Reinventing capitalism in the age of big data

A provocative look at how data is reinventing the market: where big firms will no longer be dominant. Markets have long been acknowledged to be a superior mechanism for managing resources but until the advent of big data, they largely functioned better in theory than ...

The inner level

how more equal societies reduce stress, restore sanity and improve eveyone´s well-being

Why is the incidence of mental illness in the UK twice that in Germany? Why are Americans three times more likely than the Dutch to develop gambling problems? Why is child well-being so much worse in New Zealand than Japan? As this groundbreaking study demonstrates ...

El paradigma del capital social

sus aplicaciones en la cultura, los negocios y el desarrollo

El paradigma del capital social muestra la forma en que la creación de redes de apoyo, simpatía, colaboración y solidaridad construye capital y cómo este puede contribuir tanto al bienestar socioemocional como económico. El entorno social se construye a partir de lazos afectivos que pueden ...

La economista en el burdel

y otros lugares inesperados donde comprender qué es el riesgo

¿Vale la pena adentrarse en aguas infestadas de tiburones para surfear sobre una ola de quince metros? ¿Es más arriesgado rodar una película de acción o una de terror? ¿Es necesario que una trabajadora sexual invierta la mitad de sus ingresos en incrementar su seguridad ...

How we cooperate

a theory of Kantian optimization

Game theory explains competitive behavior by working from the premise that people are self-interested. People don’t just compete, however; they also cooperate. John Roemer argues that attempts by orthodox game theorists to account for cooperation leave much to be desired. Unlike competing players, cooperating ...

La reinvención de la economía

el capitalismo en la era del big data

BlaBlaCar, Amazon, Uber, eBay, Airbnb... Las nuevas empresas solo manejan datos (sobre el producto, los usuarios, los vendedores) y de ese modo han cambiado nuestra forma de ver el transporte, el alojamiento, la comida o el consumo en general. En definitiva, han transformado el mercado ...

Game-theoretic foundations for probability and finance

Glenn Shafer and Vladimir Vovk’s Probability and Finance, published in 2001, showed that perfect-information games can be used to define mathematical probability. Based on fifteen years of further research, Game-Theoretic Foundations for Probability and Finance presents a mature view of the foundational role game ...

A course in networks and markets

game-theoretic models and reasoning

A graduate-level, mathematically rigorous introduction to strategic behavior in a networked world. This introductory graduate-level text uses tools from game theory and graph theory to examine the role of network structures and network effects in economic and information markets. The goal is for students to ...

People, power, and profits

progressive capitalism for an age of discontent

From Nobel Prize-winning economist and bestselling author Joseph Stiglitz, this account of the dangers of free market fundamentalism reveals what has gone so wrong, but also shows us a way out. We all have the sense that our economy tilts toward big business, but as ...

El valor de las cosas

quién produce y quién gana en la economía global

¿Quién crea realmente la riqueza? ¿Qué actividades la impulsan? ¿Cuáles se limitan a extraerla? ¿Cuáles la destruyen? Nuestras economías tienden a premiar la extracción de valor antes que su creación -el proceso productivo que verdaderamente impulsa una economía y una sociedad saludables-, y la diferencia ...

Understanding inequalities

Bringing together the most recent empirical evidence and the latest theoretical debates, this fully revised new edition gets to grips with a broad range of inequalities in peoples lives. Examining social class, gender, ethnicity, disability and migration status, it demonstrates how these play out in ...

Economics in two lessons

why markets work so well and why they can fail so badly

A masterful introduction to the key ideas behind the successes-and failures-of free-market economics Since 1946, Henry Hazlitt's bestselling Economics in One Lesson has popularized the belief that economics can be boiled down to one simple lesson: market prices represent the true cost of everything ...

Markets, games, and strategic behavior

an introduction to experimental economics

From a pioneer in experimental economics, an expanded and updated edition of a textbook that brings economic experiments into the classroom Economics is rapidly becoming a more experimental science, and the best way to convey insights from this research is to engage students in classroom ...

Guía local para una nueva economía

cómo transitar en nuestras ciudades y territorios hacia unas nuevas relaciones económicas

En la actualidad, asistimos a diversas crisis —económicas, sociales y ambientales— que ponen en peligro la calidad y modo de vida de las personas y la salud de los ecosistemas. Además, el hecho de que en el año 2050 cerca de dos tercios de la ...

How to be human in the digital economy

An argument in favor of finding a place for humans (and humanness) in the future digital economy. In the digital economy, accountants, baristas, and cashiers can be automated out of employment; so can surgeons, airline pilots, and cab drivers. Machines will be able to do ...

Markets, games, and strategic behavior

an introduction to experimental economics

From a pioneer in experimental economics, an expanded and updated edition of a textbook that brings economic experiments into the classroom Economics is rapidly becoming a more experimental science, and the best way to convey insights from this research is to engage students in classroom ...

Los limites del capital

deuda, moneda y lucha de clases

Este libro quiere ser una introducción a la obra de este pensador inédito en castellano, por lo que recoge diferentes vetas de su trabajo. Los temas de los ensayos reunidos son la vida cotidiana a la sombra de una economía de endeudamiento y las fugas ...

Foundations of Economics

Andrew Gillespie's Foundations of Economics is the perfect introduction to all of the key economic principles students need to know. A combination of crystal clear explanation and unrivalled learning support makes this the most user-friendly textbook available, coaching students in their journey from having ...

Necroeconomía

el manual para entender la economía perversa

Marta Flich, «la musa de la izquierda», repasa desde la ironía y el humor las claves para entender, de una vez por todas, cómo funciona la economía. Si te inquietan el gasto social y la corrupción, si te preguntas a menudo por qué sigues siendo ...

The informal economy

The "informal" economy ? economic activity and income outside government regulation, taxation and observation ? is, by its very nature, difficult to quantify. Recent estimates suggest it accounts, in OECD countries, for around 13% of national income (in the UK, the equivalent of £150 billion) and in ...