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Monetary Unions: Institutions and Policies (Springer Texts in Business and Economics)
By Hubert Kempf. 2022
This textbook explains the notion of monetary union, highlighting the key concepts, procedures, and challenges involved. The book is organized…
in three parts. In the first part, the reader learns about monetary issues, like definitions and typology of monetary unions, rationale of monetary unions, monetary policy, monetary institutional matters. The second part is devoted to fiscal matters and the interplay between fiscal and monetary policies, such as deficits, transfers, public debt sustainability issues, fiscal policy, policy mix. The last part focuses on other distinct but related issues, necessary to complete the union: banking and fiscal unions, structural adjustments in a monetary union. It ends with a chapter on the fate of monetary unions: how they develop, mature and sometimes dissolve.The book addresses students at undergraduate and graduate level, interested in a better understanding of international macroeconomics and monetary unions, as well as policy-makers, practitioners and economists in central banks, ministries of economics, economic institutions and banks.Economics
By Paul A. Samuelson, William D. Nordhaus. 2010
Samuelson's text was first published in 1948, and it immediately became the authority for the principles of economics courses. The…
book continues to be the standard-bearer for principles courses, and this revision continues to be a clear, accurate, and interesting introduction to modern economics principles. Bill Nordhaus is now the primary author of this text, and he has revised the book to be as current and relevant as ever.Fiscal Policy in Dynamic Economies (Routledge Studies in the Modern World Economy)
By Kim Heng Tan. 2016
The role of fiscal policy in short-run macroeconomic stabilization is, by now, well known in the academic literature and in…
policy circles. However, this focus on the short-run, especially in a democracy, means that much less attention has been paid to the other consequences of the use of fiscal policy. By studying the intergenerational-welfare aspects of fiscal policy, this book deals with some fundamental issues of fiscal policy. Why does public debt tend to rise over time in democracies? Why is there a tendency for government spending on consumption and on social security to grow? Why do governments fail to invest in public capital adequately? Should a dollar transferred from the young be treated as a dollar transferred to the old? By studying the international aspects of fiscal policy, the book establishes international differences in fiscal policy as determinants of persistent trade imbalances and international indebtedness. It also considers some basic questions on international transfers and austerity in open economies. What criteria should be used to define a successful foreign-aid programme? Why is foreign aid likely to fail in a world of global wealth disparity? Can reliance be placed on the international coordination of austerity to improve welfare in the long run? Is austerity accompanied by international transfers superior to austerity unaccompanied by international transfers? This book based on the OLG model fills a gap on fiscal-policy issues in the recent spate of books on overlapping generations.American Healthcare: Why It Costs So Much Yet Remains a Beacon of Growth and Development
By Peter Hilsenrath. 2022
American Healthcare: Why It Costs So Much Yet Remains a Beacon of Development explores economic growth and the health sector.…
Is the health sector a curse or a blessing? The American health sector now accounts for at least 18 percent of the economy and will likely increase in coming years. American healthcare spending per capita far exceeds that of other developed countries. Yet our health, as measured by life expectancy and infant mortality, is relatively poor by comparison with the developed world. Other measures of quality including hospital acquired infection are too common. Healthcare costs financially cripple households despite advances associated with the Affordable Care Act. There is widespread dissatisfaction with the American healthcare system and support for more change. It is also the case that the health sector has been a leader in the evolution of the American economy. The history of economic development is largely attributable to integration of new technology. We tend to applaud new technology and the improvement it brings to our lives. Important new technologies often grow rapidly and faster than the economy as a whole. This leads to larger shares of the economy. There have clearly been enormous advances in pharmaceuticals, medical devices, genomics and molecular biology as well as other subsectors. Yet there is considerable apprehension about costs and economic impact. This book details important health sector institutions and perhaps uniquely, explores linkages between healthcare and broader economic growth. The book addresses asymmetric information between providers and consumers as well as between insurers and beneficiaries. There is a focus on monopoly power in labor markets which contributes to inefficiencies in the system. The author also discusses cost-effectiveness and allocative efficiency as well as emphasizing productivity and its relationship to the wider economy. Policy directions for improved long run efficiency are provided.Die Outcome-Impact-Methode: Womit man rechnen muss
By Peter Eichhorn. 2022
In diesem Buch werden die Zusammenhänge von Ressourceneinsatz, Ressourcenverbrauch, Kosten und Nutzen bei der Bereitstellung von Waren und Dienstleistungen untersucht…
und erläutert.Die weltweit geforderte Nachhaltigkeit bei Sparen und Investieren, Produzieren und Konsumieren führt dazu, dass man nicht nur Ressourceneinsatz und Kosten (Input) sowie Produkte und Erlöse (Output) zu beachten hat, sondern auch mit deren positiven und negativen Auswirkungen (Outcome) und Einwirkungen (Impact) rechnen muss.Der Autor schildert anhand von zahlreichen Beispielen aus verschiedenen Themenfeldern, wie diese Zusammenhänge wirken und bietet Ideen und Verbesserungsvorschläge für ein besseres Verständnis von Outcome und Impact unseres wirtschaftlichen Handelns.As a threat, a pandemic has indirect implications for social, economic and political conditions both at domestic and international levels.…
Thus, collective and comprehensive efforts are needed in responding to and preventing the expansion of infections caused by the virus, including Covid-19. This international conference provides the discourse on social, economic as well as political issues regarding the condition after the pandemic. Social issues are studied through social welfare, sociology, governance, communication and international relations approaches. Meanwhile, economic problems are discussed through business, economic development and economic management approaches. Under the First International Conference on Humanities and Social Sciences (ICHSOS) 2021, speakers from several countries provided solutions and alternative perspectives in preventing and dealing with problems after the Covid-19 pandemic. This book contains 42 papers presented at the conference.Routledge Handbook of Behavioral Economics (Routledge International Handbooks)
By Floris Heukelom, Shu-Heng Chen, Roger Frantz, Kurt Dopfer, Shabnam Mousavi. 2017
There is no doubt that behavioral economics is becoming a dominant lens through which we think about economics. Behavioral economics…
is not a single school of thought but representative of a range of approaches, and uniquely, this volume presents an overview of them. The wide spectrum of international contributors each provides an exploration of a central approach, aspect or topic in behavorial economics. Taken together, the whole volume provides a comprehensive overview of the subject which considers both key developments and future possibilities. Part One presents several different approaches to behavioural economics, including George Katona, Ken Boulding, Harvey Leibenstein, Vernon Smith, Herbert Simon, Gerd Gigerenzer, Daniel Kahneman, and Richard Thaler. This section looks at the origins and development of behavioral economics and compares and contrasts the work of these scholars who have been so influential in making this area so prominent. Part Two presents applications of behavioural economics including nudging; heuristics; emotions and morality; behavioural political economy, education, and economic innovation. The Routledge Handbook of Behavioral Economics is ideal for advanced economics students and faculty who are looking for a complete state-of-the-art overview of this dynamic field.The Strategy of Global Branding and Brand Equity
By Alvin Lee, Jinchao Yang, Richard Mizerski, Claire Lambert. 2015
Why does a customer choose one brand over another? What are the factors which would make an individual more inclined…
to choose your brand? This book offers a way to predict which brand a buyer will purchase. It looks at brand performance within a product category and tests it in different countries with very different cultures. Following the Predictive Brand Choice (PBC) model, this book seeks to predict a consumer’s loyalty and choice. Results have shown that PBC can achieve a high level of predictive accuracy, in excess of 70% in mature markets. This accuracy holds even in the face of price competition from a less preferred brand. PBC uses a prospective predicting method which does not have to rely on a brand’s past performance or a customer’s purchase history for prediction. Choice data is gathered in the retail setting – at the point of sale. The Strategy of Global Branding and Brand Equity presents survey data and quantitative analyses that prove the method described to be practical, useful and implementable for both researchers and practitioners of commercial brand strategies.Cornwall, Its Mines and Miners
By J. R. Leifchild. 1968
Routledge Handbook of the Economics of European Integration (Routledge International Handbooks)
By Volker Nitsch, Harald Badinger. 2016
Routledge Handbook of the Economics of European Integration provides readers with a brief but comprehensive overview of topics related to…
the process of European integration in the post-World War II period. Its short chapters reflect the most up-to-date and concise research, written by a collective of experts on their own subjects. The aim of this book is twofold. Firstly, the text illustrates the broad and diverse range of issues associated with European integration, and lastly, the key approaches and findings are summarised. Since institutional integration in Europe is an ongoing process, with possibly frequent and sometimes rapid changes, the chapters are intended to focus on the key features of the economic analyses of these topics. A wide and diverse set of economic issues is of direct relevance for European integration. These topics cover various fields, ranging from the history of the European Economic and Monetary Union, EU Trade Policy and the stability of international trade, single market issues over fiscal, monetary and other policies, the crisis that faces the Euro area, and institutions such as EU Council of Ministers. Not surprisingly, many of these issues have also been analysed from a European perspective. This handbook is designed to provide students, researchers, the public and policy makers with ready and accessible knowledge of issues related to European integration and will provide the definitive overview of research in the area.Building Common Interests in the Arctic Ocean with Global Inclusion: Volume 2 (Informed Decisionmaking for Sustainability)
By Oran R. Young, Paul Arthur Berkman, Alexander N. Vylegzhanin, David A. Balton, Ole Rasmus Øvretveit. 2022
This book contains an inclusive compilation of perspectives about the Arctic Ocean with contributions that extend from Indigenous residents and…
early career scientists to Foreign Ministers, involving perspectives across the spectrum of subnational-national-international jurisdictions. The Arctic Ocean is being transformed with global climate warming into a seasonally ice-free sea, creating challenges as well as opportunities that operate short-to-long term, underscoring the necessity to make informed decisions across a continuum of urgencies from security to sustainability time scales. The Arctic Ocean offers a case study with lessons that are especially profound at this moment when humankind is exposed to a pandemic, awakening a common interest in survival across our globally-interconnected civilization unlike any period since the Second World War. This second volume in the Informed Decisionmaking for Sustainability series reveals that building global inclusion involves common interests to address changes effectively “for the benefit of all on Earth across generations.”Financial Data Analytics: Theory and Application (Contributions to Finance and Accounting)
By Sinem Derindere Köseoğlu. 2022
This book presents both theory of financial data analytics, as well as comprehensive insights into the application of financial data…
analytics techniques in real financial world situations. It offers solutions on how to logically analyze the enormous amount of structured and unstructured data generated every moment in the finance sector. This data can be used by companies, organizations, and investors to create strategies, as the finance sector rapidly moves towards data-driven optimization.This book provides an efficient resource, addressing all applications of data analytics in the finance sector. International experts from around the globe cover the most important subjects in finance, including data processing, knowledge management, machine learning models, data modeling, visualization, optimization for financial problems, financial econometrics, financial time series analysis, project management, and decision making. The authors provide empirical evidence as examples of specific topics. By combining both applications and theory, the book offers a holistic approach. Therefore, it is a must-read for researchers and scholars of financial economics and finance, as well as practitioners interested in a better understanding of financial data analytics.Energy Resilience and Climate Protection: Energy systems, critical infrastructures, and sustainability goals
By Heinz-Adalbert Krebs, Patricia Hagenweiler. 2022
The increasingly interconnected, fast-moving, unmanageable and unpredictable world brings with it an unprecedented variety of known and as yet unknown…
challenges and risks. Some of the global risks have a direct impact on critical infrastructures as well as those of energy supply in particular. A high level of functionality of critical infrastructures (CRITIS), which include the sectors of energy, information technology and telecommunications, transportation and traffic, health, water, food, finance and insurance, government and administration, as well as media and culture, is indispensable for a modern industrial society. In the context of the Corona crisis of 2020/2021, the worldwide inadequate preparation for pandemics became obvious, although the probability of epidemic outbreaks and their global spread has increased significantly in recent decades and was thus predictable to a certain extent. Moreover, it has been shown that in a globally interconnected world, complex crisis phenomena can mutually amplify and thus escalate within a short period of time. In particular, the deficits in preparedness for major risks that became apparent in the course of the Corona pandemic cannot be managed by nation states alone, especially since the probability of such events has risen continuously in recent decades and will continue to increase with growing globalization and urbanization and, in particular, as a result of climate change and its consequences. This publication addresses the challenges of energy resilience and climate protection, which will require immense attention in the future.Dieses Buch beschäftigt sich mit dem neuen Begriff der „Quantenökonomie“. Diese verbindet Erkenntnisse aus der Quantenphysik und der Bewusstseinsforschung mit…
ökonomischen Prozessen bzw. Rahmenbedingungen und versucht mit dem Quantenbewusstseinsmodell einen neuen Realitätsbegriff zu schaffen. Dieser Realitätsbegriff generiert neue Ideen und Denkanstöße für einen methodologisch anderen Ökonomiebegriff mit dem Ziel, das Potenzial für sinnvollere und nachhaltigere Entscheidungen zu erweitern.The Palgrave Handbook of International Energy Economics
By Manfred Hafner, Giacomo Luciani. 2022
This open access handbook is distinguished by its emphasis on international energy, rather than domestic energy policies or international geopolitic…
aspects. Addressing key topics such as energy production and distribution, renewables and corporate energy structures, alongside global energy trends, regional case studies and emerging areas such as the digitalization of energy and energy transition, this handbook provides a major new contribution to the field of international energy economics. Written by academics, practitioners and policy-makers, this handbook is a valuable and timely addition to the literature on international energy economics.This book was published open access with the support of Eni.Healthcare and Economic Restructuring: Nigeria in Comparative Perspective
By Philip C. Aka, Joseph Abiodun Balogun. 2022
This book explores the intersection between healthcare delivery and national economic health, using Nigeria as case study and window into…
the world. Specifically, the issue this book tackles revolves around how to repair Nigeria’s dysfunctional healthcare system through the medium of a healthier economy that provides sufficient revenue to meet the healthcare needs of citizens.Levelized Cost of Energy in Sustainable Energy Communities: A Systematic Approach for Multi-Vector Energy Systems (SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology)
By Miguel de Simón-Martín, Stefano Bracco, Giorgio Piazza, Luisa Carlotta Pagnini, Alberto González-Martínez, Federico Delfino. 2022
The main aim of this book is to provide a state of the art of the Levelized Cost of Energy…
calculation for energy communities from both a theoretical, defining a systematic analysis approach, and a practical point of view, providing results for three representative real case studies.The book is structured in four clear chapters which cover everything from the fundamentals of power system configuration and the LCOE concept, to the definition of the aggregated system LCOE and its impact on electricity markets and energy policies. It presents case studies, within multiple examples for energy generation and storage, making it a brief but well-rounded review. The book will be useful for researchers and academics in energy economics, power systems and energy policies, for energy policy makers and students.Europäische Union und Währungsunion in der Dauerkrise I: Eine Bestandsaufnahme
By Dirk Meyer. 2022
Die europäischen Integrationsanstrengungen stehen auf der Kippe. Dabei wirkt die Euro-Währungsunion in ihrer jetzigen Verfassung ungewollt eher als ein Des-Integrationsfaktor…
denn als ein verbindendes Element. Dirk Meyer liefert Zustandsbeschreibungen, Analysen und Hintergründe dieser Krise. Das Buch ist das Ergebnis einer über zehnjährigen Beschäftigung mit der Thematik.Die europäischen Integrationsanstrengungen stehen auf der Kippe. Dabei wirkt die Euro-Währungsunion in ihrer jetzigen Verfassung ungewollt eher als ein Des-Integrationsfaktor…
denn als ein verbindendes Element. Dirk Meyer liefert Zustandsbeschreibungen, Analysen, Hintergründe und Zusammenhänge, die in der Tagespolitik entweder gar nicht zum Tragen kamen oder aber schnell vergessen wurden. Konzepte einer möglichen Umstrukturierung der Währung hin zu einer funktionsfähigen Gemeinschaftswährung bilden einen konstruktiv-zuversichtlich stimmenden Ausblick. Das Buch ist das Ergebnis einer etwa zehnjährigen Beschäftigung mit der Thematik.Das Buch stellt den Erfolgsfaktor der marktorientierten Organisationskultur für Pflegeeinrichtung in den Mittelpunkt der Betrachtung. Die wesentlichen inhaltlichen und methodischen…
Grundlagen zur Organisationskultur und zum Changemanagement werden verständlich aufbereitet. Die Bearbeitung des Themas verknüpft wissenschaftlich fundierte Grundlagen und Erkenntnisse zur Organisationskultur mit praxisnahen Bezügen und Beispielen aus dem Pflegealltag. Es wird konkrete Hilfestellung für eine Selbstreflexion und Erfassung der bestehenden Organisationskultur gegeben.