Economic historians have made great progress in unraveling the causes of the Great Depression, but not until Scott Sumner came along has anyone explained the multitude of twists and turns the economy took. In The Midas Paradox: Financial Markets, Government Policy Shocks, and th…
A collection of 12 original papers contributed by scholars, with an introduction by the editors.
Covers a range of topics in the field of income distribution and extends the approach to related issues such as mobility and attitudes to risk.
This book employs economic methodology to study the motives for and the repercussions of transfers and exchanges within families, between generations, and within groups. The book shows how the allocative behavior and wellbeing of one family member depend on his altruistic link w…
Die AutorInnen analysieren in zehn Länderstudien und in zwei länderübergreifenden Studien die Auswirkungen der COVID-19-Pandemie auf Arbeit. Es werden Gemeinsamkeiten und Unterschiede in den einzelnen Ländern, etwa hinsichtlich Geschlecht, herausgearbeitet und Strategien, mit de…
"Unequal Gains offers a radically new understanding of the economic evolution of the United States, providing a complete picture of the uneven progress of America from colonial times to today. While other economic historians base their accounts on American wealth, Peter Lindert …
"Unequal Gains offers a radically new understanding of the economic evolution of the United States, providing a complete picture of the uneven progress of America from colonial times to today."--Provided by publisher.
