Economics

Great for establishing a foundation on a new or unknown economics topic. Contains more than 1,900 articles written by leading figures in the field including Nobel prize winners. Also a great place to refresh your knowledge on economics concepts.

International in scope and spanning all time periods of human history, The Oxford Encyclopedia of Economic History includes 900 original articles by noted scholars from more than thirty-five countries. Articles range from 500-word entries on inventors, theoreticians, and industry leaders to overarching, 8,000-word essays on markets, industries, and labor. With coverage ranging from accounting and advertising to zoning and zoos, this landmark works stands at the busy intersection of history and the social sciences.

Assembling contributions from top thinkers in the field, this companion offers a comprehensive and sophisticated exploration of the history of economic thought. The volume has a threefold focus: the history of economic thought, the history of economics as a discipline, and the historiography of economic thought. Provides sophisticated introductions to a vast array of topics. Focuses on a unique range of topics, including the history of economic thought, the history of the discipline of economics, and the historiography of economic thought.

This authoritative and comprehensive dictionary contains clear, concise definitions of key economic terms. Covering all aspects of economics including economic theory and policy, applied microeconomics and macroeconomics, labour economics, public economics and public finance, monetary economics, and environmental economics, this is the essential reference work in this area.

Great for establishing a foundation on a new or unknown economics topic. Contains more than 1,900 articles written by leading figures in the field including Nobel prize winners. Also a great place to refresh your knowledge on economics concepts.

Providing a major new survey of the latest and most important new developments in applied econometrics, this volume focuses on key topics in macroeconomics. Each topic is covered by a leading internatioal expert specially commissioned to address the methodological problems of undertaking empirical work in economics. The volume editors have focused on the rigorous application of econometrics and statistical methods to economic problems, making the book the most important and up-to-date statement of thinking in the area. An essential guide for graduate students, academics and researchers.

This Handbook focuses on specific microeconomics applications, rather than on conventional econometric theory. It covers the econometric issues involved in a variety of applied microeconomic problems.

Partha Dasgupta provides readers with an accessible introduction to key economic factors and concepts such as individual choices, national policies, efficiency, equity, development, sustainability, dynamic equilibrium, property rights, markets, and public goods.

Avinash Dixit explores issues related to microeconomics, explaining what happens when things go well, as well as showing how they fail, why that happens, and what can be done about it. He provides insights into economics from psychology and sociology to explain economic behaviour and rational choice.

Stephen Smith discusses environmental issues including pollution control, reducing environmental damage, and global climate change policies, answering questions about how we should balance environmental and economic considerations, and what form government policiesshould take.

Michelle Baddeley explores the reasons why we make irrational decisions; how we decide quickly; why we make mistakes in risky situations; our tendency to procrastination; and how we are affected by social influences, personality, mood and emotions.