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  • Simulating Workplace Safety Policy

    by Thomas J. Kniesner, John D. Leeth ...
    Series Book 6 - Studies in Risk and Uncertainty
    People want more from the government. One thing they want more of is a sense of personal safety, at home and at work (Regulation, Fall 1991). People also want the government to quit wasting money. The objective of having the government provide a safer life for us and our children at minimum cost leads logically to looking at policy within the system involving the private sector plus governments at ... Read more

    $179.39 CAD

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  • The Economy of Ireland

    National and Sectoral Policy Issues

    Edited by John W. O'Hagan, Carol Newman ...
    An essential book for students of economics as well as economists and policymakers. The twelfth edition of this enduring and popular book surveys all major changes in the Irish economy in the past fifteen years, with particular emphasis on the last five years. In this new edition, the authors examine: - The broad historical context to a study of the Irish economy. - Ireland's hard landing, ... Read more

    $32.89 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Introduction to Modern Economic Growth

    by Daron Acemoglu ...
    From Nobel Prize–winning economist Daron Acemoglu, an incisive introduction to economic growthIntroduction to Modern Economic Growth is a groundbreaking text from one of today's leading economists. Daron Acemoglu gives graduate students not only the tools to analyze growth and related macroeconomic problems, but also the broad perspective needed to apply those tools to the big-picture questions of ... Read more

    $142.99 CAD

  • The Social Benefits of Education

    Edited by Jere R. Behrman, Nevzer Stacey ...
    Series series Economics Of Education
    For decades, the primary argument in justifying education has been based on its direct economic effects. Yet education also provides "social benefits" for individuals and society at large, including a better way of taking care of ourselves, and consequently creating a better society to live in. Though it is difficult to quantify these social benefits, a more systematic analysis would improve our ... Read more

    $67.99 CAD

  • Tomorrow

    by Cyril Dion ...
    Translated by Lisa Davidson ...
    What if highlighting solutions and telling positive stories was the best way to solve the ecological, economic, and social problems our countries are grappling with? In 2012, Cyril Dion learned about a study carried out by twenty-two scientists from around the world that forecasts the extinction of multiple forms of life, and possibly a large part of humanity, by the year 2100. This news barely ... Read more

    $27.99 CAD

  • Evidence-based Policy Making in Labor Economics

    The IZA World of Labor Guide 2017

    Edited by Daniel S. Hamermesh, Olga K. Nottmeyer ...
    Evidence-based Policy Making in Labor Economics distills and condenses the best thinking and research on labor economic issues to enable decision makers make better informed policy decisions.Written by well-known labor economists worldwide, research findings on key policy issues are presented in a compact and readable format, as distillations of comprehensive evidence-based research with concise ... Read more

    $32.39 CAD

  • The Economics of Professional Road Cycling

    Edited by Daam Van Reeth, Daniel J. Larson ...
    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    Over the past decade, a growing body of academic literature on the economics of road cycling has been amassed. This book is the first volume to bring together a majority of the academic research and knowledge on the economics and management of professional road cycling. Each chapter treats a particular economic aspect of the sport, from organizational structure to marketing, labor, game theory, ... Read more

    $192.19 CAD

  • Paid and Unpaid Labour in the Social Economy

    An International Perspective

    Edited by Sergio Destefanis, Marco Musella ...
    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    The book provides an up-to-date analytical and empirical treatment of some important interactions between paid and unpaid labour and the social economy. The emphasis on the motivations for paid and unpaid labour, and on how these factors contribute to efficiently providing social services, gives a clear empirical counterpart to the concept of social economy.The book begins with a theoretical ... Read more

    $115.29 CAD

  • Work and Idleness

    The Political Economy of Full Employment

    Edited by Jane Wheelock, John Vail ...
    Series Book 66 - Recent Economic Thought
    Work and Idleness develops the view that redistributing employment is a `feasible capitalist' solution, not just to the unemployment which particular groups suffer, but also to the work that others have to contend with, including many women. Putting the redistribution of employment on the policy agenda opens up debate on how to ensure a more equitable and fulfilling relationship between the ways ... Read more

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  • Who Needs Jobs?

    Spreading Poverty or Increasing Welfare

    by P. Lemieux ...
    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    In Who Needs Jobs?, Lemieux explains how jobs are not the goal of economic life and how creating jobs should not be the goal of public policy. He delves into how income and prosperity are created (businesses producing what consumers demand), proposes solutions to the unemployment problem, and provides readers with the knowledge to navigate the jobs discussions of politicians and economists in ... Read more

    $115.29 CAD

  • Productivity, Separability and Deprivation

    A Study on Female Workers in the Indian Informal Service Sector

    by Atanu Sengupta, Soumyendra Kishore Datta, Susanta Mondal ...
    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    In production and service sectors we often come across situations where females remain largely overshadowed by males both in terms of wages and productivity. Men are generally assigned jobs that require more physical work while the ‘less’ strenuous job is allocated to the females. However, the gender dimension of labor process in the service sector in India has remained relatively unexplored. ... Read more

    $64.09 CAD

  • Economics without Borders

    Economic Research for European Policy Challenges

    Edited by Laszlo Matyas, Richard Blundell, Estelle Cantillon, Barbara Chizzolini, Marc Ivaldi, Wolfgang Leininger, Ramon Marimon, Frode Steen ...
    If treated as a single economy, the European Union is the largest in the world, with an estimated GDP of over 14 trillion euros. Despite its size, European economic policy has often lagged behind the rest of the world in its ability to generate growth and innovation. Much of the European economic research itself often trails behind that of the USA, which sets much of the agenda in mainstream ... Read more

    $62.39 CAD