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The Economics of Philanthropy and Fundraising
Edited by James Andreoni
What are people buying when they give money away? Is pure altruism possible? Who benefits from grants to charities and subsidies to givers? Is religious giving different? Which fundraising approaches ‘work’, and is more charity always be... -
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Public Policy and Professional Sports
John K. Wilson, Richard Pomfret
Public Policy and Professional Sports is a comprehensive analysis of public policy aspects of the economics of professional sports, supported by in-depth international case studies. It covers regulation and competition in the sports indu...eBook:Find out more$39.16
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The Economics of Motivation and Organization
Peter-J. Jost
In this unique book, Peter-J. Jost provides a comprehensive economic-psychological approach for successfully managing employees. Based on the analysis of the employee’s individual work behavior, he illustrates that instead of treating em...eBook:Find out more$53.56
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The Smart Revolution Towards the Sustainable Digital Society
Edited by Hitoshi Mitomo, Hidenori Fuke, Erik Bohlin
The objective of this book is to present a comprehensive evaluation of the smart revolution, including its social and economic impacts. It proposes a modern framework to help assess how recent information and communication technologies (...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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International Handbook on the Economics of Migration
Edited by Amelie F. Constant, Klaus F. Zimmermann
Migration economics is a dynamic, fast-growing research area with significant and rising policy relevance. While its scope is continually extending, there is no authoritative treatment of its various branches in one volume. Written by 44...eBook:Find out more$67.96
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Simulating Innovation
Christopher Watts, Nigel Gilbert
Christopher Watts and Nigel Gilbert explore the generation, diffusion and impact of innovations, which can now be studied using computer simulations.eBook:Find out more$43.96
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Research Handbook on the Economics of Torts
Edited by Jennifer H. Arlen
This pioneering Handbook contains specially-commissioned chapters on tort law from leading experts in the field. This volume evaluates issues of vital importance to those seeking to understand and reform the tort law and the litigation p...eBook:Find out more$67.96
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Towards a Cultural Political Economy
Ngai-Ling Sum, Bob Jessop
This fascinating volume offers a critique of recent institutional and cultural turns in heterodox economics and political economy. Using seven case studies as examples, the authors explore how research on sense- and meaning-making can de...eBook:Find out more$67.96
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Cities and the Urban Land Premium
Henri L.F. de Groot, Gerard Marlet, Coen Teulings, Wouter Vermeulen
After a long period of suburbanisation, cities have been in vogue again since the 1980s. But why are people prepared to spend far more money on a small house in the city than on a large house in the countryside – and why doesn''t this ap...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Handbook on Trade and Development
Edited by Oliver Morrissey, Ricardo Lopez, Kishor Sharma
This Handbook comprehensively explores the complex relationships between trade and economic performance in developing countries. Insightful chapters cover issues such as trade, growth and poverty reduction; trade costs, facilitation and ...eBook:Find out more$65.00
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State Capitalism
Edited by Barbara Krug
This book takes as its starting point the question of whether contemporary state capitalism simply uses different tools than earlier or other variants of capitalism, or whether it is an altogether new kind of economic regime. It brings t... -
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The Economic Theory of Professional Team Sports
Stefan Késenne
This revised and updated edition of The Economic Theory of Professional Team Sports elaborates on the themes of the successful first edition of this book. In particular, the chapters on product and player labour markets are completely re...eBook:Find out more$41.56