Three Essays in Monetary Theory

Three Essays in Monetary Theory

Author: Ludwig Van den Hauwe

Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 188

ISBN-13: 2810602212

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Recent events in international financial markets have revived the scientific interest in conceivable institutional alternatives to prevailing monetary arrangements. In the essays reprinted in this book, the author critically examines some of the more influential arguments which have been made in favour of decentralization in banking.


Handbook of Production Economics

Handbook of Production Economics

Author: Subhash C. Ray

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2022-06-02

Total Pages: 1797

ISBN-13: 9811034559

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This three-volume handbook includes state-of-the-art surveys in different areas of neoclassical production economics. Volumes 1 and 2 cover theoretical and methodological issues only. Volume 3 includes surveys of empirical applications in different areas like manufacturing, agriculture, banking, energy and environment, and so forth.


Incentives for Collaboration and Competition

Incentives for Collaboration and Competition

Author: Jonas Heite

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2020-02-25

Total Pages: 243

ISBN-13: 3658292318

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Individuals and firms can improve their performance through collaboration and competition. However, it is still an open question how collaboration and competition schemes can be optimally designed and incentivized in order to exploit their full potential. Jonas Heite investigates this question by assessing efforts to stimulate R&D collaboration and by examining properties as well as underlying mechanisms (e.g., effort, risk, confidence and stress) of ability configurations in contests. Based on three large-scale economic studies covering laboratory, field and natural experiments, the author applies novel and sophisticated econometric methods to provide causal empirical evidence that yields important implications for policymakers, managers and researchers.


Peter F. Drucker

Peter F. Drucker

Author: John Cunningham Wood

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 448

ISBN-13: 9780415325660

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A unique, indispensable resource for both student and scholar, this collection gathers together key material to enable readers to explore the impact of Drucker's ideas.


OECD Rural Studies Unlocking Rural Innovation

OECD Rural Studies Unlocking Rural Innovation

Author: OECD

Publisher: OECD Publishing

Published: 2022-09-28

Total Pages: 95

ISBN-13: 9264612149

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In the midst of a global slowdown in productivity, unlocking the innovative potential of rural places is more important than ever. As part of a series on supporting to help rural areas thrive, this thematic report provides the latest analysis and research on rural innovation, and proposes ways to overcome the growing gaps between rural and urban places that are contributing to the geographies of discontent.


Innovative Cities

Innovative Cities

Author: James Simmie

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2003-09-02

Total Pages: 280

ISBN-13: 113457424X

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Innovative Cities presents a unique international comparison of innovation in Amsterdam, London, Milan, Paris and Stuttgart. Based on research funded by the ESRC program on 'Cities: Competitiveness and Cohesion', it compares and contrasts the reasons why these sites are among the top ten innovative cities in Europe. Innovation is one of the key driving forces of economic growth in modern economies. The research reported here takes a careful and directly comparable look at what characteristics and conditions in the five cities have led to the flourishing of innovation in them. Researchers with detailed local knowledge have applied the same analytical tools and survey techniques to investigating this question and the result present a unique international comparison of innovation in the five cities.