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What impact do random events have on individuals? How do they adapt
to living in an uncertain, stochastic environment? Risk and
Uncertainty in Economics pays tribute to the significant
contribution made by James L. Ford to our understanding of these
questions.In keeping with Professor Ford's own research interests,
the essays in this volume include relevant, up-to-date research on
a wide range of issues. Contributions by Michael Driscoll, Marcus
Miller, David Peel and Somnath Sen consider the macroeconomic
impact of risk and uncertainty. Colin Dodds, Atul Dar, Andrew
Mullineux, Mansoob Murshed and David Dickinson evaluate various
implications of risk and uncertainty for financial markets. John
Hey, the late George Shackle, Prasanta Pattanaik and Richard
Barrett contribute papers on decision making under risk and
uncertainty, while Peter Phillips presents some new statistical
results on the Dirichlet distribution. This book will be of
interest to all economists who want to understand the importance of
analysing the impact of risk and uncertainty in economics.
This book examines the evolution of trade and trade patterns in
Central and Eastern European countries (CEEC) and assesses the
implications of these patterns on structural change and economic
development within transition economies. Taking the fall of the
Iron Curtain in 1989 as a starting point, the authors discuss the
transition of former communist CEE countries from centrally planned
to market-driven economies, arguing that trade was the primary
engine for the economic growth and transition process they
experienced. The chapters in this book incorporate the results of
previous studies - some of which are based on original research
conducted by the authors - dedicated to the integration process of
international and European trade. More importantly, the authors
look at the broader aspects of structural change and economic
development, indeed the whole process of economic transformation.
Thus, the book moves well beyond the core 'trade and growth'
framework to look at technological progress, foreign investment,
institutional development and structural change in Central and
Eastern European countries.
This book examines the evolution of trade and trade patterns in
Central and Eastern European countries (CEEC) and assesses the
implications of these patterns on structural change and economic
development within transition economies. Taking the fall of the
Iron Curtain in 1989 as a starting point, the authors discuss the
transition of former communist CEE countries from centrally planned
to market-driven economies, arguing that trade was the primary
engine for the economic growth and transition process they
experienced. The chapters in this book incorporate the results of
previous studies - some of which are based on original research
conducted by the authors - dedicated to the integration process of
international and European trade. More importantly, the authors
look at the broader aspects of structural change and economic
development, indeed the whole process of economic transformation.
Thus, the book moves well beyond the core 'trade and growth'
framework to look at technological progress, foreign investment,
institutional development and structural change in Central and
Eastern European countries.
After a decade of unprecedented expansion, the level of world
military spending is now falling, although modestly. Political
developments in Europe and the success of arms control negotiations
raise hopes for further reductions, however performance has not
matched up to the promises, and formidable obstacles to limitations
on defense spending still remain. This study analyses world
military expenditures at the end of the 1980s and discusses its
political and economic implications, paying special attention to
recent events and the process of change that characterizes world
military expenditure and its determinants. This revealing study
will be of interest to students and teachers of international
relations, peace studies, and strategic studies, as well as foreign
affairs and defense officials.
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