La medición del capital social

una aproximación económica

Dir. Francisco Pérez García. Acompaña CD-ROM. Este libro es el primer resultado de un proyecto conjunto del Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Económicas (Ivie) y la Fundación BBVA para el estudio del capital social, concepto que merece una enorme atención de todas las ciencias sociales y ...

Moral sentiments and material interests

the foundations of cooperation in economic life

Moral Sentiments and Material Interests presents an innovative synthesis of research in different disciplines to argue that cooperation stems not from the stereotypical selfish agent acting out of disguised self-interest but from the presence of "strong reciprocators" in a social group.Presenting an overview of ...

A guide to game theory

A Guide to Game Theory explains the important concepts and techniques without using mathematical language or methods. Using a wide range of examples and applications this book covers decision problems confronted by firms, employers, unions, footballers, partygoers, politicians, governments, non-governmental organisations and communities. Written for ...

Private sector involvement and international financial crises

an analytical perspective

The book's first part provides a critical synthesis of the literature underpinning the architecture debate. It reviews the traditional distinction between "fundamentals-based" and "sunspot-based" crises before reconciling the two using global game methods. The role of co- ordination problems in sparking costly liquidation and ...

Group formation in economics

networks, clubs, and coalitions

Broad and diverse ranges of activities are conducted within and by organized groups of individuals, including political, economic and social activities. These activities have recently become a subject of intense interest in economics and game theory. Some of the topics investigated in this collection are ...

Game Theory and mutual misunderstanding

scientific dialogues in five acts

This book consists of five acts and two interludes, which are all written as dialogues between three main characters and other supporting characters. Each act discusses the epistemological, institutional and methodological foundations of game theory and economics, while using various stories and examples. A featured ...

Advances in dynamic games

applications to economics, finance, optimization, and stochastic control

This book focuses on various aspects of dynamic game theory, presenting state-of-the-art research and serving as a guide to the vitality and growth of the field and its applications. The selected chapters, written by experts in their respective disciplines, are an outgrowth of presentations originally ...

Models in cooperative Game Theory

crisp, fuzzy, and multi-choice games

This book investigates models in cooperative game theory in which the players have the possibility to cooperate partially. In a crisp game the agents are either fully involved or not involved at all in coperation with some other agents, while in a fuzzy game players ...

Artificial economics

agent-based methods in finance, Game Theory anf their applications

Agent-based Computational Economics (ACE) is a new discipline of economics, largely grounded on concepts like evolution, auto- organisation and emergence: it intensively uses computer simulations as well as artificial intelligence, mostly based on multi-agents systems. The purpose of this book is to give an up-to ...

Nadie pierde

la teoría de juegos y la lógica del destino humano

Muchas personas, en particular los científicos, creen que cuanto más comprensible nos parece el universo, menos sentido le encontramos. Robert Wright no se cuenta entre ellos, pues la tesis de este libro apunta que tanto la evolución biológica como la historia humana siguen una dirección ...

Principles and methods of law and economics

enhancing normative analysis

This is an introductory book that targets the reader who has the ambition to apply economic analysis but may be missing a technical introduction to its mathematical techniques or seeks a structured elaboration of its philosophical principles. The book juxtaposes economic analysis with moral philosophy ...

The econometrics of macroeconomic modelling

Macroeconometric models, in many ways the flagships of the economist's profession in the 1960s, came under increasing attack from both theoretical economist and practitioners in the late 1970s. Critics referred to their lack of microeconomic theoretical foundations, ad hoc models of expectations, lack of ...

New paradigm in macroeconomics

solving the riddle of japanese macroeconomic performance

Modern mainstream economics is attracting an increasing number of critics of its high degree of abstraction and lack of relevance to economic reality. Economists are calling for a better reflection of the reality of imperfect information, the role of banks and credit markets, the mechanisms ...

Macroeconomics

economic growth, fluctuations, and policy

Over five editions, Macroeconomics has remained among the most popular intermediate texts in the field. The Sixth Edition incorporates the most current data and theory into the text#s signature single-model approach, clearly demonstrating the real-world applications of macroeconomic theory. Additionally, the Sixth Edition has ...

Modern macroeconomics

its origins, development and current state

More than a decade after the publication of the critically acclaimed A Modern Guide to Macroeconomics, Brian Snowdon and Howard Vane have produced a worthy successor in the form of Modern Macroeconomics. Thoroughly extended, revised and updated, it will become the indispensable text for students ...

Modern macroeconomics

its origins, development and current state

More than a decade after the publication of the critically acclaimed A Modern Guide to Macroeconomics, Brian Snowdon and Howard Vane have produced a worthy successor in the form of Modern Macroeconomics. Thoroughly extended, revised and updated, it will become the indispensable text for students ...

Economists' mathematical manual

This volume presents mathematical formulas and theorems commonly used in economics. It includes both formulas like Roy`s identity that are peculiar to economics and formulas like Leibniz's rule that are common to many areas of applied mathematics. The volume is meant to be ...

Lecciones básicas de economía

Con ánimo de dotar a los estudiantes de numerosas carreras que cuentan en sus planes de estudio con una asignatura de introducción a la economía, principios de economía o simplemente economía, se presenta este trabajo como fruto del esfuerzo y experiencia de sus autores. No ...

The price index and its extensions

a chapter in economic measurement

A theft amounting to £1 was a capital offence in 1260 and a judge in 1610 affirmed the law could not then be applied since £1 was no longer what it was. Such association of money with a date is well recognized for its importance ...

Collective bargaining and wage formation

performance and challenges

This volume considers the development of the wage formation and wage bargaining institutions as a response to changes in the bargaining environment. These changes include a lower level of inflation and the growth in intraindustrial trade as firms have become more specialised. The response to ...