21st century economics : a reference handbook / edited by Rhona C. Free.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Free, Rhona C.

Series:

21st century reference series (Thousand Oaks, Calif.)

21st century reference series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economics--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Economics.

Economic policy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1038 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Twenty-first century economics

Place of Publication:

Thousand Oaks, Calif. : SAGE, c2010.

Thousand Oaks, Calif. : SAGE, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Providing both crucial information and inspiration in a non-threatening, highly readable format, these two volumes encompass analysis of traditional economic theory and topics as well as those that economists have only more recently addressed.

Contents:

Cover

Contents

Preface

About the Editor

About the Contributors

Part I - Scope and Methodology of Economics

Chapter 1 - History of Economic Thought

Chapter 2 - Economic History

Chapter 3 - Economic Methodology

Chapter 4 - Twentieth-Century Economic Methodology

Chapter 5 - Econometrics

Chapter 6 - Marxian and Institutional Industrial Relations in the United States

Part II - Microeconomics

Chapter 7 - Supply, Demand, and Equilibrium

Chapter 8 - Consumer Behavior

Chapter 9 - Demand Elasticities

Chapter 10 - Costs of Production: Short Run and Long Run

Chapter 11 - Profit Maximization

Chapter 12 - Imperfectly Competitive Product Markets

Chapter 13 - Predatory Pricing and Strategic Entry Barriers

Chapter 14 - Labor Markets

Chapter 15 - Wage Determination

Chapter 16 - Role of Labor Unions in Labor Markets

Chapter 17 - Game Theory

Chapter 18 - Economics of Strategy

Chapter 19 - Transaction Cost Economics

Chapter 20 - Asset Pricing Models

Chapter 21 - Portfolio Theory and Investment Management

Part III - Public Economics

Chapter 22 - Externalities and Property Rights

Chapter 23 - Public Choice

Chapter 24 - Taxes Versus Standards: Policies for the Reduction of Gasoline Consumption

Chapter 25 - Public Finance

Chapter 26 - Regulatory Economics

Chapter 27 - Cost-Benefit Analysis

Part IV - Macroeconomics

Chapter 28 - Economic Measurement and Forecasting

Chapter 29 - Measuring and Evaluating Macroeconomic Performance

Chapter 30 - Macroeconomic Models

Chapter 31 - Aggregate Expenditures Model and Equilibrium Output

Chapter 32 - Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply

Chapter 33 - IS-LM Model

Chapter 34 - Economic Instability and Macroeconomic Policy

Chapter 35 - Fiscal Policy

Chapter 36 - Government Budgets, Debt, and Deficits.

Chapter 37 - Monetary Policy and Inflation Targeting

Chapter 38 - Debates in Macroeconomic Policy

Chapter 39 - New Classical Economics

Part V - International Economics

Chapter 40 - International Trade, Comparative and Absolute Advantage, and Trade Restrictions

Chapter 41 - Balance of Trade and Payments

Chapter 42 - Exchange Rates

Chapter 43 - Comparative Economic Systems

Chapter 44 - World Development in Historical Perspective

Chapter 45 - International Finance

Chapter 46 - The European Economic and Monetary Union

Chapter 47 - East Asian Economies

Chapter 48 - Globalization and Inequality

Chapter 49 - The Economics of Fair Trade

Volume II

Part VI - Economic Analyses of Issues and Markets

Chapter 50 - Economics of Education

Chapter 51 - Economics and Justice

Chapter 52 - Sports Economics

Chapter 53 - Earnings of Professional Athletes

Chapter 54 - Economics of Gender

Chapter 55 - Economics and Race

Chapter 56 - Economic Analysis of the Family

Chapter 57 - Economics of Aging

Chapter 58 - Agricultural Economics

Chapter 59 - Real Estate Economics

Chapter 60 - Economics of Wildlife Protection

Chapter 61 - Environmental Economics

Chapter 62 - Economics of Energy Markets

Chapter 63 - Political Economy of Oil

Chapter 64 - Transportation Economics

Chapter 65 - Urban Economics

Chapter 66 - Economics of Gambling

Chapter 67 - Economics of HIV and AIDS

Chapter 68 - Economics of Migration

Chapter 69 - Health Economics

Chapter 70 - Economics of Health Insurance

Chapter 71 - Economics of Information

Chapter 72 - Forensic Economics

Chapter 73 - Economics of Crime

Chapter 74 - Economics of Property Law

Chapter 75 - Queer Economics: Sexual Orientation and Economic Outcomes

Chapter 76 - Economics and Religion.

Chapter 77 - Economics and Corporate Social Responsibility

Chapter 78 - Political Economy of Violence

Chapter 79 - The Economics of Civil War

Chapter 80 - Economic Aspects of Cultural Heritage

Chapter 81 - Media Economics

Chapter 82 - Microfinance

Chapter 83 - Latin America's Trade Performance in the New Millennium

Part VII - Emerging Areas in Economics

Chapter 84 - Behavioral Economics

Chapter 85 - Experimental Economics

Chapter 86 - Complexity and Economics

Chapter 87 - Ethics and Economics

Chapter 88 - Feminist Economics

Chapter 89 - Neuroeconomics

Chapter 90 - Evolutionary Economics

Chapter 91 - Matching Markets

Chapter 92 - Beyond Make-or-Buy: Advances in Transaction Cost Economics

Index.

Notes:

Two volumes combined as one.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Other Format:

Print version: Free, Rhona C. 21st Century Economics: a Reference Handbook

ISBN:

9781452266312

145226631X

9781412979290

1412979293

9781849727495

184972749X

OCLC:

908305687