Economics
International Economics Association Series
Published in association with the International Economics Association
The International Economic Association (IEA) was founded in 1950 and is a non-profit organisation. The IEA regularly discusses core economic issues as well as issues of current importance. This prestigious and long-standing series of conference volumes covers a huge range of economic topics, with a particular focus on economies in systemic transition and developing economies.
New Titles in the Series
Institutional Change and Economic Behaviour
János Kornai, László Mátyás and Gérard Roland
This book explores institutional change and economic behaviour by examining the transition process in the former socialist countries that joined the EU in 2004, looking at the growth occurring in China, offering a historical perspective on economic underdevelopment in the Middle East, and discussing the neo-classical paradigm.
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February 2008| 248 pp | 138mm x 216mm
Hardback | £65.00 | 9780230546981
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Intergenerational Equity and Sustainability
John Romer and Kotaro Suzumura
This book addresses distributive justice across generations and includes original theories from distinguished economists on intergenerational equity, efficiency and rationality, which discuss policies on social security, pensions, and environmental degradation, as examples of policies of the present generation which impact upon future generations.
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JOHN ROEMER is the Elizabeth S. and A. Varick Professor of Political Science and Economics at Yale University, USA.
KOTARO SUZUMURA is Professor of Economic Systems Analysis at the Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University, Japan.
November 2007 | 392 pp | 216mm x 138mm
Hardback | £70.00 | 9780230007864
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Psychology, Rationality and Economic Behaviour
Challenging Standard Assumptions
Bina Agarwal and Alessandro Vercelli
Economics has paid little attention to the psychology of economic behaviour, leading to somewhat simplistic assumptions about human nature. The psychological aspects have typically been reduced to standard utility theory, based on a narrow conception of rationality and self-interest maximization. The contributions in this volume, some focused on analytical models and methodology, others on laboratory and field experiments, challenge these assumptions, and provide novel and complex understandings of human motivation and economic decision-making. With a pioneering introduction by the book's two editors, this volume brings together exciting contributions to a field that is rapidly growing in influence and reach.
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BINA AGARWAL is Professor of Economics at the Institute of Economic Growth, Delhi University
ALESSANDRO VERCELLI is Professor of Economics at the University of Siena and has been Visiting Scholar in many other universities, including Oxford, Cambridge, London School of Economics, UCLA, Columbia, NYU, Sorbonne, Valencia, Campinas, Bielefeld, and Oldenburg.
August 2005 | 288 pp | 138mm x 216mm
Hardback | £68.00 | 1403942536
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Multinationals and Foreign Investment in Economic Development
Edward M. Graham
During the past twenty or so years, foreign direct investment (FDI) flows have increased at rates approaching the astounding, especially so during the 1990s. While much of the increase was due to unprecedented cross-border mergers and acquisitions among high-income countries, the amount of FDI flowing to developing nations also grew substantially. This volume examines the economics of this FDI to developing countries. Some chapters are theoretical in nature, others empirical, and still others are largely policy-oriented. Topics covered include whether FDI makes an autonomous contribution to growth in these nations and whether or not 'spillovers' are generated by this investment. Also covered are effects of policy intervention by governments on FDI flows and whether non-economic factors (e.g. cultural factors) might figure as determinants of location of FDI.
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EDWARD M. GRAHAM is Senior Fellow at the Institute of International Economics (IEA), USA.
April 2005 | 248 pp | 138mm x 216mm
Hardback | £60.00 | 1403949409
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Post-Conflict Economies in Africa
Augustin Kwasi Fosu and Paul Collier
This volume brings together a collection of papers which review the wide-ranging issues arising out of post-conflict economies in Africa. Case studies drawing on experiences from West, Central and Southern Africa, illuminate and complement the thematic overview. Extensive analysis illustrates the policies and strategies available for the reconstruction and rehabilitation of post-conflict African economies to establish sustainable political, social and financial institutions which promote stability, growth and equity and reduce the risks of conflict recurring.
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PAUL COLLIER is Professor of Economics and Director of the Centre for the Study of African Economics at Oxford University. He is also Professor Associate at CERDI, Université d'Auvergne and Fellow of the CEPR, London.
AUGUSTIN KWASI FOSU is currently the Senior Policy Advisor/Chief Economist of the Economic Commission for Africa, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and erstwhile Director of Research of the African Economic Research Consortium (AERC), Kenya, and RDRC Research Fellow, University of California-Berkeley, USA.
January 2005 | 304 pp | 138mm x 216mm
Hardback | £60.00 | 140394346X
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Corruption, Development and Institutional Design
Janos Kornai, László Mátyás and Gérard Roland
With the aim of providing a comprehensive analysis of institutions, and of the global economy more generally, this volume explores systems of institutions and the effect of corruption, developments in behavioural economics, the impact of immigration, and the links between democratic progress and economic growth.
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December 2008 | 288 pp | 138mm x 216mm
Hardback | £65.00 | 9780230546998
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Market and Socialism
In the Light of the Experiences of China and Vietnam
János Kornai and Yingyi Qian
Although both China and Vietnam are making a decisive transition to the market economy, they have also insisted on the official ideology of socialism. This book studies fundamental issues concerning the relationship between market, property rights, and the ideology of socialism.
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November 2008 | 264 pp | 138mm x 216mm
Hardback | £55.00 | 9780230553545
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Forthcoming titles
Corruption, Development and Institutional Design
János Kornai, László Mátyás and Gérard Roland
April 2008
Market and Socialism
In the Light of the Experiences of China and Vietnam
János Kornai and Yingyi Qian
April 2008
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