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Comparing Income Distributions
John Creedy
Comparing Income Distributions brings together John Creedy’s recent original research and analyses of income distribution. The book is concerned with both static, or cross-sectional, comparisons, and dynamic aspects of income mobility. T... -
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A Research Agenda for Organised Crime
Edited by Barry Rider
This insightful Research Agenda explores the varied manifestations of organised crime, both on the street and through transnational enterprises, and reveals its impact on the integrity of the financial system. Leading academics identify ... -
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Handbook on Public Sector Efficiency
Edited by António Afonso, João Tovar Jalles, Ana Venâncio
Examining the increasingly relevant topic of public sector efficiency, this dynamic Handbook investigates the context of constrained fiscal space and public funding sources using cross-country datasets in areas including China, India and... -
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Handbook of Cultural Intelligence Research
Edited by David C. Thomas, Yuan Liao
Promoting a greater understanding of intercultural interactions, this timely and engaging Research Handbook provides an overview of the current state of research on cultural intelligence and analyzes its prospects for the future. Contrib... -
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SMEs in the Digital Era
Edited by Emanuela Carbonara, Maria R. Tagliaventi
With an interdisciplinary approach this book elaborates and discusses the strategic, regulatory and economic scenario that the sponsorship of a European Digital Single Market has been generating for small- and medium-sized companies (SMEs). -
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Research Handbook on Measuring Poverty and Deprivation
Edited by Jacques Silber
Encompassing chapters that address both unidimensional and multidimensional poverty, this timely Research Handbook explores all aspects of poverty and deprivation measurement, not only detailing broad issues but also scrutinising specifi... -
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A Modern Guide to the Informal Economy
Colin C. Williams
This Modern Guide presents a comprehensive synthesis of contemporary thought on the informal economy, which, far from being a peripheral feature of the global economy, the author demonstrates, is a system in which the majority of the glo... -
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Small Firms and U.S. Technology Policy
Albert N. Link, Martijn van Hasselt
While much has been written about the U.S. Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program from both an institutional and a policy perspective, there remains a conspicuous void of general information about firms and research projects t... -
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Handbook of Research Methods in Behavioural Economics
Edited by Morris Altman
This comprehensive Handbook addresses a wide variety of methodological approaches adopted and developed by behavioural economists, exploring the implications of such innovations for analysis and policy. -
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Economics and Power in EU Chemicals Policy and Regulation
Laura Maxim
In this timely and insightful book, Laura Maxim evaluates the use of socio-economic analysis (SEA) in the regulation of potentially carcinogenic, mutagenic, and toxic chemicals. Retracing the history of the use of cost-benefit analysis i... -
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Research Handbook on Project Performance
Edited by Vittal S. Anantatmula, Chakradhar Iyyunni
This engaging Research Handbook presents a fresh look at how to improve project performance for the project sponsor, client and end user using a number of empirical research studies. Focusing on project performance concepts and methods, ... -
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Central Banking, Monetary Policy and Income Distribution
Edited by Sylvio Kappes, Louis-Philippe Rochon, Guillaume Vallet
Part of The Elgar Series on Central Banking and Monetary Policy, this book explores the relationship between central banking, monetary policy and income distribution. The usual central bank mandate – that of exclusively fighting inflatio...