At a time when women in industrialized countries have a stronger and more permanent presence in the labour market than ever before, why does the gender pay gap differ so greatly between countries? The contributors to this book use empirical studies of gender differences in family responsibilities and time allocation to demonstrate how such differences affect women's wages and analyse pay structures and wage mobility throughout Europe.
At a time when women in industrialized countries have a stronger and more permanent presence in the labour market than ever before, why does the gende...
Known as the economist's economistafor his workaon creating a synthetic economic theory, Swedish economist Knut Wicksell was a controversial, but highly influential figure in modern economic thought.aHisacontributions to marginal productivity theory, income distribution and, most notably, his theory of interest would come to have a profound impact upon twentieth century economic theory, not least in the work of John Maynard Keynes.
First published in English in 1934 and 1935, athisaRoutledge Revivalaset is a reissue ofaWicksell's two volume workaon political economy, first published in...
Known as the economist's economistafor his workaon creating a synthetic economic theory, Swedish economist Knut Wicksell was a controversial, but h...
First published in English in 1934 and 1935, this 'Routledge Revival' is a reissue of Swedish economist Knut Wicksell's hugely influential two-volume work on political economy, aimed at both the professional economist and the advanced student alike, as well as those interested in the theoretical development of political economy.
First published in English in 1934 and 1935, this 'Routledge Revival' is a reissue of Swedish economist Knut Wicksell's hugely influential two-volume ...
Knut Wicksell made enormous contributions to capital theory, monetary theory and fiscal policy. However whilst his books are widely available in English, few of his more than 800 articles have ever been translated. This volume, first published in 1997, includes new translations of Wicksell's contributions to marginalism and capital theory; public economics and unemployment.
Knut Wicksell made enormous contributions to capital theory, monetary theory and fiscal policy. However whilst his books are widely available in Engli...
LARGE PRINT EDITION More at LargePrintLiberty.com. It was this work by Swedish economist Wicksell that drew the attention of Ludwig von Mises to the effects of interest rate manipulation on the capital structure. This was the first to present the idea of the natural rate of interest, which Wicksell argued can be different from the prevailing rate on the market. The natural rate is equal to the return on capital in an imaginary economy without money. Mises took that idea and made it a central component of his business cycle theory. Wicksell was also an important critic of the Quantity Theory...
LARGE PRINT EDITION More at LargePrintLiberty.com. It was this work by Swedish economist Wicksell that drew the attention of Ludwig von Mises to the ...
This volume, originally published in 1958, contains a selection of the most important and interesting articles by Knut Wicksell, which had hitherto only been published in Swedish. They cover Wicksell s views on Economics and monetary theory, his theory of production and distribution, some review articles on the works of Pareto, Bohm-Bawerk, Carl Menger and Bowley and some papers on foreign trade problems, written after the First World War.
Erik Lindahl s introductory essay gives a picture of Wicksell the social reformer, who radical opinions often brought him into conflict with the...
This volume, originally published in 1958, contains a selection of the most important and interesting articles by Knut Wicksell, which had hitherto...
