Fatal Equilibrium
Fatal Equilibrium

Author: Marshall Jevons

Publisher: Fawcett

Published: 1986-07-12

Total Pages: 210

ISBN-13: 0345331583

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At Harvard, tenure decisions are a matter of life -- or death. For Dennis Gossen, the economics department whiz kid currently being considered for tenure, it's definitely death. When he's turned down by the high-and-mighty Promotion and Tenure Committee, Gossen commits suicide. A Question of Cost Accounting... Or does he? It's hard to imagine why a young man with a brilliant scholarly future -- at Harvard or not -- would come up with an equation in which the opportunity cost of killing himself (a high price, considering his potential earnings) would be outweighed by the emotional cost of failing to receive tenure. ... Or Utility? Then two members of the P and T Committee are murdered, and it becomes clear to Professor Henry Spearman of the Economics Department that the killer must be on the committee. But which of his illustrious colleagues would have significantly increased his -- or her -- utility (i.e., happiness) by murdering a faculty member or two? Or three?

Murder at the Margin
Murder at the Margin

Author: Marshall Jevons

Publisher: Princeton University Press

Published: 2024-05-14

Total Pages: 224

ISBN-13: 0691259348

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Professor and amateur sleuth Henry Spearman uses economics to try to solve a murder while on a Caribbean vacation Cinnamon Bay seems like the ideal Caribbean getaway. But for Harvard economist and amateur detective Henry Spearman it offers an unexpected and decidedly different diversion: murder. With the police at a loss, Spearman investigates on his own, following a rather different set of laws—those of economics. Theorizing and hypothesizing, Spearman sets himself on the killer’s trail as it winds from the perfect beaches and manicured lawns of a resort to the bustling old port of Charlotte Amalie to the perilous hiking trails of a dense forest. Can Spearman crack the case using economics—and before it’s too late?

The Mystery of the Invisible Hand
The Mystery of the Invisible Hand

Author: Marshall Jevons

Publisher: Princeton University Press

Published: 2024-05-14

Total Pages: 352

ISBN-13: 0691259356

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Economics professor and amateur detective Henry Spearman tackles a mystery where the price of art is murder In The Mystery of the Invisible Hand, Henry Spearman, an economics professor with a knack for solving crimes, is pulled into a case that mixes campus intrigue, stolen art, and murder. Arriving at San Antonio’s Monte Vista University to teach a course on art and economics, he is confronted with a puzzling art theft and the suspicious suicide of the school’s artist-in-residence. From Texas to New York, Spearman traces the connections between economics and the art world, finding his clues in monopolies, auction theory, and Adam Smith. How is a company’s capital like an art museum’s collection? What does the market say about art’s authenticity versus its availability? What is the mysterious “death effect”—and does it lie at the heart of the case? Spearman must rely on his savviest economic thinking to answer these questions—and pin down a killer.

International Finance And Open-economy Macroeconomics: Theory, History, And Policy (2nd Edition)
International Finance And Open-economy Macroeconomics: Theory, History, And Policy (2nd Edition)

Author: Hendrik Van Den Berg

Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company

Published: 2016-02-22

Total Pages: 987

ISBN-13: 9814651184

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International Finance and Open-Economy Macroeconomics provides a complete theoretical, historical, and policy-focused account of the international financial system that covers all of the standard topics, such as foreign exchange markets, balance of payments accounting, macroeconomic policy in an open economy, exchange rate crises, multinational enterprises, and international financial markets. The book uses the 1944 Bretton Woods Conference as a unifying theme to relate the many controversial issue. It is written in a lively manner to bring real world events into the discussion of all of the concepts, topics, and policy issues. There is also emphasis on the history of economic thought in order to explain how economists in different time periods dealt with international financial issues.

Challenging Leadership the Skolkovo Approach
Challenging Leadership the Skolkovo Approach

Author: Pierre Casse

Publisher: Xlibris Corporation

Published: 2012-05-31

Total Pages: 307

ISBN-13: 1477104003

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Leadership in todays world is a subject of much debate and quite rightly so. Since our world is one which is constantly evolving, so must our thinking on leadership and the behaviour to which it gives rise. Drawing on the authors experience and collaborations while teaching at Skolkovo, Moscow School of Management over the past 5 years, this book is a gathering together of reflections on a wide range of diverse topics within the subject of leadership i.e. emotions, energy, ethics, corruption...The intention is to simulate thinking, encourage debate and provide a platform for new ideas for the future.

A Deadly Indifference
A Deadly Indifference

Author: Marshall Jevons

Publisher: Princeton University Press

Published: 2014-09-22

Total Pages: 192

ISBN-13: 0691164169

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Harvard professor Henry Spearman—an ingenious amateur sleuth who uses economics to size up every situation—is sent by an American entrepreneur to Cambridge, England. Spearman's mission is to scout out for purchase the most famous house in economic science: Balliol Croft, the former dwelling place of Professor Alfred Marshall, John Maynard Keynes’s teacher and the font of modern economic theory. A near miss for the American entrepreneur and the shocking and bizarre murder of Nigel Hart, the master of Bishop’s College, soon make it clear that the whole affair is risky business. When a second corpse turns up, Spearman is jolted into realizing that his own life is in peril as he finds himself face to face with the most diabolical killer in his experience.

American Veterinary Review
American Veterinary Review

Author:

Publisher:

Published: 1911

Total Pages: 734

ISBN-13:

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Report of the 30th-41st annual meeting of the United States Live Stock Sanitary Association included in the journal's Mar. issues, 1927-38 (v. 70-92)

Teaching Economics
Teaching Economics

Author: William E. Becker

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Published: 2006-01-25

Total Pages: 252

ISBN-13: 9781781008577

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"Teaching Economics is an invaluable and practical tool for teachers of economics, administrators responsible for undergraduate instruction and graduate students who are just beginning to teach. Each chapter includes specific teaching tips for classroom implementation and summary lists of do's and don'ts for instructors who are thinking of moving beyond the lecture method of traditional chalk and talk."--BOOK JACKET.