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21st Century Economics: A Reference Handbook
Rhona C Free
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Description for 21st Century Economics: A Reference Handbook
Multiple-component retail product. Providing both crucial information and inspiration in a non-threatening, highly readable format, these two volumes encompass analysis of traditional economic theory and topics as well as those that economists have only more recently addressed. Editor(s): Free, Rhona C. Num Pages: 1048 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 287 x 217 x 72. Weight in Grams: 3322.
Interest in economics is at an all-time high. Among the challenges facing the nation is an economy with rapidly rising unemployment, failures of major businesses and industries, and continued dependence on oil with its wildly fluctuating price. Economists have dealt with such questions for generations, but they have taken on new meaning and significance.
Tackling these questions and encompassing analysis of traditional economic theory and topics as well as those that economists have only more recently addressed, 21st Century Economics: A Reference Handbook is a must-have reference resource.
Key Features
Interest in economics is at an all-time high. Among the challenges facing the nation is an economy with rapidly rising unemployment, failures of major businesses and industries, and continued dependence on oil with its wildly fluctuating price. Economists have dealt with such questions for generations, but they have taken on new meaning and significance.
Tackling these questions and encompassing analysis of traditional economic theory and topics as well as those that economists have only more recently addressed, 21st Century Economics: A Reference Handbook is a must-have reference resource.
Key Features
- Provides highly readable summaries of theory and ... Read more
- Includes introductions to relevant theory as well as empirical evidence, useful for readers interested in learning about economic analysis of an issue as well for students embarking on research projects
- Features chapters focused on cutting-edge topics with appeal for economists seeking to learn about extensions of analysis into new areas as well as new approaches
- Presents models in graphical format and summarizes empirical evidence in ways that do not require much background in statistics or econometrics, so as to maximize accessibility to students
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
SAGE Publications Inc United States
Number of pages
1048
Condition
New
Number of Pages
1048
Place of Publication
Thousand Oaks, United States
ISBN
9781412961424
SKU
V9781412961424
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99-3
About Rhona C Free
Rhona C. Free (Ph.D., University of Notre Dame) is a Professor of Economics at Eastern Connecticut State University. Her primary teaching responsibilities are in the areas of labor and political economics. She was honored in 2004 as a Professor of the Year National Winner from The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Council for Advancement and Support ... Read more
Reviews for 21st Century Economics: A Reference Handbook
"Including an array of entries from the diverse subject areas constituting contemporary economics; it explains important concepts without overwhelming readers with complex mathematics. Those readers interested in reviewing the underlying math involved with a particular entry will find references and further readings with a list of sources to consult... Summing Up: Essential.
Lower- and upper-level undergraduates, and general readers."-CHOICE ... Read more
Lower- and upper-level undergraduates, and general readers."-CHOICE ... Read more