Some structural elements of networks carry over to features of dynamic competition in network industries that, through increasing return mechanisms...

This book presents current research findings in the study of globalization. Topics discussed include foreign investment in U.S. securities; dispute...

Macroeconomics is that part of economics that focuses on economic growth and economic fluctuations. In a world under the push and pull of globalisa...

Econometric models are used by economists to find standard relationships among aspects of the macroeconomy and use those relationships to predict t...

In this book, the author presents a completely alternative theoretical framework that can serve as the basis for a new age of economic analysis und...

In this book, the author presents a completely alternative theoretical framework that can serve as the basis for a new age of economic analysis und...

Globalisation has changed the political and economic picture of the contemporary world. This book addresses the questions of globalisation, interna...

Research on contracting and organisational economics is progressing at a rapid pace. Nevertheless, what new ideas are needed in order to advance th...

Initially sponsored by the University of Chicago Chapter of the Intercollegiate Society of Individualists, the New Individualist Review was more th...

This book presents the latest research from around the globe in the field of energy economics which is a sub-field of economics that focuses on ene...

New Research on Politics & Economics of Europe

The United States and Russia signed the New START Treaty on April 8th, 2010. The Obama Administration and outside analysts argue that New START wil...

Relations between Australia and New Zealand, also sometimes referred to as Trans-Tasman relations due to the countries being on opposite sides of t...

Considering the new possibilities offered by endogenous growth models and the improvement of data information, new variables have been introduced i...

The most populous country in Africa, Nigeria accounts for over half of West Africa's population. Although less than 25% of Nigerians are urban dwel...

Nigeria is one of the pivotal states of Africa and is extremely important to U.S. diplomatic and economic interests on that continent. However, Ame...

Following the last economic and financial crisis, there is strong motivation for academics to better explain the connection between the stock marke...

This book addresses two interrelated problems in economics modelling: non-nested hypothesis testing in econometrics, and regression models with sto...

Federal law bars aliens residing without authorisation in the United States from most federal benefits; however, there is a widely held perception ...

This book focuses on recent advances made in the field of non-linear dynamic modelling in economics. Mathematically, linearity is a very special ki...

A number of policy issues have direct or indirect consequences for the non-profit and charitable sector, including the establishment of a social in...

This book examines some of the economic, political and social issues facing the Scandinavian countries of Sweden, Finland, Norway and Denmark. Topi...

The authors begin by presenting that the precursors of an intense coupled system of an African easterly wave and a mesoscale convective system over...

This book presents and discusses important political and economic changes in North America. Topics discussed herein include the federal government ...

Economic motivations are generally the major driving force for the formation of free trade agreements among countries, but there are other reasons ...

This book explores current foreign relations and economic ties with North Korea. Topics discussed in this compilation include foreign assistance to...

North Korea has been among the most vexing and persistent problems in U.S. foreign policy in the post-Cold War period. The United States has never ...

North Korea has been among the most vexing and persistent problems in U.S. foreign policy in the post-Cold War period. The United States has never ...

This book provides information on the political, economic and social issues of North Korea. Chapter One examines the satellite and missile programm...

Hopes for denuclearization in North Korea were raised with the holding of three inter-Korean summits and the first ever North Korea-United States s...

Published for the first time together in one volume is Ludwig von Mises's Notes and Recollections with The Historical Setting of the Austrian Schoo...

Arms control and non-proliferation efforts are two of the tools that have occasionally been used to implement U.S. national security strategy. Alth...

This book reviews and discusses President Obama's Open Government Initiative and the Open Government Directive, as well as the three central tenets...

Over the past several decades, the share of U.S. workers holding an occupational license has grown sharply. When designed and implemented carefully...

Offshore tax evasion has been an issue of concern, not only due to tax fairness and legal compliance issues, but also because lost tax revenues con...

Tax evasion by individuals with unreported offshore financial accounts was estimated by one IRS commissioner to be several tens of billions of doll...

When oil spills occur in U.S. waters, federal law places primary liability on the vessel owner or operator -- that is, the responsible party -- up ...

As the members of the "baby boom" generation -- people born between 1946 and 1964 -- approach retirement, the demographic profile of the U.S. workf...

Prior to the wave of Middle East unrest that began in 2011, the United States had consistently praised the Sultan of Oman, Qaboos bin Sa'id Al Said...

The Sultanate of Oman is known for its internal peace, tranquility and political harmony. The country has long been a success story of growth and d...

This book is a contribution by a diverse group of authors from the academic, business and policy advice communities to our understanding of recent ...

Published by Liberty Fund for the first time in English, "On the Manipulation of Money and Credit" consists primarily of three pieces on monetary t...

The chapters of the present book analyse contemporary societal challenges and changes in light of the social quality approach and French regulation...