Author: William J.(William J. Baumol) BaumolAlan S. Blind
Publisher: South-Western College Pub
Keywords: update, policy, principles, macroeconomics
Number of Pages: 464
Published: 2010-06-10
List price: $173.95
ISBN-10: 1439039011
ISBN-13: 9781439039014

Long a classic text for the teaching of principles of economics, the current economic crisis makes this book an even more essential resource for faculty who want a solid introduction that calls on policy based information for examples and applications. The authors have been on the forefront of advising policy makers and informing the public for years and Alan Blinder, in particular, has been highly visible through the discussions of the current economic situation. The update ensures that faculty who want to teach using the latest policy issues and data are able to do just that. Not only will M

Author: William J. Baumol
Publisher: Princeton University Pre
Keywords: growth, miracle, capitalism, analyzing, machine, market, innovation, free
Number of Pages: 336
Published: 2002-04-01
List price: $60.00
ISBN-10: 0691096155
ISBN-13: 9780691096155

Why has capitalism produced economic growth that so vastly dwarfs the growth record of other economic systems, past and present? Why have living standards in countries from America to Germany to Japan risen exponentially over the past century? William Baumol rejects the conventional view that capitalism benefits society through price competition--that is, products and services become less costly as firms vie for consumers. Where most others have seen this as the driving force behind growth, he sees something different--a compound of systematic innovation activity within the firm, an arms race

Author: William J. Baumol
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Keywords: entrepreneurship, series, innovation, foundation, kauffman, innovative, microtheory
Number of Pages: 264
Published: 2010-07-21
List price: $39.50
ISBN-10: 0691145849
ISBN-13: 9780691145846

Entrepreneurs are widely recognized for the vital contributions they make to economic growth and general welfare, yet until fairly recently entrepreneurship was not considered worthy of serious economic study. Today, progress has been made to integrate entrepreneurship into macroeconomics, but until now the entrepreneur has been almost completely excluded from microeconomics and standard theoretical models of the firm. The Microtheory of Innovative Entrepreneurship provides the framework for introducing entrepreneurship into mainstream microtheory and incorporating the activities of entreprene

Author: William J. Baumol
Publisher: The MIT Press
Keywords: origins, applications, microtheory
Number of Pages: 336
Published: 1986-07-08
List price: $55.00
ISBN-10: 0262022451
ISBN-13: 9780262022453

This volume of seventeen previously published essays by William J. Baumol brings together work on the theory of contestable markets, welfare theory, antitrust, pricing, and the history of economic thought. Written between 1971 and 1983, they have sparked productive extensions and criticism in microeconomic theory and provide an engaging intellectual history of one of the leading figures in the field of economics. Baumol introduces each of the book’s four parts, presenting his subsequent views on the subjects covered in the reprinted articles, including some important amendments. The b

Author: William J. Baumol
Publisher: Mit Pr
Keywords: theory, applications, superfairness
Number of Pages: 288
Published: 1986-04
List price: $32.50
ISBN-10: 0262022346
ISBN-13: 9780262022347

With his characteristic acuteness and lucidity, William Baumol, one of America’s foremost economists, tackles the problem of equity considerations in welfare economics by applying the novel "superfairness" criterion to the distribution of resources, product, income, and wealth that arises from economic decisions.Baumol extends the theory of fairness or equity in micropolicy beyond its more common technical analysis by exploring its applicability to a variety of practical and applied econ

Authors:William J. Baumol, Alan S. Blinder,
Publisher: South-Western College Pu
Keywords: policy, principles, microeconomics
Number of Pages: 488
Published: 2008-07-08
List price: $159.95
ISBN-10: 0324586221
ISBN-13: 9780324586220

This text is well-known for using the Keynesian model in the teaching of economics; yet, in recent editions, the authors expanded coverage of the growth model considerably to achieve more balanced coverage. The text uses the aggregate supply/aggregate demand model as a fundamental tool for learning macroeconomics. It achieves the right level of rigor and detail, presenting complicated concepts in a relatively straightforward manner and using timely economic data. Using puzzles, issues, and well-developed examples, the authors provide a good balance of theory to application, allowing you to rel

Authors:William J. Baumol, Alan S. Blinder,
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH)
Keywords: policy, principles, economics
Number of Pages: 848
Published: 1999-08-02
List price: $134.95
ISBN-10: 0030259487
ISBN-13: 9780030259487

Since introducing the aggregate supply/aggregate demand model as a fundamental tool for learning economics in the first edition of their textbook, William Baumol and Alan Blinder have, for over two decades, led the teaching and learning of economics with their authoritative and timely discussion of the field. Now in its eighth edition, Economics; Principles and Policy, 2001 Update remains a time-tested tool in teaching and learning the ever-evolving field of economics.