Strategic Pragmatism
foreword by Lester Thurow Per capita income in Singapore has gone from $500 to more than $20,000 in a little over twenty-five years. Edgar Schein, a social psychologist with a long and celebrated research interest in organizational studies, examines the cultural history of the key intstitution that spawned this economic miracle. Through interviews and full access to Singapore's Economic Development Board (EDB), Schein shows how economic development was successfully promoted. He delves into the individual relationships and the overall structure that contributed to the EDB's effectiveness in propelling Singapore, one of Asia's "little dragons" into the modern era. In his foreword, Lester Thurrow locates Schein's organizational and case-specific account within a larger economic and comparative framework. Over a period of two years, Schein studied how the EDB was created, the kind of leadership it provided, the management structure it used, the human resource policies it pursued, and how it influenced other organizations within the Singapore government. Schein sat in on EDB meetings and extensively interviewed current and former members of the board, Singapore's leaders who created the board, and businesspeople who have dealt with the board. His book intertwines the perspective of the board's members and its investor clients in an analysis that uses both organization and cross-cultural theory. Although there are currently studies of comparable Japanese and Korean organizations, this is the first detailed analysis of the internal structure and functioning of the economic development body of Singapore, a key player in the Asian and world markets.
Warming the World
This book presents in detail a pair of models of the economics of climate change. The models, called RICE-99 (for the Regional Dynamic Integrated model of Climate and the Economy) and DICE-99 (for the Dynamic Integrated Model of Climate and the Economy) build on the authors' earlier work, particularly their RICE and DICE models of the early 1990s.Humanity is risking the health of the natural environment through a myriad of interventions, including the atmospheric emission of trace gases such as carbon dioxide, the use of ozone-depleting chemicals, the engineering of massive land-use changes, and the destruction of the habitats of many species. It is imperative that we learn to protect our common geophysical and biological resources. Although scientists have studied greenhouse warming for decades, it is only recently that society has begun to consider the economic, political, and institutional aspects of environmental intervention. To do so raises formidable challenges of data modeling, uncertainty, international coordination, and institutional design.Attempts to deal with complex scientific and economic issues have increasingly involved the use of models to help analysts and decision makers understand likely future outcomes as well as the implications of alternative policies. This book presents in detail a pair of models of the economics of climate change. The models, called RICE-99 (for the Regional Dynamic Integrated model of Climate and the Economy) and DICE-99 (for the Dynamic Integrated Model of Climate and the Economy) build on the authors' earlier work, particularly their RICE and DICE models of the early 1990s. They can help policy makers design better economic and environmental policies.
D矇terminants des 矇carts de l’incidence de pauvret矇 entre les milieux rural et urbain au Cameroun
M矇moire (de fin d'矇tudes) de l'ann矇e 2017 dans le domaine Economie politique - Macro矇conomie, en g矇n矇ral, langue: Fran癟ais, r矇sum矇 Les r矇sultats obtenus dans cette 矇tude montrent que les caract矇ristiques expliquant la pauvret矇 en milieu rural diff癡rent de celles des m矇nages vivant en milieu urbain. C'est le cas de l'璽ge du chef de m矇nage, le statut matrimonial du chef de m矇nage qui influencent la pauvret矇 en milieu urbain mais qui ne sont pas significatives en milieu rural. Cependant, les variables comme le niveau d'instruction, le secteur d'activit矇, la taille du m矇nage et le statut d'occupation influencent la pauvret矇 dans les deux milieux mais les effets ne sont pas les m礙mes. Par ailleurs, la d織d矇composition de Blinder Oaxaca nous montre que les 矇carts de l'incidence de pauvret矇 entre les deux milieux ne peuvent 礙tre expliqu矇 qu'`a 29,30% par les diff矇rences observ矇es au niveau des caract矇ristiques des chefs de m矇nages et que l'effet des coefficients pr矇dominent avec 70,69%. Enfin, les facteurs explicatifs de ces 矇carts entre les deux milieux sont le secteur d'activit矇 du chef de m矇nage et son niveau d'instruction.
Konzernstrategie und Konzept des Marktf羹hrers IKEA. Wie wirkt sich deutsche Konkurrenz in der M繹belindustrie auf den schwedischen Branchenprimus IKEA aus?
Wissenschaftliche Studie aus dem Jahr 2019 im Fachbereich VWL - Wettbewerbstheorie, Wettbewerbspolitik, Note: 1,3, Hochschule f羹r Wirtschaft und Umwelt N羹rtingen-Geislingen; Standort N羹rtingen, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Gegenstand der vorliegenden Arbeit ist das Unternehmen IKEA und die Entwicklung vom Einzelh瓣ndler zum weltweiten Marktf羹hrer. Es wird zun瓣chst auf die Grundlagen der Markenf羹hrung eingegangen und anschlie?end er繹rtert, welches Konzept und welche Strategie IKEA verfolgt. Anschlie?end beschreibt die Arbeit an Beispielen des Verdr瓣ngungswettbewerbes, bezogen auf den deutschen M繹belmarkt, welche Herausforderungen sich die M繹belindustrie stellen muss. Letztendlich wird auf die Reaktionen der M繹belbranche eingegangen und die daraus resultierende Wechselwirkung beschrieben. "Whatever the traditional business did, IKEA did it the other way around. In that way we became a distinct brand. "Anders Dahlvig Dieses Statement des IKEA Gesch瓣ftsf羹hrers Anders Dahlvig bietet den Ansto? zur Besch瓣ftigung mit dem Thema der vorliegenden Arbeit. Ingvard Kamprad, dem schwedischen Gr羹nder von IKEA, ist es gelungen Millionen "Herzen und Haushalte" zu erreichen. Der damals 17-J瓣hrige gr羹ndete im Jahr 1943 in Schweden den Versandhandel IKEA mit dem Verkauf von einfachen Haushaltsartikeln wie Bilderrahmen, Kugelschreibern und Einrichtungsgegenst瓣nden. Zur Erweiterung des Kundenstammes kam Kamprad im Jahre 1951 erstmalig auf die Idee, seine Waren mittels eines Kataloges zum Versand anzupreisen. Im Jahre 1953 er繹ffnete er sein erstes Einrichtungshaus. Mit der Gesch瓣ftsidee, die Waren sowohl im Katalog, als auch in den Einrichtungsh瓣usern anzubieten und mit dem Versand dieser Produkte zum Endverbraucher, hat sich IKEA nach und nach zu dem etabliert, was es heute ist - zu dem internationalen Marktf羹hrer der M繹belbranche. Das Unternehmen IKEA erreicht inzwischen Kunden auf der ganzen Welt. Der Verkaufsriese ist in 26 L瓣ndern vertreten, sein Markenname geh繹rt zu den bekanntest
Post Corona: From Crisis to Opportunity
This is as good an analysis as you could wish to read.&--The Financial Times & From bestselling author and NYU Business School professor Scott Galloway comes a keenly insightful, urgent analysis of who stands to win and who's at risk to lose in a post-pandemic world & The COVID-19 outbreak has turned bedrooms into offices, pitted young against old, and widened the gaps between rich and poor, red and blue, the mask wearers and the mask haters. Some businesses--like home exercise company Peloton, video conference software maker Zoom, and Amazon--woke up to find themselves crushed under an avalanche of consumer demand. Others--like the restaurant, travel, hospitality, and live entertainment industries--scrambled to escape obliteration. But as New York Times bestselling author Scott Galloway argues, the pandemic has not been a change agent so much as an accelerant of trends already well underway. & In Post Corona, he outlines the contours of the crisis and the opportunities that lie ahead. Some businesses, like the powerful tech monopolies, will thrive as a result of the disruption. Other industries, like higher education, will struggle to maintain a value proposition that no longer makes sense when we can't stand shoulder to shoulder. & And the pandemic has accelerated deeper trends in government and society, exposing a widening gap between our vision of America as a land of opportunity, and the troubling realities of our declining wellbeing. Combining his signature humor and brash style with sharp business insights and the occasional dose of righteous anger, Galloway offers both warning and hope in equal measure. As he writes, Our commonwealth didn't just happen, it was shaped. We chose this path--no trend is permanent and can't be made worse or corrected. & 疫情的爆發，不僅改變我們工作和生活的方式，讓臥房成了辦公室，讓新世代對抗舊世代，更加劇貧與富、紅海與藍海、戴口罩者和痛惡口罩者之間的鴻溝。2020年，病毒每天奪走1000個美國人的生命，但市場指數持續攀升，「連華爾街專業人士都驚呆了。」一些企業如居家健身公司、視訊會議軟體業者、以及電商——一夕間發現自己被排山倒海的訂單給淹沒；然而，餐廳、旅遊、飯店、現場表演，則為求生存而苦苦掙扎。 & 暢銷作家蓋洛威為疫後世界勾勒出輪廓。他指出部分強大的科技公司獨占寡頭，隨著破壞性創新而蓬勃發展；大學高等教育在人們無法並肩群聚的時刻，發現他們既有的價值主張越來越難以為繼。另外，疫情也突顯出政府和社會的深層問題。與其說冠狀病毒是改變現狀的觸媒，不如說它是加速趨勢發展的催化劑。 & 中文版《疫後大未來》由遠流文化出版
Belmont
This book has it all - fraud, waste, corruption, politics, and greed. It is an outsider's inside true story about how a group of educators tried to build a public high school in downtown Los Angeles. Inspector General Don Mullinax with the help of Leslie Dutton and TJ Johnston of Full Disclosure Network expose how a school district mired in favoritism, cronyism, and self-dealing put greed and politics ahead of the safety and educational interests of children. This book puts a spotlight on problems from 20 years ago that still exist today at most school systems across the county. It is a must read for citizens, parents, and school officials who do not want to make the same mistakes as those who came before them. The Los Angeles Unified School District had not built a high school in over 30 years. So why would a former playground supervisor be put in charge of building the most complex and politically charged school ever? This eye-opening book takes you behind the scenes of how outsider Mullinax was hired, assembled his investigative "dream team," and dealt with the challenges of uncovering what went wrong with building the nation's most expensive high school - the Belmont Learning Complex. Mullinax exposes how a public-school system selected the highest bidder and signed an agreement to build a high school at a guaranteed maximum price of $110 million. However, the cost skyrocketed to almost $1 billion. How could that happen? This book reveals how Mullinax and his team of former FBI special agents, forensic accountants, and environmental attorneys found that every time the LAUSD had an opportunity to make the right call, they failed. Mullinax also offers 10 key takeaways from his Belmont experience to help school systems follow the right path to building and renovating school facilities.
Belmont
This book has it all - fraud, waste, corruption, politics, and greed. It is an outsider's inside true story about how a group of educators tried to build a public high school in downtown Los Angeles. Inspector General Don Mullinax with the help of Leslie Dutton and TJ Johnston of Full Disclosure Network expose how a school district mired in favoritism, cronyism, and self-dealing put greed and politics ahead of the safety and educational interests of children. This book puts a spotlight on problems from 20 years ago that still exist today at most school systems across the county. It is a must read for citizens, parents, and school officials who do not want to make the same mistakes as those who came before them. The Los Angeles Unified School District had not built a high school in over 30 years. So why would a former playground supervisor be put in charge of building the most complex and politically charged school ever? This eye-opening book takes you behind the scenes of how outsider Mullinax was hired, assembled his investigative "dream team," and dealt with the challenges of uncovering what went wrong with building the nation's most expensive high school - the Belmont Learning Complex. Mullinax exposes how a public-school system selected the highest bidder and signed an agreement to build a high school at a guaranteed maximum price of $110 million. However, the cost skyrocketed to almost $1 billion. How could that happen? This book reveals how Mullinax and his team of former FBI special agents, forensic accountants, and environmental attorneys found that every time the LAUSD had an opportunity to make the right call, they failed. Mullinax also offers 10 key takeaways from his Belmont experience to help school systems follow the right path to building and renovating school facilities.
A Guide to Econometric Methods for the Energy-Growth Nexus
A Guide to Econometric Methods for the Energy-Growth Nexus presents, explains and compares all the available econometrics methods pertinent to the energy-growth nexus. Chapters cover methods and applications, starting with older econometric methods and moving toward new ones. Each chapter presents the method and facts about its applications, providing step-by-step explanations about the ways the method meets the demands of the field. In addition, applied case studies and practical research steps are included to enhance the learning process. By touching on all relevant econometric methods for the energy-growth nexus, this book gives energy-growth researchers and students all they need to tackle the subject matter.
The Belt and Road Initiative and the Global Economy
This two-volume work provides a comprehensive overview of the Belt and Road Initiative, examining its impact on economic growth, trade, financial systems and international relations. Weaving theory with real-world examples, Joshua makes an important contribution to the understanding of how the Global Economy is being shaped through these developments.In this second volume, Joshua focuses on the operation of the international monetary system and the effects of the Belt and Road Initiative on both China's domestic economy and the Global Economy. In addition, this volume addresses the consequences of economic growth on the environment and international relations.
A History (and Future) of the Budget Process in the United States
The United States has one of the most unique budgeting processes of any modern government. The "powers of the purse" are enumerated under the Constitution, but they were hotly debated by the nation's founding fathers. However, the lack of a legal guide for exactly how to delegate the powers, and under what conditions, has led to a process marked by power struggles--primarily between Congress and the presidency--over the last 230 years. Still, the budget and appropriations process is central to the functioning of the federal government. This book covers the transformation of American government through the lens of shifting budgeting power, while documenting the evolution of economic policy through the federal budget. As the nation and the federal government have expanded, the budget process has entirely broken down. This book also recommends changes that would help the budget process function more effectively. The chapters are organized both chronologically and topically to help the reader think through the evolution of the budget process. With its comprehensive approach to the history of the budget process--covering the entirety of US federal existence--this book will be a go-to resource for academics and public policy professionals interested in Congressional and executive history.
The Belt and Road Initiative and the Global Economy
This two-volume work provides a comprehensive overview of the Belt and Road Initiative, examining its impact on economic growth, trade, financial systems and international relations. Weaving theory with real-world examples, Joshua makes an important contribution to the understanding of how the Global Economy is being shaped through these developments.In this first volume, Joshua focuses on the implications of different economic policies on trade and economic development. In addition, this volume reviews the history of the Belt and Road Initiative and analyses the needed infrastructure to enhance economic development and promote both regional and international trade.
Klassische Ganzheitliche Wachstumstheorie
Einf羹hrung: Ganzheitliche Wachstumstheorie.- Die Epoche wirtschaftlicher Stagnation.- Das Stagnationsregime.- Eine klassische Wachstumstheorie wirtschaftlicher Stagnation.-Die Epoche wirtschaftlicher Entwicklung.- Das Entwicklungsregime.- Klassische Wachstumstheorie wirtschaftlicher Entwicklung.- Evaluation des klassischen ganzheitlichen Wachstumsmodells.- Eine klassische ganzheitliche Wachstumstheorie.- Empirische Erfassung der klassischen Bev繹lkerungstheorie.Implikationen der klassischen ganzheitlichen Wachstumstheorie.
Asia Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise Monitor 2020 - Volume II
This second volume of the Asia Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise Monitor (ASM) focuses on the impact of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in developing Asia. It presents a study based on findings from rapid MSME surveys conducted from March to May 2020 in Indonesia, the Lao People's Democratic Republic, the Philippines, and Thailand. The ASM is a knowledge-sharing product series developed as a key resource for MSME development policies in Asia and the Pacific.
Africa’s Incomplete Cycles of Development
Juxtaposing qualitative as well as quantitative facts across the broader African continent, the authors explore critical issues compounding developmental woes of the continent at the present. Despite the facts being on the fringes as explanations to the sluggish development of Africa, the authors show how they interact in shaping its development discourse. The authors also study unfolding events on the unforgiving global economy which have added to the misery of the continent. This book is an enthralling account which interrogates Africa's present realities and how they interplay to further stagnate the continent. The authors add a new voice to issues affecting development by venturing into largely unexplored niches of Africa's development conundrum.
The Chinese Digital Economy
This book points out that "Internet" is the means, and the digital economy is the result. Therefore, the development of digital economy will inevitably have a profound impact on traditional enterprises and Internet enterprises and become the main way and new driving force for China's innovation and growth.The book starts with the concept of digital economy and reveals the current development of digital economy, how to improve the foundation of digital construction, and the strategies for accelerating digital transformation of various industries, the problems that need to be solved in the development of digital economy and the huge role it will play in promoting society. The book provides a clear blueprint for the government and enterprises to understand and formulate policies and development strategies in the era of digital economy.
The Political Economy of Nuclear Energy
Using primarily Russian sources, this book explains the political and economic aspects of nuclear power. The nuclear fuel cycle is described, from the mining of natural uranium to the ultimate power generation, and to reprocessing to produce plutonium which is essential for both electricity generation and for weapons production. Historical aspects of nuclear developments in Germany, the USA, India, China and the Soviet Union are also considered and explained. The book then proceeds to argue that Russia is more powerful today in its nuclear weapons system and delivery than ever before, and that it is precisely this which has provoked President Trump to cancel the strategic nuclear weapons reduction treaty.
China’s Macroeconomic Outlook
This report is a partial result of the China's Quarterly Macroeconometric Model (CQMM), a project developed and maintained by the Center for Macroeconomic Research (CMR) at Xiamen University. The CMR is one of the Key Research Institutes of Humanities and Social Sciences sponsored by the Ministry of Education of China, focusing on Chinese economic growth and macroeconomic policies. The CMR started to develop the CQMM for purpose of short-term forecast, policy analysis, and simulation in 2005.Based on the CQMM, the CMR with its partners hold press conferences to release forecasts for China' major macroeconomic variables. Since July 2006, twenty-seven quarterly reports titled Chinese Macroeconomic Outlook have been presented and thirteen annual reports have been published.
The Impact of Smart Feature Phones on Development
This novel book, motivated by the recent introduction of a major innovation in information technology, explores the possibility of the Internet being made available to millions of poor people in developing countries, who are not yet connected. The new technology, known as a smart feature phone, is based on open-source software and otherwise designed for a low-income population. The purpose of this book is to examine the origins, spread and impact of this innovation. Much attention is paid to literacy and digital skills, which determine the benefits that are actually derived.
Oeconomica
Oeconomica: an intimate manual of household life and civic order from ancient Greece. Its wisdom still resonates today. Presented here by S. Forster, E., Oeconomica unfolds as a clear Socratic-style dialogue that marries practical counsel with moral enquiry. It examines ethics and household management not as separate skills but as the roots of social stability, offering an uncommon window into ancient economic thought and the origins of economics. Readers will find accessible argument and vivid, everyday examples that make questions of stewardship, labour and domestic authority unexpectedly modern; the work reads as both a greek literature anthology staple and a compact entry in any classical philosophy collection. Useful to casual browsers and seminar rooms alike, it is a philosophy students resource and academic reference material that yields steady insight for comparative study, classroom discussion and personal reflection. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike. Historically significant, Oeconomica occupies a distinct place in classical era studies: a concise probe into how private management shapes public life and an essential companion to aristotle companion works and later thinkers who traced foundational economic theory to classical sources. Its study illuminates social order in antiquity and provides context for ancient greece analysis across disciplines, history, philosophy, economics and literature. For the casual reader, the text's directness rewards curiosity; for collectors and scholars, this Alpha Editions issue is a cultural treasure, a compact reference that complements larger greek literature anthologies and supports teaching, research and thoughtful reading. Accessible yet intellectually rich, the dialogue invites rereading: every passage offers a point for debate in seminars and a spark for private reflection. As both an introduction to the practical origins of policy thinking and a durable piece of greek literature, it remains indispensable to those tracing the development of social theory and early economic argument.
Enlightened Capitalism
"Spending is not the depletion of wealth, it is the transfer of ownership of money. And that transfer of ownership of money activates the economic activity that creates and maintains wealth."........... The classic work on Macroeconomics by John Maynard Keynes called "The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money" is notoriously difficult to read. It was my initial goal to attempt to read and fully understand Keynes' work and then to produce a study guide of sorts, in order to make his concepts more accessible. This attempt turned into a major project that took years to accomplish. I believe the result of that effort, this book, captures the essence of the most important concepts Keynes discovered. However, in the process I discovered that, in order to properly understand those concepts, new definitions for currently used terms and new ways of organizing macroeconomic models are necessary. One might think that attempts to do so would just make everything more complicated and difficult to understand, but the opposite is true. The way of organizing and explaining the concepts shown in this book leads to the development of a comprehensive and fully consistent model of macroeconomics, a model that is actually easier to understand. I hope you will agree. This a second edition of this book. Included in this edition are improvements in wording and presentation to make it more readable as well as an improved and expanded treatment of international trade.
Economic Development of Caricom
It has been suggested that, if CARICOM nations wish to accelerate their development, they should embrace laissez-faire economic policies. However, laissez-faire economic policies have reinforced the very economic and social structures that have contributed to their low level of development; furthermore, laissez-faire economic policies ignore social attitudes that can greatly influence a nation's development. Moreover, low-skilled labor-intensive production processes, which once propelled growth in CARICOM nations, will no longer perform a similar role because production processes are becoming more and more knowledge-skills intensive, and nations wishing to attract foreign manufacturing investment or high-tech services may not be able to do so without an adequate pool of the necessary knowledge skills. CARICOM nations must therefore try to accumulate a pool of knowledge skills that can help their economies become internationally competitive.
Richard Cantillon’s Essay on the Nature of Trade in General
The Essay on the Nature of Trade in General was written in the early 1730s by Richard Cantillon, a speculator and banker who had made a vast fortune during the Mississippi and South Sea Bubbles of 1719-20.　 The work remained unpublished for about two decades, but when it appeared posthumously in Paris in 1755 the book was immediately r
Reconstructing Keynesian Macroeconomics Volume 3
This book represents the third of three volumes offering a complete reinterpretation and restructuring of Keynesian macroeconomics and a detailed investigation of the disequilibrium adjustment processes characterizing the financial, the goods and the labour markets and their interaction.
Effective Trading in Financial Markets Using Technical Analysis
This book provides a comprehensive guide to effective trading in the global markets through the application of technical analysis. It discusses trend analysis, candlestick patterns, momentum, volume and volatility indicators, Elliott Wave, Time Cycles with trade setups, backtesting of technical analysis strategies and algorithmic trading.
Sola natura? Urbaner Bergbau als Zukunftsangebot im Licht von Stahlhunger und Entkarbonisierung
Akademische Arbeit aus dem Jahr 2020 im Fachbereich VWL - Umwelt繹konomie, Note: Sehr gut, Wirtschaftsuniversit瓣t Wien (Transportwirtschaft und Logistik), Veranstaltung: Abschlussarbeit sowie Pr瓣sentation, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Mit dem Fortschreiten des Klima- und Umweltnotstands intensiviert sich die Suche nach innovativen L繹sungen. Urban Mining ist eine hiervon. Beim St瓣dtischen Bergbau dienen dicht besiedelte St瓣dte als gro?e Rohstofflagerst瓣tten. Wie ist dieser bestm繹glich im 繹konomischen, 繹kologischen, technologischen und sozialen Kontext umzusetzen? Wie k繹nnen CO2-Emissionen effizient und nachhaltig durch Urban Mining gesenkt werden? - Und welche Rolle spielt dann auch noch die Politik dabei? Anhand aktueller wissenschaftlicher Ausf羹hrungen und aussagekr瓣ftigem Datenmaterial erl瓣utert der Autor geeignete bahnbrechende L繹sungsans瓣tze im Kontext des Klima- und Umweltnotstands. Auf die Grundlagen der nachhaltigen Kreislaufwirtschaft und Vorteile des Urban Minings geht er dabei ebenso ein wie auf die Signifikanz des Werkstoffs Stahl. Der Autor gibt besonders Empfehlungen zum Umgang mit Stahl und zeigt zukunftsfitte Innovationen im Zusammenhang mit dem Klima- und Umweltnotstand auf. Er appelliert an ein sensibilisiertes Bewusstsein und wirbt f羹r eine starke Trendumkehr im gegenw瓣rtig zerst繹rerischen Umgang mit Natur und Umwelt.
Network Theory and Agent-Based Modeling in Economics and Finance
This book presents the latest findings on network theory and agent-based modeling of economic and financial phenomena. In this context, the economy is depicted as a complex system consisting of heterogeneous agents that interact through evolving networks; the aggregate behavior of the economy arises out of billions of small-scale interactions that take place via countless economic agents. The book focuses on analytical modeling, and on the econometric and statistical analysis of the properties emerging from microscopic interactions. In particular, it highlights the latest empirical and theoretical advances, helping readers understand economic and financial networks, as well as new work on modeling behavior using rich, agent-based frameworks. Innovatively, the book combines observational and theoretical insights in the form of networks and agent-based models, both of which have proved to be extremely valuable in understanding non-linear and evolving complex systems. Given its scope, the book will capture the interest of graduate students and researchers from various disciplines (e.g. economics, computer science, physics, and applied mathematics) whose work involves the domain of complexity theory.
Die US-Subprime-Krise 2007/2008. Ursachen, Ablauf und Bedeutung
Akademische Arbeit aus dem Jahr 2020 im Fachbereich VWL - Fallstudien, L瓣nderstudien, Note: 2,0, EBZ Business School (ehem. Europ瓣isches Bildungszentrum der Wohnungs- und Immobilienwirtschaft), Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Diese Arbeit befasst sich mit der Fragestellung der Ursachenanalyse der US Subprimekrise von 2007 und dessen Einfluss auf den US.-Markt. Die Beschreibung des Ablaufs der Krise und die Analyse der im Kern f羹r die Entwicklung verantwortlichen Ursachen bilden die Grundlage der vorliegenden Arbeit. Die Herleitung erfolgt dabei anhand der bereits im gro?en Umfang zur Verf羹gung stehenden Literatur. Das Ziel der Arbeit besteht darin, die vorhandene Literatur zu der Thematik zu erfassen, den Ablauf der US Subprime-Krise zu skizzieren und die Ergebnisse im Kern zusammenfassend wiederzugeben. Im Weiteren soll die Frage beantwortet werden, welche elementaren Aspekte ma?geblich f羹r die weitreichende Einflussnahme der US Subprimekrise verantwortlich waren. Die Ereignisse am US-Immobilien- und Hypothekenmarkt von 2007 und 2008 sind seit mittlerweile 羹ber 10 Jahren vergangen. Dennoch bildet die sogenannte US Subprime-Krise den Grundstein f羹r die Finanz- und Weltwirtschaftskrise in den darauffolgenden Jahren. Die US Subprime-Krise bezeichnet dabei den Tiefpunkt einer Entwicklung am US-amerikanischen Immobilien- und Hypothekenmarkt in den Jahren 2007 und 2008, als Ergebnis einer komplexen Verflechtung von verschiedenen mikro- und makro繹konomischen Faktoren. Mit ihren indirekten, globalen Auswirkungen bilden die Geschehnisse einen relevanten Aspekt f羹r die heutigen geld- und wirtschaftspolitischen Rahmenbedingungen. Durch das Zusammenspiel von expansiver Geldpolitik und gelockerten Rahmenbedingungen bei der Kreditvergabe hatten sich w瓣hrend der Aufschwungsphase am US-Immobilienmarkt Preisblasen gebildet. Die sp瓣tere Korrektur hatte, bedingt durch die Verbreitung von Immobilienkrediten durch innovativen Finanzprodukten, weitreichende Folgen f羹r den US-amerikanisc
Die Geldpolitik der Europ瓣ischen Zentralbank (EZB)
Essay aus dem Jahr 2020 im Fachbereich VWL - Makro繹konomie, allgemein, Note: 1,7, FOM Essen, Hochschule f羹r Oekonomie & Management gemeinn羹tzige GmbH, Hochschulleitung Essen fr羹her Fachhochschule, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Im folgenden Essay werden die Aufgaben der EZB im Europ瓣ischen Raum, dessen Ziele und deren Geldpolitischen Instrumente zur Umsetzung erl瓣utert. Zu Beginn der Arbeit erl瓣utert der Autor die Begriffe "EZB" und "Geldpolitik", da diese den weiteren Ablauf der Arbeit definieren. Im anschlie?enden Hauptteil der Arbeit werden die Instrumente der EZB, dessen Zielsetzung und die Niedrigzinspolitik betrachtet. Der Autor erl瓣utert zus瓣tzlich das Thema IS/LM Modell. Im folgenden Schlussteil wird im Fazit eine kritische Bewertung des Autors gegeben.
Die Auswirkungen des demografischen Wandels auf den Arbeitsmarkt in Deutschland
Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2020 im Fachbereich BWL - Wirtschaftspolitik, Note: 1,0, FOM Essen, Hochschule f羹r Oekonomie & Management gemeinn羹tzige GmbH, Hochschulleitung Essen fr羹her Fachhochschule, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Eine abnehmende Geburtenziffer und eine zugleich ansteigende Lebenserwartung stellen Auswirkungen des demografischen Wandels dar. Dies hat zur Folge, dass sich die Gesamtbev繹lkerung in Deutschland zuk羹nftig reduzieren wird und sich das durchschnittliche Bev繹lkerungsalter erh繹ht. Auch der Arbeitsmarkt wird durch die demografischen Ver瓣nderungen und eine alternde Erwerbsbev繹lkerung beeinflusst werden. Als schleichender Prozess wird der demografische Wandel zuk羹nftig die Nachfrage sowie das Angebot an Fachkr瓣ften dynamisch stark ver瓣ndern.
Exchange Rate Fluctuations, Interest Rate Instability and Manufacturing Sector Output in Nigeria (1986 - 2017)
Doktorarbeit / Dissertation aus dem Jahr 2019 im Fachbereich VWL - Au?enhandelstheorie, Au?enhandelspolitik, Obafemi Awolowo University, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: The study appraises different interest rate policies, exchange rate regimes and manufacturing sector in Nigeria from 1986 to 2017 and determines the effect of interest rate and exchange rate interaction on manufacturing sector output. It investigates the dynamic effects of exchange rate fluctuations and interest rate instability on manufacturing sector output, examines the response of manufacturing sector output to shocks from exchange rate fluctuations and interest rate instability. It also determines the threshold levels of exchange rate and interest rate that will spur manufacturing sector output in Nigeria. These are with a view to examining the relationship among exchange rate fluctuations, interest rate instability and manufacturing sector output in Nigeria. The study uses secondary data. Annual data from 1986 to 2017 on manufacturing sector output, exchange rate, interest rates, gross fixed capital formation, credit to manufacturing sector, real GDP per capita, agricultural sector output, construction sector output, trade sector output, service sector output, tax revenue, inflation rate and trade openness are obtained from the Central Bank of Nigeria Statistical Bulletin of various years and World Development Indicators of various years, published by World Bank. The data collected is analysed using tables, graphs, Fully Modified Ordinary Least Square estimator, Autoregressive Distributed Lag model, Vector Autoregressive model and Sarel Threshold model to achieve the stated objectives. The study concludes that exchange rate fluctuations and interest rate instabilty dampened manufacturing sector output in Nigeria.
Annual Report on the Development of China’s Special Economic Zones(2018)
Chapter1. Comparison of Three Bay Area Economic Belts and the Position and Role of Shenzhen in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.- Chapter2. Report on the Development of Pilot Free Trade Zones in China.- Chapter3. Report on the Development of Foreign Investments in the Tumen River Region of China.- Chapter4. Report on the Development of Qianhai, Shenzhen.- Chapter5. Report on the Economic Development of the Shenzhen Bay Area.- Chapter6. Report on the Development of Emerging Special Economic Zones in Xinjiang.- Chapter7. Report on the Development of the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone.- Chapter8. Report on the Development of the Zhuhai Special Economic Zone.- Chapter9. Report on the Development of the Shantou Special Economic Zone.- Chapter10. Report on the Development of the Xiamen Special Economic Zone.- Chapter11. Report on the Development of the Hainan Special Economic Zone.- Chapter12. Report on the Development of the Shanghai Pudong New Area.- Chapter13. Report on the Development of the Tianjin Binhai New Area.
Die Auswirkungen der Industrie 4.0 auf das Qualit瓣tsmanagement. Herausforderungen, Chancen und Risiken
Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2020 im Fachbereich VWL - Industrie繹konomik, Note: 1,3, Hochschule Fresenius Idstein, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Das Ziel dieser Arbeit beinhaltet die Vorstellung der Industrie 4.0 sowie deren Auswirkungen auf das Qualit瓣tsmanagement. Deshalb wird zu Beginn der Begriff Qualit瓣t definiert sowie weitere dazugeh繹rige Begriffe eines Qualit瓣tsmanagementsystems. Mit dem Komplex der Digitalisierung besch瓣ftigt sich Abschnitt 3, hier werden die Begriffe und Industrie 4.0 und Smart Factory erl瓣utert. Die Darstellung der Auswirkungen, Herausforderungen sowie der Chancen und Risiken dieser neuartigen Industrie auf das Qualit瓣tsmanagement ist Inhalt des vierten Abschnitts. Im letzten Abschnitt wird die Arbeit mit einem Fazit sowie einem Ausblick abgeschlossen. Der Begriff Industrie 4.0 wurde im Jahr 2011 zum ersten Mal auf der Hannover Messe einem breiten Publikum bekannt, seitdem ist dieser Begriff ein fester Bestandteil der deutschen Wirtschaft und Medienlandschaft. Deutschland, als eine der f羹hrenden Industrienationen, will die neuen Technologien nutzen, denn die Chancen der Digitalisierung bieten die M繹glichkeit von neuen Wertsch繹pfungsm繹glichkeiten und den damit verbundenen Wohlstand. Daf羹r m羹ssen aber die Schl羹sseltechnologien der Industrie 4.0 entwickelt werden, nur dann kann man die neuen M繹glichkeiten dieser neuen Industrie generieren sowie eine Vorreiterrolle in der Nutzung der Digitalisierung einnehmen. "Qualit瓣t" bzw. "Qualit瓣tsmanagement" hat aufgrund der 羹ber Jahrzehnte stetig anwachsenden Kundenanforderungen und W羹nsche an Produkt- und Dienstleistungsqualit瓣t, bedeutend an Einfluss innerhalb der Unternehmenswelt genommen. Viele Unternehmen haben bereits vor Jahrzehnten erkannt, dass es wesentlich g羹nstiger ist Fehlern vorzubeugen, anstatt diese im Nachgang zu beheben. Daher ist ein gutes Qualit瓣tsmanagement eine Lebensversicherung f羹r die Unternehmen in der heutigen Weltwirtschaft. Nur welche Auswirkungen hat die Industrie 4.0 auf da
Healthcare Management
Provides a comprehensive overview on managed care institutions and instruments and their key success factors Combines the theoretical background of healthcare management instruments with practical case studies from various organisation types Allows a broad audience (students of healthcare-related courses, providers, insurers or other interested stakeholders) to better understand managed care approaches​
Cooperatives and Social Innovation
This book discusses social innovations by cooperatives from the Asia and Pacific region. Social innovations emerge when the state and market in developing countries find it difficult to solve problems such as poverty, hunger, ill health, poor education systems, inadequate drinking water and poor sanitation. These countries also face barriers to economic growth such as climate change, poor governance, unequal opportunities and social exclusion. This volume therefore addresses the following questions. What are the distinctive features of social innovations by cooperatives? How social innovations bring in changes in the process and outcome of development? After presenting theories of social innovation and a critical review of cooperatives and social innovation, the book presents 15 chapters on social innovations by cooperatives in the Asia Pacific region. These social innovations are related to health insurance, community based tourism, disaster response, climate smart agriculture, use of social media for youth empowerment, training for the emergence of second-line leaders in cooperatives, social inclusion through innovative finance, profitable marketing of organic produce to strengthen economic status of small farmers, digital auction and value addition for income security of farmer members, collaboration between cooperative members and workers for the mutual benefit, worker cooperatives, women leadership and participation, building union-cooperative partnership in finance and rating of cooperatives to promote transparency and accountability. A chapter on innovative services of cooperatives during the time of Covid19 is also included. This volume will be quite significant for co-operators, researchers, teachers, practitioners and policy-makers at the global level. The theme is relevant for international development community and national cooperatives with concern for their communities, which is the seventh cooperative principleof International Cooperative Alliance and the Sustainable Development Goal of the UN.
The Soul of Classical Political Economy
James M. Buchanan, a prominent political economist of the 20th century and a Nobel laureate in economics, was a founding thinker of the public choice tradition and was instrumental in the reintroduction of politics into economic analysis. He was also an intellectual entrepreneur who developed new and innovative centers for research, graduate programs, and outlets for academic publication. Having taught at a variety of institutions, including the University of Tennessee, Florida State University, the University of Virginia, and Virginia Tech, he moved the Center for Study of Public Choice to George Mason University in 1983, where he remained for the rest of his academic career. After his passing in 2013, the Special Collections Research Center for the Mason University Libraries began to compile a formal archive, the James M. Buchanan Papers, documenting Buchanan's contributions to social science and his intellectual legacy.This volume, The Soul of Classical Political Economy: James M. Buchanan from the Archives, edited by Peter J. Boettke and Alain Marciano, provides a unique window into not only the man, the scholar, and the teacher, but also the fields of public choice and public economics that Buchanan advanced over his productive and esteemed career. The sections in this volume correspond to important themes for understanding Buchanan's views on political economy as a social philosophy. The editors illustrate Buchanan's views by using archival material-most of it original and previously unpublished-and offering context as a guide through the evolution of Buchanan's expansive scholarship that took place over roughly seven decades and spanned the fields of philosophy, politics, and economics. This volume is essential reading for anyone interested in Buchanan's work, in public choice theory, and in the continuing study of political economy.
Philosophy, Politics, and Austrian Economics
Philosophy, Politics, and Economics, as an interdisciplinary endeavour, has surged in popularity in recent years. Work in this field usually draws on standard microeconomics to grapple with questions from political philosophy. But what might Austrian economics, which provides an alternative approach, have to offer to this endeavour?
Research in the History of Economic Thought and Methodology
Volume 38C features a symposium on the economic thought of Sir James Steuart. In addition, the volume contains new general-research essays on Milton Friedman's 1975 visit to Chile, Keynes and Pigou on employment and equilibrium, and a brief correspondence between Karl Popper and Leonard Savage.
Corporate Versus National Interest in Us Trade Policy
This book provides a history of the WTO US-EU banana dispute through the lens of a major actor: the US-owned multinational firm, Chiquita Brands International. It documents and explains how Chiquita succeeded in having the Clinton administration pursue a trade policy of forcing the European Union to dismantle its preferential banana import regime for exports from the small English-speaking Caribbean (ESC) countries. The export of bananas was critically important to the social stability and economic viability of these countries and that was in the national security interest of the United States. The experience indicates that succeeding in this goal was detrimental to U.S. national security interest in the Caribbean.
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This book provides a rigorous scientific framework for dealing with uncertainty in real-world situations, and provides a comprehensive study of concepts, measurements, and applications of uncertainty in ecological modeling and natural resource management.
Remaking the Real Economy
Debunking the myths around the current economic belief systems, this book reveals how mainstream perspectives work for the benefit of the organised money establishment, while causing all manner of destructions, inequalities and frauds, all conspiring against the common good. Focused on the realities of organisational systems, Pearson offers a practical alternative to economic dogma. Written from a distinctive perspective that combines practitioner and academic expertise, this book is structured as a simple model of business strategy and identifies necessary systems change in order to achieve a truly sustainable future.
Economic Effects of Natural Disasters
Economic Effects of Natural Disasters explores how natural disasters affect sources of economic growth and development. Using theoretical econometrics and real-world data, and drawing on advances in climate change economics, the book shows scholars and researchers how to use various research methods and techniques to investigate and respond to natural disasters. No other book presents empirical frameworks for the evaluation of the quality of macroeconomic research practice with a focus on climate change and natural disasters. Because many of these subjects are so large, different regions of the world use different approaches, hence this resource presents tailored economic applications and evidence.
A History of Global Capitalism
The book sets out to explore the economic motivations of imperial expansion under capitalism. This undoubtedly is related to two fundamental research questions in economic sciences. First, what factors explain the divergence in living standards across countries under the capitalist economic system? Second, what ensures internal and external stability of the capitalist economic system? The book adopts a unified approach to address these questions. Using the standard growth model it shows that improvements in living standards are dependent on access to raw materials, labour, capital, technology, and perhaps most importantly 'economies of scale'. Empires ensure scale economy through guaranteed access to markets and raw materials. The stability of the system depends on growth and distribution and it is not possible to have one without the other. However, the quest for growth and imperial expansion implies that one empire invariably comes into conflict with another. This is perhaps the most unstable and potentially dangerous characteristic of the capitalist system. Using extensive historical accounts the book shows that this inherent tension can be best managed by acknowledging mutual spheres of influence within the international system along the lines of the 1815 Vienna Congress. This timely publication addresses not only students and scholars of economics, geography, political science, and history, but also general readers interested in a better understanding of economic development, international relations, and the history of global capitalism.
Randomized Control Trials in the Field of Development
This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 International licence. It is free to read at Oxford Academic and offered as a free PDF download from OUP and selected open access locations. In October 2019, Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo, and Michael Kremer jointly won the 51st Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel "for their experimental approach to alleviating global poverty." But what is the exact scope of their experimental method, known as randomized control trials (RCTs)? Which sorts of questions are RCTs able to address and which do they fail to answer? The first of its kind, Randomized Control Trials in the Field of Development: A Critical Perspective provides answers to these questions, explaining how RCTs work, what they can achieve, why they sometimes fail, how they can be improved and why other methods are both useful and necessary. Bringing together leading specialists in the field from a range of backgrounds and disciplines (economics, econometrics, mathematics, statistics, political economy, socioeconomics, anthropology, philosophy, global health, epidemiology, and medicine), it presents a full and coherent picture of the main strengths and weaknesses of RCTs in the field of development. Looking beyond the epistemological, political, and ethical differences underlying many of the disagreements surrounding RCTs, it explores the implementation of RCTs on the ground, outside of their ideal theoretical conditions and reveals some unsuspected uses and effects, their disruptive potential, but also their political uses. The contributions uncover the implicit worldview that many RCTs draw on and disseminate, and probe the gap between the method's narrow scope and its success, while also proposing improvements and alternatives. Without disputing the contribution of RCTs to scientific knowledge, Randomized Control Trials in the Field of Development warns against the potential dangers of their excessive use, arguing that the best use for RCTs is not necessarily that which immediately springs to mind. Written in plain language, this book offers experts and laypeople alike a unique opportunity to come to an informed and reasoned judgement on RCTs and what they can bring to development.
Asia-Africa Growth Corridor
This book is a rich addition to the existing knowledge on models of development partnership among developing countries. Unlike the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), which exclusively focuses on physical infrastructure development with a strong financing component by China, the Asia-Africa Growth Corridor (AAGC) envisages a holistic approach toward development partnership based on the spirit of triangular cooperation, demystifying the donor-recipient model of development cooperation. By integrating four distinct pillars of cooperation - connectivity and physical infrastructure, capacity building and skill development, development cooperation projects, and people-to-people and business-to-business partnerships - the book provides a succinct account of how a demand-driven people-centric model of engagement among Asian and African countries could help achieve inclusive and sustainable development without creating any fatal dependence on specific countries or institutions for external funding. In sixteen chapters, the book covers various theoretical, analytical, and policy discussions with respect to the concept and modalities of the growth corridor approach under the free, open, and inclusive Indo-Pacific; potential opportunities and challenges in economic sectors and fields like agriculture, manufacturing, trade and investment, urbanization, industrialization, human resource development, and the blue economy; social sector priorities including health, education, skill development, disaster management, and women's participation; and policy issues relating to trade facilitation, the identification of joint projects, modalities and instruments of project execution, and related aspects. The book offers a valuable resource for students and research scholars working in the fields of development economics, development cooperation, international political economy, and international economic relations. It also serves as a handbook for governments and policymakers on issues concerning the suitability of development projects, sources of and innovations in financing, implementation and execution challenges, private sector involvement, and so on.
Vilfredo Pareto: An Intellectual Biography Volume III
This volume of intellectual biography takes the Italian economist, sociologist, political scientist Vilfredo Pareto (1848-1923) from his disillusionment with liberal and pacifist activism, to the original development of pure economics and the composition of his Treatise on General Sociology and the test of this latter on the war and post-war events.
Dynamic Efficiency and Productivity Measurement
A systematic treatment of dynamic decision making and performance measurement Modern business environments are dynamic. Yet, the models used to make decisions and quantify success within them are stuck in the past. In a world where demands, resources, and technology are interconnected and evolving, measures of efficiency need to reflect that environment. In Dynamic Efficiency and Productivity Measurement, Elvira Silva, Spiro E. Stefanou, and Alfons Oude Lansink look at the business process from a dynamic perspective. Their systematic study covers dynamic production environments where current production decisions impact future production possibilities. By considering practical factors like adjustments over time, this book offers an important lens for contemporary microeconomic analysis. Silva, Stefanou, and Lansink develop the analytical foundations of dynamic production technology in both primal and dual representations, with an emphasis on directional distance functions. They cover concepts measuring the production structure (economies of scale, economies of scope, capacity utilization) and performance (allocative, scale and technical inefficiency, productivity) in a methodological and comprehensive way. Through a unified approach, Dynamic Efficiency and Productivity Measurement offers a guide to how firms maximize potential in changing environments and an invaluable contribution to applied microeconomics.
Technological Economics
This book creatively puts forward the subject nature, object, system, theory, method and application of technical economics, and brings together the research achievements of 50 years, especially the latest research results. It is of great significance for the development of China's technical and economic disciplines and the cultivation of special talents for technical and economic development. It is of great significance for the solution of major technical and economic problems in economic and social development, and has a landmark significance in the history of world technical economics. The book can be used as teaching material for both the liberal arts, science and engineering students within higher education institutions, and as a leading cadre training source for engineers. Furthermore, it can facilitate readers engaged in policy making, program planning, macro control, evaluation of investment decision, feasibility studies, project with aspects such as government, consulting companies, banks, and financial personnel needs. Also this book can aid readers with engineering design, product development, business management, as well as with the needs of engineering and technical personnel and enterprise management personnel.
Theoretical Approaches to Economic Growth and Development
This book provides the theoretical and analytical background critical to understand the process of economic development and growth at the beginning of the 21st century. This book adopts an interdisciplinary approach, using concepts borrowed from related disciplines such as politics, anthropology, psychology, business, and more. The core theme of this book is the argument that different theoretical approaches constitute excellent creative contributions, the study of which is necessary for a complete understanding of development and growth. Thus, this book stands out for its theoretical pluralistic character. The first part of the book provides an introduction to essential methodology terms for the theory of economic development and growth, while the second part outlines important concepts of economic behavior. Part three focuses on the sources of economic growth and their evolution throughout history, and pays special attention to the main theories related to economic growth as well as to the growth and development implications of Covid-19. The book ends with an analysis of international financial architecture and the consolidated financial transaction framework.
