Asset prices, booms and recessions : financial economics from a dynamic perspective / Willi Semmler.
Berlin : Springer, 2006.
Available in the Social Sciences & Humanities Library and Online at HG4636 .S46 2006

About this Book
Asset Prices, Booms and Recessions is a book on Financial Economics from a dynamic perspective. It focuses on the dynamic interaction of financial markets and economic activity. The financial markets to be studied here encompasses the money and bond market, credit market, stock market and foreign exchange market. Economic activity is described by the activity of firms, banks, households, governments and countries. The book shows how economic activity affects asset prices and the financial market and how asset prices and financial market volatility feed back to economic activity. The focus in this book is on theories, dynamic models and empirical evidence. Empirical applications relate to episodes of financial instability and financial crises of the U.S., Latin American, Asian as well as Euro-area countries.

Subject(s):
Financial Economics
Financial modelling
Monetary policy
Capital markets

Developments in the economics of copyright : research and analysis / edited by Lisa N. Takeyama, Wendy J. Gordon, Ruth Towse.
Cheltenham : Edward Elgar, c2005..
Available in the Social Sciences & Humanities Library at K1401 .D48 2005

About this Book
A collection of innovative and insightful research contributions written by some of the leading academics in the field, Developments in the Economics of Copyright advances the forefront of academic research on intellectual property and copyright issues. Topics and issues addressed in this collection include: the role of economics in copyright law and policy, peer-to-peer music file sharing, optimal fair use standards, the benefits of copyright collectives, copyright and market entry, alternatives to copyright, the impact of copyright on knowledge production, the proper balance between copyright and competition law, and resolving issues that arise at the periphery of intellectual property law. Displaying a wide range of methodologies - from formal theoretical economic modeling to institutional and case study analyses - the volume explores the role that economics plays in copyright law and policy and shows how economic tools and analysis can be applied.

Subject(s):
Intellectual property, Copyright
Law and Economics
Regulation of Economic Activity & Trade

Fiscal policies and sustainable growth in India / edited by Edgardo M. Favaro and Ashok K. Lahiri.
New Delhi ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2004.
Available in the Social Sciences & Humanities Library at HJ1334 .F564 2004

About this Book
In the last two decades, high rates of economic growth in India have concurred with high fiscal deficits. This volume emphasizes the need to reverse this trend of high deficits and to explore the possibility of policy reorientation in order to accelerate growth.

The essays address key issues including: sustainability of high fiscal deficits in the medium term; the role of tax revenue enhancing measures and government spending cuts in a deficit reduction strategy; soaring government spending over the past two decades; the impact of the quality of government spending on economic growth; and the agenda for policy makers in the future.

Individual contributors analyse important macro and micro fiscal issues such as taxation strategies fiscal discipline and fiscal devolution as well as State Electricity Board overdues health service use and pension reform. Presenting a spectrum of policy aspects the volume demonstrates that focusing on both the macro and micro fiscal picture is imperative for designing a successful stabilization programme. It is important to recognize that closing a fiscal deficit by cutting public spending may be convenient in some cases and not in others. The discussions acknowledge the need for clearly articulated criteria to guide the selection of programmes for fiscal reform as well as to identify practices that need to be discontinued.

Subject(s):
Fiscal policy — India.
Sustainable development — India.
India — Economic policy

Offshoring : understanding the emerging global labor market / edited by Diana Farrell..
Boston, Mass. : Harvard Business School Press, c2006.
Available in the Social Sciences & Humanities Library at HD2365 .O34 2006

About this Book
This book provides an authoritative perspective on offshoring from McKinsey & Company. Offshoring is an evolving issue full of minefields and new developments. It is a business tool and an economic phenomenon with significant potential to increase the world’s wealth. But it also changes the structural dynamic of companies that employ it and increases the pace of change in the societies that it affects. These issues all need to be carefully managed if the economic benefits from offshoring are to translate into net gains in developed and emerging markets. This anthology aims to help decision makers manage offshoring better. Over the past four years, the McKinsey Global Institute (MGI) has been studying offshoring intensively. The goal of this anthology is to give decision-makers and shapers in government and business a better understanding of the scope and economics of offshoring as well as its effects, so they can test their opinions against facts, and plan more strategically.

Subject(s):
Labour Force and Market Economics
Human Resources
Personnel Management

Global technology and corporate crisis : strategies, planning and communication in the information age / Simon Moore and Mike Seymour.
New York : Routledge, 2005.
Available in the Social Sciences & Humanities Library at HC79.I55 M667 2005

About this Book
Accelerating global change is generating a volatile, shifting and potent array of risks and threats for business and corporate management. If business is to survive and recover, the authors argue that a major shift is needed that embraces corporate culture, operational planning and the key role of communication in the information revolution. This innovative text meets this challenge head on. It includes informed insights into the implications for strategic planning, management and communications handling for companies facing serious issues and crisis situations in tomorrow’s corporate world.
With a wide-ranging review of the information and communications revolution, and a forecast of future parameters for planning and execution of crisis management, this book will be invaluable reading for all those involved in the strategic management of technology and corporate communications.

Subject(s):
Globalization.
Business & Corporate Strategy.
Business Information Systems.

The productivity imperative : wealth and poverty in the global economy / edited by Diana Farrell.
Boston, Mass. : Harvard Business School ; London : McGraw-Hill [distributor], 2006.
Available in the Social Sciences & Humanities Library and UQ Ipswich Library at HC79.I52 P756 2006

About this Book
This title presents an authoritative perspective on productivity from McKinsey & Company. This series, published in cooperation with The McKinsey Global Institute, offers important ideas and provides a broad outlook on critical economic issues facing businesses and governments around the world. Consisting primarily of articles originally published in “The McKinsey Quarterly”, each volume combines the expert insights that leaders need to operate effectively in the global economy, with the most current and authoritative practical insights available.

Subject(s):
Industrial productivity.
International economic relations.
Economic development.

Ethical boundaries of capitalism / edited by Daniel Daianu, Radu Vranceanu.
Burlington, VT : Ashgate, c2005.
Available in the Social Sciences & Humanities Library and Law Library at HB72 .E776 2005

About this Book
The spate of corporate scandals across the Atlantic and similar cases in the EU in the early twenty first century illustrate the complex reality of capitalist societies, casting new doubts on the ability of these societies to impose natural limits on greed, selfishness and aggressive rivalry between economic actors. Social scientists now question whether capitalism can provide a solid basis for the development of ethical behaviour and whether unethical behaviour is an inherent feature of capitalist systems. This book addresses these issues within a thesis-antithesis approach, with analysis of the ethical virtues of capitalist structures, and a study of ethical issues within various applied contexts, including corporate governance and regulation.

Subject(s):
Labour Force and Market Economics
Corporate Finance
Business Ethics
Public Administration

Handbook of markets and economies : East Asia, Southeast Asia, Australia, New Zealand / Anthony Pecotich and Clifford J. Shultz II. editors, forword by John O’Shaughnessy.
Armonk, New York : M.E. Sharpe, 2006.
Available in the Social Sciences & Humanities Library and UQ Ipswich Library at HF5415.33.A78 H36 2006

About this Book
East and Southeast Asia is a vast and complex region. Its countries have a bewildering array of histories, demographics, economic structures, cultural backgrounds, and global marketing potential. This Handbook unravels the mystery. Each chapter is written by a country specialist and provides a thorough and up-to-date analysis of one of the ESEA countries. Each author follows a consistent model and covers geography and natural resources, the political system, the economic system, the social system, and the marketing environment. Complete chapters are devoted to: Australia, Brunei, Cambodia, China and Hong Kong, East Timor, Indonesia, Japan, Korea (North and South), Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam. Not just a review of current conditions, the Handbook offers prognoses for future marketing and commercial activity in each country. This definitive resource is generously illustrated with maps, figures, and tables, and includes comprehensive references and source materials for each country. It is an essential reference for students, researchers, and practitioners in the global economy.

Subject(s):
Subject(s):
Applied Economics
Marketing
General Business & Finance
Asia — Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Australia — Handbooks, manuals, etc.
New Zealand — Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Globalization of capital markets and monetary policy / edited by Jens Hölscher and Horst Tomann.
New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2005.
Available in the Social Sciences & Humanities Library at HG3881 .G5769 2005

About this Book
This book comprises papers presented at a conference held at the Free University Berlin in March 2004. The common aim of the contributions is to analyze from different angles the challenges that globalized capital markets pose for monetary policy authorities. The main issues addressed are the consequences for financial stability and the implications for monetary policy in general and in emerging and transition economies in particular.

Subject(s):
International finance — Congresses.
Capital market — Congresses.
Economic stabilization — Congresses.
Monetary policy — Congresses.

Seeking growth under financial volatility / edited by Ricardo Ffrench-Davis.
New York : Palgrave Macmillan 2006.
Available in the Social Sciences & Humanities Library at HD82 .S396 2006

About this Book
This volume deals with macroeconomic issues and their relation with economic growth. Frustrating GDP growth has been a lasting feature of Latin American economies since the 1980s. Analyzing the policy measures that were taken in a bid to avoid costly mistakes and recover economic growth, this volume examines existing reforms and suggests areas of policy change to achieve macroeconomics for growth.

Subject(s):
Economic development — Case studies.
Comparative economics.
Latin America — Economic policy.
Developing countries — Economic policy.