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The Guidance of
an Enterprise E
conomy
Martin S
hubik and Eric Sm
ithA
rigorous theory of money, credit, and
bankruptcy in the context of a mixed
economy, uniting W
alrasian general equilibrium
with m
acroeconomic dy-
namics and S
chumpeterian innovation.
2016 | 592 pp. | 44 illus. | $65.00/£54.95 978-0-262-03463-0
Beyond A
usterityR
eforming the G
reek Economy
edited by Costas M
eghir, C
hristopher A. P
issarides, D
imitri Vayanos,
and Nikolaos Vettas
Prom
inent economists present detailed
analyses of the conditions that made
Greece vulnerable to econom
ic crisis and offer policy recom
mendations for
comprehensive and radical change.
July 2017 | 728 pp. | 121 illus. | $75.00/£62.95 978-0-262-03583-5
Macroeconom
ics in Times
of Liquidity Crises
Searching for Econom
ic EssentialsG
uillermo A
. Calvo
An exam
ination of Liquidity Crunch
in triggering and characterizing financial crises.2016 | 192 pp. | 15 illus. | $35.00/£27.95 978-0-262-03541-5 | O
hlin Lectures series
Now
Availab
le in Pap
erback
What H
ave We Learned?
Macroeconom
ic Policy
after the Crisis
edited by George A
kerlof, O
livier Blanchard, D
avid Rom
er, and Joseph S
tiglitzTop econom
ists consider how to
conduct policy in a world w
here previ-ous beliefs have been shattered by the recent financial and econom
ic crises.2016 | 368 pp. | 96 illus. | paper | $19.95/£14.95 978-0-262-52985-3 (C
loth 2014)
Experimental C
onversationsP
erspectives on Random
ized Trials in Econom
ic Developm
entedited by Tim
othy N. O
gdenD
iscussions of the use and limits of ran-
domized control trials, considering the
power of theory, external validity, gaps
in knowledge, and w
hat issues matter.
2017 | 392 pp. | 1 illus. | $45.00/£37.95 978-0-262-03510-1
Now
Availab
le in Pap
erback
Imm
igration and the A
merican B
acklashJohn Tirm
anH
ow the im
migration battle plays out in
Am
erica, from curriculum
disputes to federal raids to the civil rights activism
of young “D
reamers.”
2016 | 216 pp. | 2 illus. | paper | $17.95/£14.95 978-0-262-52999-0 originally published in cloth as D
ream C
hasers: Im
migration and the A
merican B
acklash, 2015
Now
Availab
le in Pap
erback
Why A
re We W
aiting?The Logic, U
rgency, and Prom
ise of Tackling C
limate C
hangeN
icholas Stern
An urgent case for clim
ate change action that forcefully sets out, in econom
ic, ethical, and political terms,
the dangers of delay and the benefits of action.2016 | 448 pp. | 21 illus. | paper | $19.95/£14.95 978-0-262-52998-3 (C
loth 2015) The Lionel R
obbins Lectures series
Global C
arbon Pricing
The Path to C
limate
Cooperation
edited by Peter C
ramton,
David JC
MacK
ay, Axel O
ckenfels, and S
teven Stoft
Why the traditional “pledge and review
” clim
ate agreements have failed, and
how carbon pricing, based on trust and
reciprocity, could succeed.June 2017 | 256 pp. | 13 illus. | $35.00/£27.95 978-0-262-03626-9
Com
plexity and Evolution
Toward a N
ew S
ynthesis for Econom
icsedited by D
avid S. W
ilson and A
lan Kirm
anA
n exploration of how approaches
that draw on evolutionary theory and
complexity science can advance our
understanding of economics.
2016 | 376 pp. | 19 illus. | $50.00/£41.95 978-0-262-03538-5 | S
trüngmann Forum
Reports
Heterom
ation, and Other
Stories of C
omputing and
Capitalism
H
amid Ekbia and B
onnie A. N
ardiA
n exploration of the new division of
labor between m
achines and humans, in
which m
any workers (or “users”) provide
value with little or no com
pensation. June 2017 | 304 pp. | 12 b &
w illus. | $35.00/£27.95
978-0-262-03625-2 A
cting with Technology series
Paid
Tales of Dongles, C
hecks, and O
ther Money S
tuff edited by B
ill Maurer
and Lana Sw
artzForew
ord by Bruce S
terlingS
tories about objects left in the wake
of transactions, from cryptocurrencies
to leaf-imprinted banknotes to records
kept with knotted string.
March 2017 | 264 pp. | 74 color, 11 b &
w illus.
$27.95/£22.95 | 978-0-262-03575-0 Infrastructures series
Now
Availab
le in Pap
erback
Sharing The W
orkW
hat My Fam
ily and Career
Taught Me about B
reaking Through (and H
olding the Door
Open for O
thers)M
yra Strober
Foreword by John D
onahoe, C
hair of the Board, P
ayPal, and
former C
EO, eB
ayThe tum
ultuous life and career of a w
oman w
ho fought gender bias on m
ultiple fronts—in theory and in
practice, for herself and for us all.A
pril 2017 | 248 pp. | paper | $16.95/£14.95 978-0-262-53355-3 (C
loth 2016)
Investors and Exploiters
in Ecology and E
conomics
Principles and A
pplications edited by Luc-A
lain Giraldeau,
Philipp H
eeb, and Michael K
osfeldExperts from
the natural and social sciences exam
ine the coexistence of productive and exploitative behavior strategies observable in m
any species at m
any levels.M
arch 2017 | 336 pp. | 10 color, 20 b & w
illus. $50.00/£41.95 | 978-0-262-03612-2 S
trüngmann Forum
Reports
The World Trade S
ystemTrends and C
hallengesedited by Jagdish N
. Bhagw
ati, P
ravin Krishna,
and Arvind P
anagariyaLeading trade experts exam
ine the w
orld trading system today, from
the m
ultilateralism of the W
TO to explosive
bilateralism and the m
ega-regionals TP
P and TTIP.
2017 | 400 pp. | 64 illus. | $80.00/£66.95 978-0-262-03523-1
Social E
conomics
Current and Em
erging Areas
edited by Joan Costa-Font
and Mario M
acisA
rich collection of current research in the grow
ing field of social economics,
covering such issues as culture, gender, ethics, and philanthropic behavior.M
arch 2017 | 344 pp. | 32 illus. | $35.00/£27.95 978-0-262-03565-1 | C
ES
ifo Sem
inar series
The Econom
ics of Language P
olicyedited by M
ichele Gazzola and
Bengt-A
rne Wickström
Insights from the application of eco-
nomic theories and research m
ethods to the m
anagement of linguistic diver-
sity in an era of globalization.2016 | 512 pp. | 30 illus. | $36.00/£29.95 978-0-262-03470-8 | C
ES
ifo Sem
inar series
The Econom
ics and P
olitical Econom
y of E
nergy Subsidies
edited by Jon Strand
The economic and political aspects of
energy subsidies, viewed both theoreti-
cally and empirically, w
ith a focus on fossil fuel subsidies in developing nations.2016 | 296 pp. | 46 illus. | $32.00/£26.95 978-0-262-03464-7 | C
ES
ifo Sem
inar series
Now
Availab
le in Pap
erback
Measuring H
appinessThe Econom
ics of Well-B
eingJoachim
Weim
ann, A
ndreas Knabe, and
Ronnie S
chöbtranslated by B
rian Brow
neA
n investigation of the happiness-prosperity connection and w
hether econom
ists can measure w
ell-being.2016 | 224 pp. | 9 illus. | paper | $17.95/£14.95 978-0-262-52976-1 (C
loth 2014)
Am
erican Journal of H
ealth Econom
icsQ
uarterlyFrank S
loan, Editor-in-Chief
The Am
erican Journal of Health Eco-
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for the in-depth analysis of institutional health care system
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Affordable C
are Act, pharm
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th of aging populations, and much
more. The journal is published by the
MIT P
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Health Econom
ists (AS
HEcon).
144 pp. per issue, 6 x 9 IS
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2332-3493, E-IS
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Education Finance
and Policy
Quarterly
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y Ellen Schw
artz, EditorEric B
runner, Stephanie C
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atharine O. S
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otes understanding of the means by
which global resources can be justly
generated and productively engaged to enhance hum
an learning at all levels. EFP
explores topics such as school accountability, school choice, educa-tion standards, equity and adequacy in school finance, resource allocation, teacher com
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A Primer in Econometric TheoryJohn StachurskiA concise treatment of modern econometrics and statistics, including underlying ideas from linear algebra, probability theory, and computer programming.2016 | 448 pp. | 103 color illus. | $60.00/£49.95 978-0-262-03490-6
The Economics of Contemporary Latin AmericaBeatriz Armendáriz and Felipe Larraín B.Analysis of Latin America’s economy focusing on development, covering the colonial roots of inequality, boom and bust cycles, labor markets, and fiscal and monetary policy.April 2017 | 392 pp. | 92 illus. | paper | $45.00/£37.95 978-0-262-53315-7
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