‘The economics of immigration literature has grown in the last decade to reflect the complexity of economic issues arising from international migration. This collection is a comprehensive research resource which allows both the student a...
In this noteworthy collection, the editors present the key articles published over the past twenty years which illustrate three related ‘modes’ of governing migration: a national mode, an international mode and a transnational mode. In r...
Migration and Culture marks a first in providing a comprehensive collection of published articles linking migration and culture. Prior approaches to migration have often stressed statistical and economic factors. The theoretically challe...
Benefit–cost analysis reduces all of the impacts of a proposed policy change to a common unit of measurement. It is used in a wide variety of fields including agriculture, life and health, transportation and the environment. In this sin...
‘A massive, impressive, thorough, exploration of the theoretical, practical and ethical underpinnings of the subject based on previously published material.’
– Long Range Planning
‘An excellent collection of classic and modern analyses of key regulatory issues. A valuable reference for students, teachers, and practitioners of regulatory policy.’
– David E.M. Sappington, University of Florida, US This volume colle...
'As the nations of the world struggle to negotiate an effective post-Kyoto international climate agreement, there is no area of economic scholarship that has more to offer than game theory. Michael Finus and Alejandro Caparrós, themselve...
‘The Economics of Association Football has a well-deserved spot on my bookshelf. In a technically competent and eminently readable style, with many new insights, Professor Gerrard provides the essential converge (demand, supply, labor, l...
Public utilities supply a set of goods and services that are central to the workings of a modern economy. Their importance in the economy’s structure is matched by the interest and complexity of the problems they present for economic ana...
This authoritative and comprehensive collection contains the most important published papers and articles on the economics of crime. It presents a variety of different perspectives and will be an essential reference source for both resea...
The last half century has seen the rise across Europe of a new intermediate level of government and politics, usually referred to as a region. However the term ‘region’ means many different things and can be approached from many differen...
‘Affirmative action programs are a unique social experiment, whose consequences deserve great attention in efforts to help disadvantaged groups. By gathering the best economic studies on affirmative action, this volume offers a valuable ...
