Economics News & Updates

Recent Articles

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   Interview with Julian Reiss, author of Philosophy of Economics: A Contemporary Introduction

   In recent years, certain economic realities—the financial crisis, for example—have challenged the assumptions, methods, and models economists have used to interpret empirically observable facts that make up “the economy”. Philosophy of Economics: A Contemporary Introduction by Julian Reiss (April 2013) introduces readers to the field in which many of those challenges are now being articulated. Questions of ethics, of the nature of human rationality when faced with economic decision-making, and of the verifiability of economic models are all now being asked anew about economic practices and decisions. This interview hopes to open those questions to all curious readers. Click here to read the full Q&A.  

2. Lord Dearing Lifetime Achievement Award for Higher Education

   Congratulations to John Goddard, co-author of The University and the City, for being awarded the Lord Dearing Lifetime Achievement Award for Higher Education!

3. Support-Bargaining, Economics and Society

   Individual or group? Should the individual be subordinate to the group; or should individual freedom prevail? Nietsche or Marx? Right wing or left wing? The conflict is pervasive in human society. Patrick Spead's latest research, 'Support-Bargaining, Economics and Society: A Social Species', seeks to offer new insight into the argument. Read a summary of his perspective, published in the World Economics Association Newsletter.

4. Top 25 Popular Economics Blogs

   Check out a range of economics blogs covering everything from accounting and finance to public policy: http://www.accountingdegree.com/blog/2012/top-25-popular-economics-blogs/

5. Routledge Major Works WINTER BACKLIST OFFER!

   Routledge Major Works are pleased to announce a great Winter Warmer 20% discount offer on some of our backlist titles. For the next 3 months you will be able to purchase a number of multivolume collections spanning both the Humanities and Social Sciences at a reduced rate.

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   Oscar nominations galore for the new Taylor & Francis (Routledge) eBooks video

   And the winner in the category of Best Short Film (Live Action) goes to ... eBooks for Libraries from Taylor & Francis (including all Routledge titles)! We are very proud of our new eBooks video (a bit too proud maybe). It gives you a great overview of what T&F eBooks are all about, how to trial them and how to purchase. Watch the vid here!

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   Exclusive Interview with Bastiaan de Gaay Fortman

   Take a look at this exclusive interview by e-IR’s Maysam Behravesh with Bastiaan de Gaay Fortman, author of 'Political Economy of Human Rights'.

   For more information on this, his latest best-selling book, click here.

8. 

   MIT Sloan Management Review

   Leslie Brokaw, from MIT Sloan Management Review, discusses the article 'Is It Time to Rethink Your Pricing Strategy?' by Andreas Hinterhuber & Stephan Liozu, the authors of 'Innovation in Pricing'  

   Click here for more information on 'Innovation in Pricing'

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   Public Policy Beyond the Financial Crisis

   Philip Haynes, Professor of Public Policy at the University of Brighton has published his recent ESRC supported research. The research compares how OCED countries are responding to the Financial Crisis and what will be the most important public policy developments in the next decade.

   Click here for more information on Professor Haynes' newly published 'Public Policy beyond the Financial Crisis'
    

10. ‘The Future of Helium as a Natural Resource’

    Helium for the future , let's make it last!

    The Editors of one of our new titles The Future of Helium as a Natural Resource discuss the themes of the book in a BBC Radio 4 interview and they make the case in Nature Comment for an international helium agency.

    Click here for more information on the book or to order your copy today.