Applied Economics And Public Policy

Author : Iain Begg,Brian Henry
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 317 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1998-03-28
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780521624145

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Applied Economics and Public Policy by Iain Begg,Brian Henry Pdf

Applied economics is both an art and a science. It requires a sound knowledge of economic theory, statistical techniques and data sources, together with an appreciation that behavioural changes can alter apparently established economic relationships. In this book leading economists illustrate the diversity of the subject, and present a series of studies that demonstrate a range of techniques and their applications to economic policy. It contains chapters which explore approaches to macroeconomic modelling analyses of corporate performance, new estimates of the evolution of incomes in the UK since the eighteenth century and assessments of the role of applied economics in guiding macroeconomic policy. All the chapters were specially commissioned to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the Department of Applied Economics at the University of Cambridge, and the contributions to the book are a fitting tribute to the work instigated by Sir Richard Stone and carried forward by his successors.

Author : G. Cornelis van Kooten
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 327 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Agriculture
ISBN : 9781487524098

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Applied Welfare Economics, Trade, and Agricultural Policy Analysis by G. Cornelis van Kooten Pdf

This textbook integrates three related fields in economics, namely agricultural/forestry economics, environmental economics, and international trade, by foregrounding cost-benefit analysis as a significant policy tool. Exploring how welfare measures can be used in the analysis of agricultural, trade, and other economic policies, Applied Welfare Economics, Trade, and Agricultural Policy Analysis fills a gap in the literature on agricultural policy analysis by explaining the economic efficiency improvements and income transfers of various agricultural policy reforms in the United States, Canada, and the European Union. G. Cornelis van Kooten addresses methods of identifying and measuring economic surpluses (costs and benefits), the precautionary principle, identification of an appropriate discount rate, the importance of non-market values, and the role of agriculture in trade negotiations and climate change. Applied Welfare Economics, Trade, and Agricultural Policy Analysis draws on new research, brings attention to the existing literature, and includes review questions that challenge programming skills. The techniques developed in this text can be applied to the development and reform of agricultural policies in various regions in response to trade negotiations and many other situations involving government policy.

Author : Thomas Sowell
Publisher : Basic Books
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2008-12-09
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780786722709

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Applied Economics by Thomas Sowell Pdf

The application of economics to major contemporary real world problems -- housing, medical care, discrimination, the economic development of nations -- is the theme of this new book that tackles these and other issues head on in plain language, as distinguished from the usual jargon of economists. It examines economic policies not simply in terms of their immediate effects but also in terms of their later repercussions, which are often very different and longer lasting. The interplay of politics with economics is another theme of Applied Economics, whose examples are drawn from experiences around the world, showing how similar incentives and constraints tend to produce similar outcomes among very disparate peoples and cultures.

Author : Jean Kimmel
Publisher : W.E. Upjohn Institute
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2016-11-15
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780880995122

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Evolving Approaches to the Economics of Public Policy by Jean Kimmel Pdf

For policymakers, economics is a useful tool in the development and evaluation of public policy. And like many sciences, economics is evolving to become more interdisciplinary in its approach. Today, economic theory is often used in conjunction with insights gleaned from psychology and sociology to create a more inclusive, real-world approach to implementing public policy. In this book, five award-winning economists tackle a diverse range of topics and show how applied economics has evolved to give policymakers a more nuanced approach to policy development. The award-winning economists included in this volume are Erica Field, Nancy Folbre, Avner Grief, David M. Kreps, and Michael J. Piore, and the topics they discuss include microfinance, human capital, societal institutions, worker motivation, and workplace regulation.

Author : Moriki Hosoe,Iltae Kim,Masahiro Yabuta,Woohyung Lee
Publisher : Springer
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2018-12-06
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789811318764

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Applied Analysis of Growth, Trade, and Public Policy by Moriki Hosoe,Iltae Kim,Masahiro Yabuta,Woohyung Lee Pdf

This book analyzes the various problems of growth, trade and public policy from the perspective of applied economics, based on research in areas such as public policies, trade and regulation, and development economics. Part 1 investigates the broad problems of growth and regional economy, focusing on economic developments in Japan and Korea. Part 2 discusses trade and foreign investment in Japan, mainly on an empirical basis. Part 3 then examines various public economic policies using applied analysis tools. The papers in this volume have been collected to commemorate ten years of academic exchange between the Japan Association for Applied Economics (JAAE) and the Korean Economics and Business Association (KEBA), and include an applied economic analysis of growth and trade in Korea and Japan.

Author : Brian Atkinson,Bob Milward,Frank Livesey
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 512 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1998-11-11
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781349142507

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Applied Economics by Brian Atkinson,Bob Milward,Frank Livesey Pdf

Written by a team of experienced writers with contributions from specialist economists, Applied Economics combines up-to-date information with theory to provide an excellent introduction to real-world economics. The book includes chapters on the most important aspects of micro and macro economics, each containing the appropriate theory, but with the main emphasis on application. There are numerous examples, with a focus on Europe in every chapter. This is an essential text for students on undergraduate courses in economics, business and social science.

Author : John Short
Publisher : Austin Macauley Publishers
Page : 149 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2022-04-29
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781398444706

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Applied Economics: Public Financial Management and Development by John Short Pdf

Applied Economics: Public Financial Management and Development is focused on economics applied to public financial management and development. It charts over 50 years of the author’s practical experience of economics and public policy in 60 countries on five continents, from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe. The book’s main focal point is on central and local government budgeting, tracing the progress of revenue aspects and expenditure allocation over time from inputs alone to matching these inputs to achieving and measuring service delivery in programmes. It also presents the assessment instruments that measure public financial management strength and weakness, with real-life illustrations of their application. All of these instruments use examples from the countries that the author has worked in, demonstrating the conditions faced – mostly stable economic environments, but at times during periods of conflict and insecurity, as well as neighbouring geopolitical tension.These experiences have been gained from the author’s resident assignments and short-term visits (mainly multiple over many years) as a consultant for the IMF, World Bank, and bilateral development programmes as well as academic research.

Author : Moriki Hosoe,Iltae Kim
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 201 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2020-03-25
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789811533006

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Applied Economic Analysis of Information and Risk by Moriki Hosoe,Iltae Kim Pdf

This book examines interesting new topics in applied economics from the perspectives of the economics of information and risk, two fields of economics that address the consequences of asymmetric information, environmental risk and uncertainty for the nature and efficiency of interactions between individuals and organizations. In the economics of information, the essential task is to examine the condition of asymmetric information under which the information gap is exploited. For the economics of risk, it is important to investigate types of behavior including risk aversion, risk sharing, and risk prevention, and to reexamine the classical expected utility approach and the relationships among several types of the changes in risk. Few books have ever analyzed topics in applied economics with regard to information and risk. This book provides a comprehensive collection of applied analyses, while also revisiting certain basic concepts in the economics of information and risk. The book consists of two parts. In Part I, several aspects of applied economics are investigated, including public policy, labor economics, and political economics, from the standpoint of the economics of (asymmetric) information. First, several basic frameworks of the incentive mechanism with regard to transaction-specific investment are assessed, then various tools for market design and organization design are explored. In Part II, mathematical measures of risk and risk aversion are examined in more detail, and readers are introduced to stochastic selection rules governing choice behavior under uncertainty. Several types of change in the random variable for the cumulative distribution function (CDF) and probability distribution function (PDF) are discussed. In closing, the part investigates the comparative static results of these changes in CDF or PDF on the general decision model, incorporating uncertain situations in applied economics.

Author : Matthew D. Mitchell,Peter J. Boettke
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2016-12
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1942951280

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Applied Mainline Economics by Matthew D. Mitchell,Peter J. Boettke Pdf

Author : Moriki Hosoe,Biung-Ghi Ju,Akira Yakita,Kiseok Hong
Publisher : Springer
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2019-06-12
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789811370366

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Contemporary Issues in Applied Economics by Moriki Hosoe,Biung-Ghi Ju,Akira Yakita,Kiseok Hong Pdf

An important feature of this book is its analysis of various contemporary issues in applied economics, distinguished by advanced theoretical research and empirical analysis focusing on Japan and Korea. The book consists of four parts, the first of which investigates economic growth and welfare, using tools of applied analysis. In Part II, it examines inequality, redistribution, and intergenerational transfers, mainly on an empirical basis. In turn, Part III explores public policy and political economics, while Part IV addresses resource and environmental economics on the basis of data from Japan and Korea. In addition to offering valuable insights, this collection of papers commemorates the 10th anniversary of academic exchange between the Japan Association for Applied Economics (JAAE) and the Korean Association for Applied Economics (KAAE).

Author : Keith Hartley
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 343 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2010-10-22
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781136832444

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Problems of Economic Policy (Routledge Revivals) by Keith Hartley Pdf

First published in 1977, this is an applied economics text, in which the basic theory of any introductory economics couurse is applied to a whole range of UK macro- and micro-economic policy issues. The book is designed specifically for first and second year university students, with the aim of demonstrating the relevance of theory to policy, how theory can be applied to policy problems and, in the process, to improve their understanding of the theory itself.

Author : Rafael Yanushevsky,Camilla Yanushevsky
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2018-06-29
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780128156339

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Applied Macroeconomics for Public Policy by Rafael Yanushevsky,Camilla Yanushevsky Pdf

Applied Macroeconomics for Public Policy applies system and control theory approaches to macroeconomic problems. The book shows how to build simple and efficient macroeconomic models for policy analysis. By using these models, instead of complex multi-criteria models with uncertain parameters, readers will gain new certainty in macroeconomic decision-making. As high debt to GDP ratios cause problems in societies, this book provides insights on improving economies during and after economic downturns. Provides a detailed analysis of existing macroeconomic models Addresses the dynamics of debt to GDP ratio and the effects of fiscal and monetary policy on this ratio Shows how to use models to evaluate the dynamics of the debt to GDP ratio in cases of government spending and tax cuts and to decide whether such economic measures are efficient Uses optimal theory to obtain optimal yearly debt levels to reach the established goals (decrease debt or balance budget) Provides many examples and software exercises to promote learning by doing

Author : Francisco Cabrillo
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 382 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781781003978

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Constitutional Economics and Public Institutions by Francisco Cabrillo Pdf

This extensive book explores in detail a wide range of topics within the public choice and constitutional political economy tradition, providing a comprehensive overview of current work across the field. The expert contributions are underpinned by the notion of moving economic thinking away from the analysis of the logic of a situation given a set of well-established and well-enforced Ôrules of the gameÕ towards a deeper analysis of the logic behind the selection of the rules of the game themselves. Within this context, the theme of choice between rules (as well as the more conventional analysis within rules) across historical time and place, and in various thought experiments and conceptual situations, is explored in detail. Extensive case studies back theory with empirical evidence, and topics discussed include: the foundations of constitutional economics; constitutional political economy; political competition and voting; public choice and public policy; and extensions to public choice theory. This stimulating book will prove a thought-provoking read for academics and both under- and post-graduate students in the fields of economics (particularly public choice and Austrian economics), public policy and political science.

Author : Peter Abelson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 658 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Expenditures, Public
ISBN : 0070998507

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Public Economics by Peter Abelson Pdf

Public Economics: Principles and Practice is the leading Australian text in the field of public economics. In this third edition, Peter Abelson introduces the key principles and factors that form the basis of public economics and outlines how they can be applied to practical issues. * provides an understanding of the field of public economics *m studies the role of government in economic efficiency and distribution * successfully strikes a balance between academic rigour and reader accessibility. This title is perfectly pitched at undergraduate students in public economics/public finance and graduate students involved in public policy and public administration.

Author : Mahmut Zortuk
Publisher : Vernon Press
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2018-01-15
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781622733576

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Applied Economics for Development: Empirical Approaches to Selected Social and Economic Issues in Transition Economies by Mahmut Zortuk Pdf

Transition economies experience transformation of their economic system. Following the disintegration of the Soviet Union, a number of former socialist countries underwent transitions from central planning to a market economy. More generally, many rapidly growing economies undergo no less profound transformations of their economic systems. Contrary to common misconception, the transition process cannot be simply reduced to eliminating state intervention and liberalizing the economy. Economies under transition exhibit a unique set of policy challenges. Unlike developed market economies, missing markets or market failures abound. Economic transformation takes the form of rapidly evolving patterns of international trade and investment, industrial structure and consumption. These changes call for appropriate public policies. A continuing flow of investment hinges on suitable institutions, the provision of public infrastructure and other public goods. Adequate regulation can be central in ensuring that environmental resources are sustainably managed. And sophisticated production systems, call for corresponding social institutions in terms of education, health and welfare provisions. In all these cases, accurate empirical assessments are central to the design of effective policy. This book presents a selection of pressing economic and social issues in transition economies. Selected issues include the development of particular industrial sectors, the drivers and consequences of foreign direct investment, public finances, urbanization, social indicators, environmental policy and energy diversification. In each case an original empirical analysis is performed, using a variety of advanced quantitative methods, applied to recent data. The book will be of interest to economists studying transition economies, economic development or having a general interest in applied economics. It will be of particular interest to applied economists, policy analysts and policy makers in transition economies, concerned with the shape and direction of appropriate economic reforms.