserve

a history

Details the evolution of the monetary standard from the start of the Federal Reserve through the end of the Greenspan era. The book places that evolution in the context of the intellectual and political environment of the time. By understanding the fitful process of replacing ...

The politics of public money

spenders, guardians, priority setters, and financial watchdogs inside the Caadian Government

Public money is perhaps the quintessential currency of influence for politicians and public servants inside government. It shapes how they undertake the nation's business and it impacts on the standards of living in the country. "The Politics of Public Money" examines the extent to ...

The evolution of monetary policy and banking in the US

A concise analysis of the evolution of monetary policy and banking institutions over the past sixty years that stresses the dynamic interactions between the Federal Reserve and banking institutions that resulted from financial market innovations. Institutions were influenced by increasing competition in markets and monetary ...

Money, financial intermediation and governance

Dino Falaschetti and Michael Orlando unify the treatment of the many deeply related topics in money and banking in this wide-ranging book. By continually building on the assumption that economic actors are maximizers, they explain how monetary and financial services, as well as related governance ...

Exchange rates and international finance

The international landscape of the world economy changes with each edition of Exchange Rates and International Finance. None more so, however, than with publication of the fifth edition at a time when the world is moving away from dollar and Euro domination and newly- important ...

Modern perspectives on the gold standard

Eds. Tamim Bayoumi, Barry Eichengree, Mark P. Taylor. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Currency crises in Europe and Mexico during the 1990s provided stark reminders of the importance and the fragility of international financial markets. These experiences led some commentators to conclude that open international capital markets are incompatible with ...

El dinero como empresa privada: un sistema monetario apolítico. El nuevo enfoque de la libertad

E. C. Riegel (1879-1953), abogado de los consumidores y estudioso independiente del dinero, confió siempre en que las mejoras de base en el sistema del comercio harían más por la libertad y el bienestar individual que cualquier reforma política. En el centro de estas mejoras ...

Central banks as economic institutions

Ed. Jean-Philippe Touffut. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------The number of central banks in the world is approaching 180, a tenfold increase since the beginning of the twentieth century. What lies behind the spread of this economic institution? What underlying process has brought central banks to hold such a key ...

Microeconomía

introducción para la diplomatura en Ciencias Empresariales

Concebido para alumnos de Diplomatura en Ciencias Empresariales y en especial para los de la UNED, este libro presente el núcleo teórico tradicional de la enseñanza de Microeconomía a ese nivel en cualquier Universidad del mundo, pero en un diseño moderno para futuros profesionales que ...

Microeconomics

theory and applications with calculus

Professors teaching this course have two concurrent goals: to teach the microeconomic tools students need for future coursework and careers, and to encourage students to work problems. In Microeconomics: Theory and Applications with Calculus, Perloff brings his hallmark pedagogy to the calculus-based course by integrating ...

Microeconomic policy

a new perspective

This thoroughly accessible textbook shows students how microeconomic theory can be used and applied to major issues of public policy. In this way, it will improve their understanding of both microeconomic theory and policy and also develop their ability to critically assess them. Clem Tisdell ...

Microeconomics for public managers

"Microeconomics for Public Managers" presents a rigorous non- mathematical introduction to the study of microeconomics geared towards managers of nonprofit institutions. It provides an introduction to the economist's toolkit for students destined for not-for-profit enterprises and public institutions. In this title, topics are selected ...

Microeconomía

una presentación crítica

Este libro presenta la Microeconomía tal como es, sin usar metáforas engañosas o alusiones a «mecanismos» misteriosos. Y lo hace críticamente, por dos razones básicas. En primer lugar, porque sin ser de nivel avanzado (no hace demostraciones matemáticas detalladas) sino, más bien, de introducción e ...

Introducción a la microeconomía

comportamientos, intercambio y mercados

Esta tercera edición de Introducción a la Microeconomía. Comportamientos, intercambio y mercados, es el resultado de un compromiso de los autores por incorporar aquello más novedoso que está en condiciones de formar parte de un manual de introducción y, también, el resultado de una revisión ...

Microeconomics of banking

Over the last thirty years, a new paradigm in banking theory has overturned economists' traditional vision of the banking sector. The asymmetric information model, extremely powerful in many areas of economic theory, has proven useful in banking theory both for explaining the role of banks ...

La actividad emprendedora

empresas y empresarios en España, 1997-2006

Esta obra es el resultado del Segundo Informe sobre la actividad emprendedora en España promovido por la Fundación Rafael del Pino. Los autores enfatizan en las características y determinantes de dicha actividad emprendedora y explotan, por primera vez, la creatividad -schumpeteriana- de los nuevos empresarios ...

The economics of banking

"The Economics of Banking" describes and explains trends and operations in banking within an accessible microeconomic framework. It incorporates theory with the practical aspects of banking so as to set banking within the economics paradigm. A primary section on trends within banking leads on to ...

Production economics

integrateing the microeconomic and engineering perspectives

A production economist focuses on assessment, and will use an aggregate description of technology to answer such questions as: How does the firm compare to its competitors? Has the firm improved its production capabilities? A production engineer focuses on optimizing resources, and will use a ...