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Why do the keypads on drive-up cash machines have Braille dots? Why are round-trip fares from Orlando to Kansas City higher than those from Kansas City to Orlando? For decades, Robert Frank has been asking his economics students to pose and answer questions like these as a way of learning how economic principles operate in the real world-which they do everywhere, all the time. Once you learn to think like an economist, all kinds of puzzling observations start to make sense. Drive-up ATM keypads have Braille dots because it’s cheaper to make the same machine for both drive-up and walk-up locations. Travelers from Kansas City to Orlando pay less because they are usually price-sensitive tourists with many choices of destination, whereas travelers originating from Orlando typically choose Kansas City for specific family or business reasons. The Economic Naturalist employs basic economic principles to answer scores of intriguing questions from everyday life, and, along the way, introduces key ideas such as the c

Will China's recent economic growth continue at the same rate? For how long? What obstacles lie in the way of sustained growth? Who gains and why? Gregory Chow covers these and many other issues. Provides a penetrating and comprehensive analysis of the historical, institutional and theoretical factors that have contributed to China's economic success Reveals new findings concerning the roles of market institutions, Chinese human capital, private ownership, forms of government, political conditions, and bureaucratic economic institutions The new edition covers a diverse set of important issues: environmental restraints; income distribution; rural poverty; the education system; healthcare; exchange rate policies; monetary policies; and financial regulation.

Are there tangible benefits in flossing? Is it wrong to fake orgasms? What does the perfect online dating ad look like? Should we bother doing the ironing? Is it really impossible to buy the perfect Christmas gift? (Other than this book, of course.) Economists might not be the first people you would think of to give you advice on such diverse areas as parenting, the intricacies of etiquette or the dark arts of seduction. But for years bestselling author Tim Harford has been doing just that: answering the most challenging questions in his brilliant column, where he uses the tools of economics to give practical advice about everyday dilemmas, conundrums and concerns. From family rows and the stock market to buying socks or speed dating, you'll find within these pages a witty - and of course rational - explanation for almost everything you ever wanted to know about life.

"Readers will find this book useful as a guide to understanding Asian business from both the macroscopic and microscopic standpoints.... Any company that wishes to win in Asia must properly develop and train its managers to think strategically and to execute effectively. This book is one of the best available to help serve this purpose." --Koh Boon Hwee, Chairman, Singapore Airlines "This book's comprehensive and insightful coverage on business growth strategies for Asia Pacific makes it one of the best practitioner's guides. Stan Shih, one of the most respectful entrepreneurs of our time, has joined force with Dr. Willie Chien and Dr. Po-Young Chu to share their valuable experiences with those who wish to develop their business in Asia. The methodology proposed by the authors to analyze the complex competitive conditions and subtle cultural factors related to Asian market provides enormous help for international companies, either Western or Asian, to plan and to execute their busine

China is one of the brightest stars among the world's economies.The country's stunning growth since economic reform began in the late 1970s has made China a dramatic advertisement for the benefits that globalization can bring.The country now stands on the threshold of another economic revolution as it enters the World Trade Organization.For the first time in the history of this remarkable country,China will be trading freely with the rest of the world.The world's largest country,with a population of 1.3 billion people,is now open for business. China and the WTO reveals the key issues affecting China's entry to the WTO: the impact that accession will have on China as it struggles to meet the requirements of the WTO implications for the US,Europe and Asia the future role of the WTO the shift of global economic power as China overtakes Japan to match the prowess of the US China's far-sighted open door policies of the last twenty years have resulted in some 200 million people being lift

For the past three decades, we have been steadily creating an extreme time-crunch economy that has affected jobs, portfolios, businesses and lives. But the time-crunch economy is turning into the leisure economy and it will mean wrenching adjustments for our lives and institutions. Everyone from consumers, investors, businesses, and policy-makers will need to understand the changes afoot. The Leisure Economy posits profound economic changes in North America due to both the retirement of the baby boomers and the attitudes of ascendant generations X and Y. Looking at trends in demographics, economics and generational change, this book looks at how to stay ahead of the leisure economy and predicts who will be the winners and losers in the seismic shift ahead.

“A playful guide to the economics of everyday life，and as such……something of an elder sibling to Steven Levitt’s wild child，the hugely successful Freakonomics。” ——The Economist “The ECONOMY ISN’A BUNCH OF RATHER BULL STATISTICS WITHnames like GDP （gross domestic product），” notes Tim Harford，columnist and regular guest on NPR’s Marketplace， “economics is about who gets what and why。” In this acclaimed and riveting book–part exposé， part user’s manual–the astute and entertaining columnist from the Financial Times demystifies the ways in which money works in the world。 From why the coffee in your cup costs so much to why efficiency is not necessarily the answer to ensuring a fair society， from improving health care to curing crosstown traffic－all the dirty little secrets of dollars and cents are delightfully revealed by The Undercover Economist

The economic rise of China and India has changed the way the world does business-and today's companies need to step up their game. This in-depth report, edited by a senior writer at BusinessWeek, goes behind the headlines of the new “megamarkets” to explore how your company can stay competitive. With a diverse array of viewpoints, ideas, and forward-thinking strategies, Chindia discusses new avenues businesses can use to embrace change and encourage growth. Brings together reporting and analysis on China's and India's emerging markets, from the reporters of the world's most widely read business magazine Provides need-to-know information for you to plan for the future of your business Features an introduction from Engardio, as well as chapter introductions explaining how the stories fit together and concluding summaries of major points for each chapter

The microfinance revolution, begun with independent initiatives in Latin America and South Asia starting in the 1970s, has so far allowed 65 million poor people around the world to receive small loans without collateral, build up assets, and buy insurance. This comprehensive survey of microfinance seeks to bridge the gap in the existing literature on microfinance between academic economists and practitioners. Both authors have pursued the subject not only in academia but in the field; Beatriz Armendariz founded a microfinance bank in Chiapas, Mexico, and Jonathan Morduch has done fieldwork in Bangladesh, China, and Indonesia. The authors move beyond the usual theoretical focus in the microfinance literature and draw on new developments in theories of contracts and incentives. They challenge conventional assumptions about how poor households save and build assets and how institutions can overcome market failures. The book provides an overview of microfinance by addressing a range of issues, includi

Grasp the history, principles, theories, and terminology ofeconomics with this updated bestseller Since the initial publication of Economics For Dummies in 2005,the U.S. has endured a number of drastic changes and events thatsent its economy into a tailspin. This newly revised editionpresents updated material about the recent financial crisis and thesteps taken to repair it. Packed with refreshed information and relevant new examples fromtoday's economy, it gives you a straightforward, easy-to-graspunderstanding of how the economy functions-and how it influencespersonal finances.

A Brief History of Economics illustrates how the ideas of the great economists not only influenced societies but were themselves shaped by their cultural milieu. Understandingthe economists' visions - lucidly and vividly unveiled by Canterbery - allows readers to place economics within a broader community of ideas. Magically, the author linksAdam Smith to Isaac Newton's idea of an orderly universe, F Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby to ThorsteinVeblen, John Steinbeck's Grapes of Wrath to the Great Depression, and Tom Wolfe's The Bonfire of the Vanities to Reaganomics. Often humorous, Canterbery's easy style will make the student's first foray into economics lively and relevant. Readers will dismiss "dismal" from the science.

The new science of nutrigenomics and its ethical and societal challenges Gene-diet interactions--which underlie relatively benign lactose intolerance to life-threatening conditions such as cardiovascular disease--have long been known. But until now, scientists lacked the tools to fully understand the underlying mechanisms that cause these conditions. In recent years, however, strides in human genomics and the nutritional sciences have allowed for the advancement of a new science--dubbed nutrigenomics. Although this science may lead to personalized nutrition and dietary recommendations that can mitigate, prevent, or cure sickness, current oversight mechanisms and regulations for emerging direct-to-public nutrigenomic tests are still in their infancy. Science, Society, and the Supermarket: The Opportunities and Challenges of Nutrigenomics discusses the many ethical, legal, and social challenges presented by nutrigenomics. Concerning itself with the basic uses of nutrigenomic research as well as its

China’s phenomenal rise in economic power has amazed the world. While manufacturing operations have developed at lightning speed, the business environment has evolved more slowly. Many companies are struggling to decide where they are going, how to manage their operations more effectively, and how to establish win-win relationships with customers and other companies. Working in the world's fastest growing economy, largest population and most ancient culture, Eva , Chairman and President of Top Human Group, has spent 10 years developing, practicing and refining the Ren Coaching Model. The Power of Ren: China’s Coaching Phenomenon traces the development of this unique coaching technology and offers a fresh perspective of coaching by applying a fusion of Western management principles and ancient Eastern philosophies to a Chinese environment. Packed with fascinating case studies of Chinese companies and individuals that turned their businesses and personal lives around through coaching, The Powe

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Innovation has become a major field of study in economics, management, sociology, science and technology, and history. Case studies, empirical models, appreciative analyses and formal theories abound. However, after several decades of study on innovation, and so many different types of contribution, there are still many phenomena we know very little about. The debate on innovation still has much to deliver; important questions remain unanswered and many problems require solution. Bringing together many leading figures in the field, this collection aims to address these concerns by offering detailed analyses of topics that are crucial for understanding innovation. In addition, it offers discussions of topics that researchers are just beginning to explore and of topics that continue to defy our efforts to understand and systematise. This important and wide-ranging collection will be essential reading for academic researchers and graduate students who wish to gain a broad overview of frontier-research in innovat

Credit reporting is a critical part of the financial system in most developed economies but is often weak or absent in developing countries. It addresses a fundamental problem of credit markets: asymmetric information between borrowers and lenders that can lead to adverse selection and moral hazard. The heart of a credit report is the record it provides of an individual's or a firm's payment history, which enables lenders to evaluate credit risk more accurately and lower loan processing time and costs. Credit reports also strengthen borrower discipline, since nonpayment with one institution results in sanctions with others. This book provides the first comprehensive review of credit reporting systems worldwide and documents the rapid growth in the industry. It offers empirical and theoretical evidence of the impact of credit reporting on financial markets, using examples from both developed and developing economies. Credit reporting, it shows, significantly contributes to predicting default risk of pote

From the leading minds that have established Harvard Business Review as required reading for businesspeople around the globe. While often loathed by supervisors and subordinates alike, appraisals are necessary precursors of performance improvement. This helpful collection examines the employee review process from many angles, exploring why we dislike it, how it could be better, and how appraisals should differ depending on the employee in question. Whether concerned with retaining stars, guiding underperformers, or improving one's own performance-readers will learn to approach appraisals in new and more productive ways.

A new book in the Econometric Exercises series, this volumecontains questions and answers to provide students with usefulpractice, as they attempt to master Bayesian econometrics. Inaddition to many theoretical exercises, this book containsexercises designed to develop the computational tools used inmodern Bayesian econometrics. The latter half of the book containsexercises that show how these theoretical and computational skillsare combined in practice, to carry out Bayesian inference in a widevariety of models commonly used by econometricians. Aimed primarilyat advanced undergraduate and graduate students studyingeconometrics, this book may also be useful for students studyingfinance, marketing, agricultural economics, business economics or,more generally, any field which uses statistics. The book alsocomes equipped with a supporting website containing all therelevant data sets and MATLAB computer programs for solving thecomputational exercises.

For laypeople and accountants with little or no governmental accounting experience, Governmental Accounting Made Easy is a complete and easy-to-use guide to a broad range of governmental accounting topics, and how these individual aspects of governmental accounting work together under the new Governmental Accounting Standards Board 34 Statement (GASB 34) financial reporting model. Read, interpret, and analyze governmental financialstatements–Governmental Accounting Made Easy explains everything you need to know, including: Basic accounting concepts underlying all governmental accounting and financial reporting Basic financial statements prepared under the new financial reporting model, including government-wide financial statements and fund financial statements Note disclosures that accompany governmental financial statements Complicated accounting issues commonly found in governmental financial statements Future issues impacting governmental accounting and financia

In today's high-pressure workplace, motivating all employees to consistently contribute their best can mean the difference between success and failure. Motivating Employees, a comprehensive and essential resource for any manager on the run, shows you how. Learn to: Inspire employees to succeed Improve performance through coaching Minimize the impact of common de-motivators Create a fair and consistent reward system Turn negative experiences into positive, motivational opportunities The Collins Best Practices guides offer new and seasoned managers the essential information they need to achieve more, both personally and professionally. Designed to provide tried-and-true advice from the world's most influential business minds, they feature practical strategies and tips to help you get ahead.

Most people don't realize that skyrocketing global energy demand and economic growth severely affect the supply of electricity. Between production (power plants) and delivery is an antiquated, "third-world" transmission grid that is in desperate need of hardening against breakdowns, terrorist attacks, inadequate carrying capacity, and operational obsolescence. And while electricity doesn't hold the headlines or dramatic power of oil, the ability to ensure its uninterrupted supply at a reasonable price is even more essential to global survival and prosperity. Lights Out is today's most detailed, in-depth examination of this largely unreported looming energy crisis. Written by one of the world's top electricity industry experts, this powerful book covers numerous hot button economic and political issues-free markets versus regulation; energy independence versus foreign imports; nuclear power, global warming, and other environmental issues; and much more. Beyond just uncovering and illuminating the problems, how

If the idea of starting an email marketing campaignoverwhelms you, the authors of Email Marketing: An Hour aDay will introduce you to email marketing basics, demonstratehow to manage details and describe how you can track and measureresults. Case studies, step-by-step guides, checklists,quizzes and hands-on tutorials will help you execute an emailmarketing campaign in just one hour a day. When you feelcomfortable with the basics, learn how to use video and audioenabled email, implement tools like mobile devices and leveragesocial networks.