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This first volume of the "Handbook of Agricultural Economics" presents work on topics central to the economics of agriculture: the quantitative representation of technology; market expectations; household production behaviour; consumer behaviour with uncertain quality and safety of goods; and issues of imperfect competition in food marketing. Volume 1A treats issues in agricultural production, representing the consequences of decades of work deepening and widening the original focus of agricultural economics on farm management. In addition to the theory and estimation of production and supply behaviour in agriculture, chapters are devoted to topics on which major advancements have been made: technological change; returns to agricultural research; the industrial structure of agriculture, land institutions and markets; and human capital and finance. Two chapters are further specialized to rural labour and household issues: migration and the role of women in developing countries.
As a relatively new subdiscipline of economics, health economics has made many contributions to areas of the main discipline, such as insurance economics. This volume provides a survey of the burgeoning literature on the subject of health economics.
This handbook aims to provide a survey of the stet of knowledge in the broad area that includes the theories and facts of economic growth and economic fluctuations, as well as the consequences of monetary conditions. Macroeconomics underwent a evolution in the 70s and 80s due to the introduction of the methods of rational expectations, dynamic optimization, and general equilibrium analysis into macroeconomic models, to the development of new theories of economic fluctuations, and to the introduction of sophisticated methods for the analysis of economic time series. These developments were both important and exciting. However, the rapid change in methods and theories led to considerable-disagreement, especially in the 80s, as to whether there was any core of common beliefs, even about the defining problems of the subject, that united macroeconomists any longer. The 90s have also been exciting, but for a different reason. Modern methods of analysis have progressed to the point where they are now much better able to address practical or substantive macroeconomic questions - whether traditional, new, empirical, or policy related. Indeed, it is no longer necessary to choose between more powerful methods and practical policy concerns. The editors believe that both the progress and the focus on substantive problems has led to a situation in macroeconomics where the area of common ground is considerable, though they cannot yet announce a "new synthesis" that could be endorsed by most scholars working in the field. For this reason this handbook is organized around substantive macroeconomic problems, and not around alternative methodological approaches or schools of thought. The extent to which the field has changed over the past decade is considerable. This work is a response to the need for the survey of the current state of macroeconomics.
This Handbook provides a self-contained survey of the current state
of defense economics in the form of chapters prepared by leading
specialists on various aspects in the field. The volume summarizes
not only received results but also newer developments, from recent
journal articles and discussion papers. Theoretical analysis,
econometric techniques, and policy issues are addressed. The
chapters fall into two essential categories: "surveys" and
"conceptual studies." Survey chapters present a synthesis,
interpretation, and evaluation of the literature for particular
subfields of defense economics, whereas the conceptual chapters
elucidate the analysis of specific topics. Both types of chapters
provide directions for future research. As with other volumes in
the "Handbooks in Economics" series, this Handbook will be a
definitive source, reference, and teaching supplement for use by
professional researchers and advanced graduate students. For more
information on the Handbooks in Economics series, please see our
home page on http: //www.elsevier.nl/locate/hes
For this Handbook authors known to have different views regarding
the nature of development economics have been selected. The
Handbook is organised around the implications of different sets of
assumptions and their associated research programs. It is divided
into three volumes, each with three parts which focus on the broad
processes of development. For more detailed information on the Handbooks in Economics series, please see our home page on http: //www.elsevier.nl/locate/hes
This is the second of three volumes surveying the state of the art
in Game Theory and its applications to many and varied fields, in
particular to economics. The chapters in the present volume are
contributed by outstanding authorities, and provide comprehensive
coverage and precise statements of the main results in each area.
The applications include empirical evidence. The following topics
are covered: communication and correlated equilibria, coalitional
games and coalition structures, utility and subjective probability,
common knowledge, bargaining, zero-sum games, differential games,
and applications of game theory to signalling, moral hazard,
search, evolutionary biology, international relations, voting
procedures, social choice, public economics, politics, and cost
allocation. This handbook will be of interest to scholars in
economics, political science, psychology, mathematics and biology.
For more information on the Handbooks in Economics series, please
see our home page on http: //www.elsevier.nl/locate/hes
Due to the fundamental two-way interaction between the theoretical and the empirical aspects of monetary economics, together with the relationship of both to matters of public policy, any organization of material comprehensively spanning the subject is bound to be arbitrary. The 23 surveys commissioned for this Handbook have been arranged in a way that the editors feel reflects some of the most important logical divisions within the field and together they present a comprehensive account of the current state of the art. The Handbook is an indispensable reference work which should be part of every professional collection, and which makes ideal supplementary reading for graduate economics students on advanced courses. For more information on the Handbooks in Economics series,
please see our home page on http:
//www.elsevier.nl/locate/hes
Hardbound. This handbook serves as a source, reference, and teaching supplement for industrial organization (or industrial economics), the broad field within microeconomics that focuses on business behavior and its implications both for market structures and processes, and for public policies towards them. Comprehensive and up-to-date surveys are provided of recent developments and the state of knowledge in the major areas of research in this field as of the latter part of the 1980's, written at a level suitable for use by non-specialist economists and students on advanced graduate courses. Each chapter can be read independently, although they are organized into sections.For more information on the Handbooks in Economics series, please see our home page on http: //www.elsevier.nl/locate/he
Hardbound. This handbook serves as a source, reference, and teaching supplement for industrial organization (or industrial economics), the broad field within microeconomics that focuses on business behavior and its implications both for market structures and processes, and for public policies towards them. Comprehensive and up-to-date surveys are provided of recent developments and the state of knowledge in the major areas of research in this field as of the latter part of the 1980's, written at a level suitable for use by non-specialist economists and students on advanced graduate courses. Each chapter can be read independently, although they are organized into sections. For more information on the Handbooks in Economics series, please see our home page on http: //www.elsevier.nl/locate/he
In this collection of 16 articles, top scholars synthesize and
analyze scholarship on this widely used tool of policy analysis,
setting forth its accomplishments, difficulties, and means of
implementation. Though CGE modeling does not play a prominent role
in top US graduate schools, it is employed universally in the
development of economic policy. This collection is particularly
important because it presents a history of modeling applications
and examines competing points of view.
How does education affect economic and social outcomes, and how
can it inform public policy? Volume 3 of theHandbooks in the
Economics of Education uses newly available high quality data from
around the world to address these and other core questions. With
the help ofnew methodological approaches, contributors cover
econometric methods and international test score data. They examine
the determinants of educational outcomes andissues surrounding
teacher salaries and licensure. And reflecting government
demandsfor more evidence-based policies, they take new looks at
institutional feaures of school systems. Volumeeditors Eric A.
Hanushek(Stanford), Stephen Machin (University College London) and
Ludger Woessmann (Ifo Institute for Economic Research, Munich) draw
clear lines between newly emergingresearch on the economics of
education and prior work. In conjunction with Volume 4,
theymeasureour current understanding of educationalacquisition and
its economic and socialeffects.
What new tools and models are enriching labor economics? "Developments in Research Methods and their Application" (volume
4A) summarizes recent advances in the ways economists study wages,
employment, and labor markets. Mixing conceptual models and
empirical work, contributors cover subjects as diverse as field and
laboratory experiments, program evaluation, and behavioral models.
The combinations of these improved empirical findings with new
models reveal how labor economists are developing new and
innovative ways to measure key parameters and test important
hypotheses.
How can economists define social preferences and interactions? Culture, familial beliefs, religion, and other sources contain the origins of social preferences. Those preferences--the desire for social status, for instance, or the disinclination to receive financial support--often accompany predictable economic outcomes. Through the use of new economic data and tools, our contributors survey an array of social interactions and decisions that typify homo economicus. Their work brings order to the sometimes conflicting claims that countries, environments, beliefs, and other influences make on our economic decisions. Describes recent scholarship on social choice and introduces new
evidence about social preferences
What are the goals ofmonetary policy and how are they transmitted? Top scholars summarize recent evidence on the roles of money in
the economy, the effects ofinformation, and the growing importance
of nonbank financial institutions. Their investigations lead to
questions about standard presumptions about the rationality of
asset markets and renewed interest in fiscal-monetary connections.
Stopping short of advocating conclusions about the ideal conduct of
policy, the authors focus instead on analytical methods and the
changing interactions among the ingredients and properties that
inform monetary models. The influences between economic performance
and monetary policy regimes can be both grand and muted, and this
volume clarifies the present state of this continually evolving
relationship.
Economists examine the genesis of technological change and the ways we commercialize and diffuse it. The economics of property rights and patents, in addition to industry applications, are also surveyed through literature reviews and predictions about fruitful research directions. - Two volumes, available as a set or sold separately Expert articles consider the best ways to establish optimal incentives in technological progress Science and innovation, both their theories and applications, are examined at the intersections of the marketplace, policy, and social welfare. Economists are only part of an audience that includes attorneys, educators, and anyone involved in new technologies.
Applied financial econometrics subjects are featured in this second volume, with papers that survey important research even as they make unique empirical contributions to the literature. These subjects are familiar: portfolio choice, trading volume, the risk-return tradeoff, option pricing, bond yields, and the management, supervision, and measurement of extreme and infrequent risks. Yet their treatments are exceptional, drawing on current data and evidence to reflect recent events and scholarship. A landmark in its coverage, this volume should propel financial econometric research for years. Presents a broad survey of current research
Experimental methods in economics respond to circumstances that are
not completely dictated by accepted theory or outstanding problems.
While the field of economics makes sharp distinctions and produces
precise theory, the work of experimental economics sometimes appear
blurred and may produce results that vary from strong support to
little or partial support of the relevant theory.
Law can be viewed as a body of rules and legal sanctions that
channel behavior in socially desirable directions for example, by
encouraging individuals to take proper precautions to prevent
accidents or by discouraging competitors from colluding to raise
prices. The incentives created by the legal system are thus a
natural subject of study by economists. Moreover, given the
importance of law to the welfare of societies, the economic
analysis of law merits prominent treatment as a subdiscipline of
economics. This two volume Handbook is intended to foster the study
of the legal system by economists.
Law can be viewed as a body of rules and legal sanctions that
channel behavior in socially desirable directions for example, by
encouraging individuals to take proper precautions to prevent
accidents or by discouraging competitors from colluding to raise
prices. The incentives created by the legal system are thus a
natural subject of study by economists. Moreover, given the
importance of law to the welfare of societies, the economic
analysis of law merits prominent treatment as a subdiscipline of
economics. Our hope is that this two volume Handbook will foster
the study of the legal system by economists.
The book first discusses in depth various aspects of the well-known
inconsistency that arises when explanatory variables in a linear
regression model are measured with error. Despite this
inconsistency, the region where the true regression coeffecients
lies can sometimes be characterized in a useful way, especially
when bounds are known on the measurement error variance but also
when such information is absent. Wage discrimination with imperfect
productivity measurement is discussed as an important special case.
A Textbook on Macroeconomic Knowledge and Analysis
Two important new developments have occurred that have significant
impact on the evolution of econometrics, namely, the end of the
Cold War and the emergence of the information revolution in nearly
all economies of the world. The information revolution has had significant effect on data
flows, making them much more timely, accessible, and descriptive of
more parts of the economy. At the same time, it has changed the
industrial structure of many economies, giving rise to increasing
importance of the tertiary sectors (e.g. services). The new
generation of hardware and software enables econometricians to
handle larger and more complex problems, especially those that are
data intensive and computer intrusive. These major events require reconsideration and redrafting of
some of the materials of the original edition. The present volume retains the original structure of "Lectures
on Microeconomic Theory" and takes up principles of constructing
dynamic macroeconometric models and their use in economic analyses
and forecasting, while introducing many updates, revisions and
extensions. The description of the econometric methodology has been
limited to specific applications of time series analysis, and the
title has been changed to "Principles of Macroeconometric
Modeling."
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