The handbook of rational choice social research
The Handbook of Rational Choice Social Research offers the first comprehensive overview of how the rational choice paradigm can inform empirical research within the social sciences. This landmark collection highlights successful empirical applications across a broad array of dis…
Because macroeconomics is grounded in microeconomics and uses mathematical models to simplify and illustrate complex processes, learning it can be difficult. Traditional macroeconomic-principles textbooks fail to connect topics and models in a concise, cohesive, and meaningful w…
Learning macroeconomic principles using MAPLE
Economics has been dubbed the "dismal science" since Thomas Carlyle coined the phrase in 1849. The 2008 presidential candidate who said, "Economics is something that I've really never understood," probably sides with this view. So, why is economics so dismal to so many? Is it be…
With a new preface by the author, this updated reissue of Sowells classic study describes in concrete detail how knowledge is shared and disseminated throughout modern society. Sowell discusses how raw, unsubstantiated ideas are processed in economic, legal, and political organi…