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Michael Burda and Charles Wyplosz

"Macroeconomics: A European Text is a comprehensive and completely self-contained textbook which provides a modern treatment of the field. It differs from existing texts in four important aspects:" "First, it presents the "new" macroeconomics, a synthesis of the more traditional fixed price approach and the newer microeconomic foundations and intertemporal aspects which have been developed since the last generation of textbooks was designed." "Secondly, the book does not take the reader through the closed-economy detour. From the very beginning the economy is open. The role of exchange rates, income flows, capital movements and other international linkages is emphasized throughout." "Third, it is written from a European perspective. European countries, while different from one another, share common features such as heavy dependence on external conditions and institutions which - for better or for worse - attach more importance to social needs than to economic efficiency." "Fourth, it shows why macroeconomics is an exciting and socially important discipline. More than 400 figures, tables and boxes illustrate the relevance - and limitations - of theory while providing a good knowledge of economic conditions in Europe and elsewhere. Each major theoretical step is followed by concrete examples taken from actual experience." "Macroeconomics: A European Text can be used for undergraduates in economics as the main textbook for macroeconomics, and for MBA students or undergraduates in business studies as a textbook for a first course in economics. The concepts and results are established geometrically, rather than through mathematics, while a formal treatment is presented in appendices and boxes. Each chapter includes an overview, a summary section, a list of key concepts and a set of applied and theoretical exercises. An accompanying teacher's manual gives guidance on how to present the material and to use selected chapters for shorter courses."--BOOK JACKET.

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George Mavrotas and Mark McGillivray

"This book addresses a number of gaps in knowledge on aid allocation and effectiveness, and provides many new and important analytical insights into aid. Among the topics covered are the interface between aid allocation and perceptions of aid effectiveness, the inter-recipient concentration of aid from non-government organizations, the year-on-year volatility of aid, impacts of aid on public sector fistcal aggregates, and evaluation of the country-level impacts of aid. The book is an essential companion for professionals engaged in aid policy reforms and also for scholars in the areas of development economics, international finance and economics."--Jacket.

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Jacob A. Frenkel, Harry G. Johnson

The studies deal with the determination of foreign exchange rates and the characteristics of the foreign exchange market. They extend frontiers in theory and test the implications against current and past data. Analysis is made of flexible exchange rates through a new approach the authors have developed, called the "asset-market approach." In a fresh departure from the bulk of economic literature, theory is combined with practical application in a clear, concise way that will be understood by readers with a basic understanding of economics. The first three chapters of the book present the doctrinal history leading to today's view of exchange rate deterioration, outline the authors' new approach, and integrate it with an anlaysis of macroeconomic policies. The remaining eight chapters examine in detail (theoretically and empirically) the various building blocks presented in the initial chapters.

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Mariko Lin Chang

This book focuses on the differences in wealth between women and men. It is an examination of why women struggle to accumulate assets, who has what, and why it matters. Women now receive more college degrees than men, and enter the workforce with better job opportunities than ever before. Indeed, the wage gap between men and women has never been smaller. So why does the typical woman have only 36 cents for every dollar of wealth owned by the typical man? How is it that never-married women working full-time have only 16 per cent as much wealth as similarly situated men? And why do single mothers have only 8 per cent of the wealth of single fathers? The author draws on the most comprehensive national data on wealth and on in-depth interviews to show how differences in earnings, in saving and investing, and, most important, the demands of care-giving all contribute to the gender-wealth gap. She argues that the current focus on equal pay and family-friendly workplace policies, although important, will not ultimately change or eliminate wealth inequalities. What she calls the "wealth escalator", comprised of fringe benefits, the tax code, and government benefits, and the "debt anchor" must be the targets of policies aimed at strengthening women's financial resources. She proposes a number of practical suggestions to address the unequal burdens and consequences of care-giving, so that women who work just as hard as men will not be left standing in financial quicksand. This is a comprehensive portrait of where women and men stand with respect to wealth; it not only sheds light on why women lack wealth, but also offers solutions for improving the financial situation of women, men, and families.