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The dynamics of inequality and poverty : comparing income distributions

Creedy, John - 1998

This important book is concerned with the evaluation of changes in income distribution and the analysis of tax and transfer systems. The book begins with an introduction to the measurement of inequality and poverty, stressing the role of value judgements. The following six chapters deal with...

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Economic growth, material flows and the environment : new applications of structural decomposition analysis and physical input-output tables

Hoekstra, Rutger - 2005

Rutger Hoekstra examines the complex relationship between the monetary economy and the materials flows that are extracted and emitted by economic activities. These physical flows are responsible for many important environmental problems such as unsustainable resource depletion, waste production...

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Explaining the gender wage gap : the missing aspects of discrimination

Sielska, Alicja - 2023

"This timely book offers a fascinating contemporary analysis of research into the gender pay gap while also providing important nuanced observations. It illustrates the variant methodologies that have been employed by researchers who have attempted to elucidate this challenging topic. Explaining...

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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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