Information, Incentives and Bargaining in the Japanese Economy: A Microtheory of the Japanese Economy
ISBN: 9780521386814 / Angielski / Miękka / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book is not another parable of Japan's economic success; it provides rich and systematic descriptions of Japanese microeconomic institutions and interprets their workings in terms familiar to Western economists. A systematic, in-depth analysis of Japanese institutions of this kind has never been available before. In making his comparative analysis of the Japanese system, the author critically examines conventional notions about the microstructure of the market economy that have strongly shaped and influenced economists' approach to industrial organization. While these notions may...
This book is not another parable of Japan's economic success; it provides rich and systematic descriptions of Japanese microeconomic institutions and ...
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193,64 zł |
Axioms of Cooperative Decision Making
ISBN: 9780521424585 / Angielski / Miękka / 348 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Problems of fair division, equitable cost-sharing, division of a joint benefit, or the choice of a truly democratic voting rule are familiar subjects of dispute in technologically advanced democracies. This book provides a comprehensive and unified presentation of these technically heterogeneous subjects that are linked by common axioms.
Problems of fair division, equitable cost-sharing, division of a joint benefit, or the choice of a truly democratic voting rule are familiar subjects ...
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265,01 zł |
Property Taxes and Tax Revolts: The Legacy of Proposition 13
ISBN: 9780521461597 / Angielski / Twarda / 172 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Property tax revolts have occurred both in the United States and abroad. This book examines the causes and consequences of property tax revolts, focusing on California's experience with Proposition 13. New theoretical approaches and evidence from a comprehensive empirical study are used to highlight the equity and efficiency of property tax systems. Since property taxes are local government's main revenue source, the book includes a comparative study of the evolution of local government following property tax limitations in several states. Finally, the book considers alternatives for reform...
Property tax revolts have occurred both in the United States and abroad. This book examines the causes and consequences of property tax revolts, focus...
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417,97 zł |
Managerial Economics : A Problem-Solving Approach
ISBN: 9780521526258 / Angielski / Miękka / 556 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This textbook covers all the main aspects of managerial economics: the theory of the firm; demand theory and estimation; production and cost theory and estimation; market structure and pricing; game theory; investment analysis and government policy. It includes numerous and extensive case studies, as well as review questions and problem-solving sections at the end of each chapter. Nick Wilkinson adopts a user-friendly problem-solving approach which takes the reader in gradual steps from simple problems through increasingly difficult material to complex case studies.
This textbook covers all the main aspects of managerial economics: the theory of the firm; demand theory and estimation; production and cost theory an...
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326,17 zł |
Putting Auction Theory to Work
ISBN: 9780521536721 / Angielski / Miękka / 368 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Providing a comprehensive introduction to modern auction theory and its important new applications, this book is written by a leading economic theorist whose suggestions guided the creation of the new spectrum auction designs. Aimed at graduate students and professionals in economics, the volume provides the most up-to-date analysis of traditional theories of "optimal auctions" as well as newer theories of multi-unit auctions and package auctions, and shows by example how these theories are used. It explores the limitations of prominent older designs, such as the Vickrey auction design, and...
Providing a comprehensive introduction to modern auction theory and its important new applications, this book is written by a leading economic theoris...
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208,94 zł |
Putting Auction Theory to Work
ISBN: 9780521551847 / Angielski / Twarda / 394 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Providing a comprehensive introduction to modern auction theory and its important new applications, this book is written by a leading economic theorist whose suggestions guided the creation of the new spectrum auction designs. Aimed at graduate students and professionals in economics, the volume provides the most up-to-date analysis of traditional theories of "optimal auctions" as well as newer theories of multi-unit auctions and package auctions, and shows by example how these theories are used. It explores the limitations of prominent older designs, such as the Vickrey auction design, and...
Providing a comprehensive introduction to modern auction theory and its important new applications, this book is written by a leading economic theoris...
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555,60 zł |
Valuing Health Care: Costs, Benefits, and Effectiveness of Pharmaceuticals and Other Medical Technologies
ISBN: 9780521576468 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book is about the cost effectiveness of present and future medical technologies. Methods of analyzing cost effectiveness are described in terms of choices that take into consideration dollar values of treatment, quality of life and the rationale for deciding who should receive treatment in situations of rationed care. Essays in the book range from lay level to technical state of the art, making the book of interest to a wide variety of readers.
This book is about the cost effectiveness of present and future medical technologies. Methods of analyzing cost effectiveness are described in terms o...
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208,94 zł |
The Arithmetic of Tax and Social Security Reform: A User's Guide to Microsimulation Methods and Analysis
ISBN: 9780521632249 / Angielski / Twarda / 318 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Tax-benefit models are powerful tools for the analysis of the impact of policy reform, in regular use around the world in government and research organizations. This study focuses on one particular model, POLIMOD. The authors provide an illustration of the type of analysis that can be performed, document the inner layers of data manipulation and model construction that shape its outputs, and examine the reliability of those outputs based on a validation against external sources.
Tax-benefit models are powerful tools for the analysis of the impact of policy reform, in regular use around the world in government and research orga...
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433,21 zł |
The Economics of Art and Culture
ISBN: 9780521637121 / Angielski / Miękka / 428 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is the first book to cover not only the economics of the fine arts and performing arts, but also public policy toward the arts at federal, state, and local levels in the United States. The second edition offers greater coverage of the international arts sector. The work will interest academic readers as a supplementary text on the sociology of the arts, as well as general readers seeking a systematic analysis of the economics of the arts. Theoretical concepts are developed from scratch so that readers with no background in economics can follow the argument.
This is the first book to cover not only the economics of the fine arts and performing arts, but also public policy toward the arts at federal, state,...
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198,74 zł |
Market Structure and Competition Policy: Game-Theoretic Approaches
ISBN: 9780521783330 / Angielski / Twarda / 308 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Market Structure and Competition Policy applies modern advances in game theory to the analysis of competition policy and develops some of the theoretical and policy concerns associated with the pioneering work of Louis Phlips. Containing contributions by leading scholars from Europe and North America, this book observes a common theme in the relationship between the regulatory regime and market structure. Since the inception of the new industrial organization, economists have developed a better understanding of how real world markets operate. These results have particular relevance to the...
Market Structure and Competition Policy applies modern advances in game theory to the analysis of competition policy and develops some of the theoreti...
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438,36 zł |
A Theory of Case-Based Decisions
ISBN: 9780521802345 / Angielski / Twarda / 212 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Gilboa and Schmeidler provide a new paradigm for modeling decision making under uncertainty. Case-based decision theory suggests that people make decisions by analogies to past cases: they tend to choose acts that performed well in the past in similar situations, and to avoid acts that performed poorly. The authors describe the general theory and its relationship to planning, repeated choice problems, inductive inference, and learning. They highlight its mathematical and philosophical foundations and compare it to expected utility theory as well as to rule-based systems.
Gilboa and Schmeidler provide a new paradigm for modeling decision making under uncertainty. Case-based decision theory suggests that people make deci...
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438,36 zł |
Corporate Environmentalism and Public Policy
ISBN: 9780521819473 / Angielski / Twarda / 308 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Drawing on prior work on corporate environmentalism, Thomas Lyon and John Maxwell argue that corporate environmentalism is the result of firms attempting to anticipate public policy changes and influence the legislative process in their best interests. Presenting a general framework that highlights the links between corporate environmentalism and public policy, they use analytical tools of positive political economy and game theory to provide insights into corporate strategy and the effects of corporate and government policies on overall social welfare.
Drawing on prior work on corporate environmentalism, Thomas Lyon and John Maxwell argue that corporate environmentalism is the result of firms attempt...
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417,97 zł |
Population Issues in Social Choice Theory, Welfare Economics, and Ethics
ISBN: 9780521825511 / Angielski / Twarda / 378 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book presents an exploration of the idea of the common or social good, extended so that alternatives with different populations can be ranked. Basing rankings on the well-being, broadly conceived, of those who are alive (or ever lived), the axiomatic method is employed. Topics investigated include the measurement of individual well-being, social attitudes toward inequality of well-being, the main classes of population principles, principles that provide incomplete rankings or rank uncertain alternatives, best choices from feasible sets, and applications.
This book presents an exploration of the idea of the common or social good, extended so that alternatives with different populations can be ranked. Ba...
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489,33 zł |
Readings in Social Welfare: Theory and Policy
ISBN: 9780631220725 / Angielski / Miękka / 342 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In Readings in Social Welfare: Theory and Policy, Robert E. Kuenne packages postwar classics with contemporary discussions to examine the impact of social welfare theory on policy development. The book introduces students to frameworks developed by scholars to monitor the market's inefficiencies, to modify its income distribution and resource allocation, and to make decisions for social investment.
The readings cover practical issues of national and international concern, such as income and wealth distribution, the measurement of social welfare, recent movements in... In Readings in Social Welfare: Theory and Policy, Robert E. Kuenne packages postwar classics with contemporary discussions to examine the impa...
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332,39 zł |
Maintenance Organization and Systems
ISBN: 9780750636032 / Angielski / Twarda / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The profitability of any industry, in any technological sector - power, process, manufacturing, mineral extraction, transport, communication, etc - will be profoundly influenced by the reliability and performance of the plant which it uses. It is therefore vital that all possible measures are taken to maximise the productivity in use, and to minimise the maintenance costs and the downtime, of that plant. This book explains, in a clear and concise manner, the various organization structures that are needed for doing just that, the information systems with which those structures will need to... The profitability of any industry, in any technological sector - power, process, manufacturing, mineral extraction, transport, communication, etc -... |
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484,24 zł |
Strategic Performance Management: Leveraging and Measuring Your Intangible Value Drivers
ISBN: 9780750663922 / Angielski / Twarda / 238 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book is about strategic performance management for the Twenty-First Century organization. In a practical step-by-step approach it navigates readers though the identification, measurement, and management of the strategic value drivers as enables of superior performance. Using many real life case examples this book outlines how organizations can visualize their value creation, design relevant and meaningful performance indicators to assess performance, and then use them to extract real management insights and improve everyday strategic decision making as well as organizational learning. A...
This book is about strategic performance management for the Twenty-First Century organization. In a practical step-by-step approach it navigates reade...
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321,07 zł |
Leadership: Project and Human Capital Management
ISBN: 9780750668965 / Angielski / Miękka / 196 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Success in project management requires the project manager to operate at many levels and deal with a myriad of internal and external stakeholders. Leadership in the project management requires the vision, ability and courage to guide individuals and teams to rewarding experiences. Project Managers often expect to achieve a great deal, but need to realise they can achieve little without the efforts of others. This book focuses on the complexity and issues of leadership in project management. The book provides:
* assist project managers in their understanding of what leadership is and... Success in project management requires the project manager to operate at many levels and deal with a myriad of internal and external stakeholders. Lea...
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265,01 zł |
Corporate Governance: How to Add Value to Your Company: A Practical Implementation Guide [With CDROM]
ISBN: 9780750669245 / Angielski / Miękka / 319 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Aimed at the senior managers of SMEs who are looking to sell all or part of the business. This book shows how to implement Corporate Governance procedures to add both perceived and real value to a business. Implementing CG procedures before sale of the business is likely to add a premium to the price, increase the pool of buyers at the asking price and bring a business to the top of the acquisition shopping list. The book is in two sections. The first addresses the basic theory underpinning Corporate Governance to help the reader understand and decide which compliance issues are...
Aimed at the senior managers of SMEs who are looking to sell all or part of the business. This book shows how to implement Corporate Governance proced...
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219,12 zł |
Building a Values-Driven Organization: A Whole System Approach to Cultural Transformation
ISBN: 9780750679749 / Angielski / Miękka / 276 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Richard Barrett, author of the best-selling book Liberating the Corporate Soul, presents his new thinkingBased on his experience working with over 1,000 organizations in 32 countries on cultural transformation for the values-driven organization. He presents a whole system approach to cultural transformation, showing organizations how they can change their culture to become values-driven organizations that support their employees, their customers, their partners, their leaders, and ultimately drive effectiveness and profit.
Richard Barrett, author of the best-selling book Liberating the Corporate Soul, presents his new thinkingBased on his experience working with over 1,0...
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254,81 zł |
Emotion and Reason in Consumer Behavior
ISBN: 9780750679763 / Angielski / Twarda / 182 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book is about how emotion affects consumer behavior. In the last twenty five years or so, the role of emotion in information processing has been widely acknowledged and scholars have shown that we need to understand both emotion and reason if we want to understand the real meanings that products and services have for consumers. This has had immense ramifications for advertising, marketing and other domains of persuasive intercourse in today's 'brave new world'. As our world comes closer together, 'global' messages, which transcend cultural boundaries, become more appropriate than...
This book is about how emotion affects consumer behavior. In the last twenty five years or so, the role of emotion in information processing has been ...
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662,64 zł |