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Pension fund governance : a global perspective on financial regulation

Evans, John R. (contributor); Piggott, John R. (contributor) - 2008

The academic literature on pension governance is sparse and this book will fill some important gaps by bringing together original contributions from around the world on subjects related to the area. The book initially lays out the main frameworks for pension fund governance and then goes on to...

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Retirement provision in scary markets

Bateman, Hazel (contributor) - 2007

Who's afraid of the big bad bear? : or, why investment in equities for retirement is not scary and why investing without equities is scary / Ronald Bewley, Nick Ingram, Veronica Livera and Sheridan Thompson -- Assessing the risks in global fixed interest portfolios / Geoffrey Brianton -- The...

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Developing an annuity market in Europe

Fornero, Elsa (ed.); Luciano, Elisa (ed.) - 2004

On the premise that pension provision in Europe will dramatically change over the next few decades, this book concentrates on the funded component of pension wealth, and specifically on annuities - financial products that, on the basis of actuarial equivalence, allow the conversion of wealth...

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Growth and economic development : essays in honour of A.P. Thirlwall

Thirlwall, Anthony P.; McCombie, John S. L.; Arestis, Philip - 2006

demonstrates the considerable influence that his work on economic theory has had on his contemporaries, and the profession as a … / Mark Roberts -- Endogenous growth theory : a partial critique / Philip Arestis and Malcolm Sawyer -- The nature of economic … growth and the neoclassical approach. : more questions than answers? / John McCombie -- On the core of macroeconomic theory …

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Measuring and improving productivity in services : issues, strategies and challenges

Djellal, Faridah - 2008

The definition and measurement of productivity in services raises important conceptual, methodological and strategic problems. This book aims to provide a critical review of the main debates on productivity in the domain of services. The first part examines the theoretical consequences of...

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Financing transportation networks

Levinson, David M. - 2002

explores the fundamental theoretical basis of highway finance, in particular the use of tolls, and supports that theory with …

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Contracts and trust in alliances : discovering, creating and appropriating value

Vlaar, Paul W. L. - 2008

Paul Vlaar contends that strategic alliances and other forms of cooperation, such as buyer-supplier relationships, joint ventures and offshoring initiatives, increasingly stand at the basis of competitive advantage. Although contracts and trust play a crucial role in such relationships, prior...

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Handbook on the economic complexity of technological change

Antonelli, Cristiano (contributor) - 2011

This comprehensive and innovative Handbook applies the tools of the economics of complexity to analyse the causes and effects of technological and structural change. It grafts the intuitions of the economics of complexity into the tradition of analysis based upon the Schumpeterian and...

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Economic and monetary union in Europe : theory, evidence, snd practice

Baimbridge, Mark (contributor); Whyman, Philip (contributor) - 2003

Economic and Monetary Union in Europe brings together contributions from leading specialists which explain and evaluate the most important implications of economic and monetary union. The book examines theoretical aspects of monetary integration, illustrates the historical lessons to be learned...

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Monetary history, exchange rates and financial markets

Goodhart, Charles A. E. (contributor); … - 2003

. Exchange rate regimes in theory and practice -- 5. Is foreign exchange intervention effective? : the japanese experiences in …

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