Closed-End Fund (CEF) discounts have intrigued researchers for decades. Of the many explanations offered, the behavioural framework of Lee <italic>et al</italic>. (1991), which posits noise traders subject to sentiment, is the most discussed. In this article, we contribute some novel evidence to the evaluation...

This extraordinary book provides a critical review of the work of Nicholas Georgesçu-Roegen in conventional economics, environmental economics and methodology. Particular attention is paid to the role of thermodynamics in Georgesçu-Roegen’s economics.

In this paper we consider the spatial dispersion of unemployment vis-à-vis that of inflation and the implication of this relative dispersion for fiscal policy. Two empirical tests yield results that are consistent with our a priori expectations that inflation is more evenly distributed...