New Frontiers in Economics

Michael Szenberg, Lall Ramrattan

318 pages, parution le 04/11/2004

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Résumé

Leading economists analyze the new directions that subdisciplines of economics have taken in the face of modern economic challenges. These essays represent invention and discovery in the areas of information, macroeconomics and public policies, international trade and development, finance, business, contracts, law, gaming, and government, as these areas of study evolve through the different phases of the scientific process. They offer a wealth of factual information on the current state of the economy. Theoretical and empirical innovations conceptualize reality and values in different ways from their predecessors. Together the essays offer the reader a balanced look at the various fields, approaches, and dimensions that comprise future directions in economic theory, research, and practice. The extensive introduction by the editors not only summarizes and reviews the implications of the contributions presented in the volume, but also examines how scientific progress takes place, with special reference to economics and finance.

L'auteur - Michael Szenberg

Michael Szenberg is Distinguished Professor of Economics at the Lubin School of Business, Pace University. He is the author or editor of many books, including Economics of the Israeli Diamond Industry (1973), which won the Irving Fisher Monograph Award, and Eminent Economists: Their Life Philosophies (1992). Professor Szenberg has received the Kenan Award to excellence in teaching. He serves as the editor-in-chief of The American Economist and as a consultant to private and government agencies.

L'auteur - Lall Ramrattan

Lall Ramrattan holds a Ph.D. from the New School University. He is an instructor at the University of California, Berkeley. He has published articles in several major journals and serves as an associate editor of The American Economist.

Sommaire

Introduction
Informational, Behavioral Economics and Finance
- Information and the change in the paradigm in economics
- Behavioral economics
- Experiments with financial markets: implications for asset pricing theory
- Understanding risk and return
Macroeconomics and Public Policies
- Whither macro?
- Recent developments in and future prospects for public economics
International Trade and Development
- Economic theory and the interpretation of GATT/WTO
- What's new in development economics
Contracts, Law, and Gaming:
- Contract or war? On the consequences of a broader view of self-interest in economics
- New directions in law and economics

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Éditeur(s)	Cambridge University Press
Auteur(s)	Michael Szenberg, Lall Ramrattan
Parution	04/11/2004
Nb. de pages	318
Format	15,5 x 23
Couverture	Broché
Poids	468g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780521545365
ISBN13	978-0-521-54536-5