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Economics Catalogue 2005.Qxp General Economics 2 Industrial Economics 12 Labor Economics 12 Managerial Economics 15 Public Sector Economics 16 Regional Economics 18 Econometrics & Mathematical Economics 21 Game Theory 22 International Economics 23 International Trade & Globalization 27 Political Economics 29 Economic History 31 Agricultural Economics 33 Environmental Economics 36 Developmental Economics 37 Oil & Energy 40 Statistics 41 General Finance 44 How to use this interactive catalogue: Money & Banking 49 Risk Management & Insurance 50 Clicking on the page numbers in the Financial Markets 52 contents list will take you straight to that Corporate Finance 53 section. Investments 54 Click on a book or journal title, cover image Mathematical Finance / Accounting & Financial Management 56 or URL to take you to the corresponding page on the Blackwell Publishing website. Accounting & Financial Management 57 Textbook Websites & Reference 61 Blackwell Publishing is not responsible for Index 62 the content of external websites. GENERAL ECONOMICS Conflict and NEW JOURNALS A Course in Monetary onitCaopnerad tcilCooperationConf International Journal Institutional and Behavioral Mn iEcoAenyus aroe tm,csi Economics Econ oTmfh eyc ori of Economic Theory Economics Sequential Trade, Money, and Uncertainty Edited by KAZUO NISHIMURA & ALNA CA.SH,MD I ALLAN SCHMID BNAEMJ ID,BENJAMINENE EDEN Michigan State University Vanderbilt University and the University of Haifa MAKOTO YANO “Right from the beginning, A COURSE IN MONETARY ECONOMICS is an The INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC Schmid’s magnificent volume insightful introduction to the advanced topics THEORY (IJET) publishes original articles in has individuals interacting in monetary economics. Accessible to students all fields of economic theory and aims to be with historically-given who have mastered the diagrammatic tools of a leading outlet for institutions. There is no economics, it discusses real issues with a variety theorists’ work. As of modeling alternatives, allowing for a direct isolated Robinson Crusoe well as covering comparison of the implications of the different both pure and here. Schmid’s book is a models.The exposition is clear and logical, applied economic superb overview of the modern providing a solid foundation in monetary theory theory, it aims to literature on human agency and the techniques of economic modeling. publish articles in an institutional setting; it concerned with The inventive analysis explores an extensive theoretical issues in is the best and most range of topics including the optimum quantity any specialized comprehensive introduction to of money, optimal monetary and fiscal policy, field.The journal this cutting-edge literature in and uncertain and sequential trade models. EXCITING NEW also intends to Additionally, the text contains a simple general JOURNAL modern economics.” encourage the GEOFFREY HODGSON, equilibrium version of Lucas’ (1972) confusion work of young researchers who are not yet UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE hypothesis, and presents and synthesizes the established in the profession. 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