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Author : Bruce Wydick
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780511377983
Total Pages : 294 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (779 download)
Download or read book Games in Economic Development written by Bruce Wydick and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Bruce Wydick
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1139468014
Total Pages : 17 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (394 download)
Download or read book Games in Economic Development written by Bruce Wydick and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2007-12-24 with total page 17 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Games in Economic Development examines the roots of poverty and prosperity through the lens of elementary game theory, illustrating how patterns of human interaction can lead to vicious cycles of poverty as well as virtuous cycles of prosperity. This book shows how both social norms and carefully designed institutions can help shape the 'rules of the game', making better outcomes in a game possible for everyone involved. The book is entertaining to read, it can be accessed with little background in development economics or game theory. Its chapters explore games in natural resource use; education; coping with risk; borrowing and lending; technology adoption; governance and corruption; civil conflict; international trade; and the importance of networks, religion, and identity, illustrating concepts with numerous anecdotes from recent world events. Comes complete with an appendix, explaining the basic ideas in game theory used in the book.
Author : Andrew Wagner
Publisher : Business Expert Press
ISBN 13 : 1948580926
Total Pages : 147 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (485 download)
Download or read book The Economics of Online Gaming written by Andrew Wagner and published by Business Expert Press. This book was released on 2020-02-14 with total page 147 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Economics of Online Gaming covers basic economic concepts, unique economic issues, and general economic themes. This book is made from the connections that the author saw when he compared his experience inside a video game with what he learned through a formal study of economic theory. Set in the Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game (MMORPG) of Eternal Lands, it follows the true story of Mr. Mind, a gamer who builds a business inside the game world that he calls RICH. This business grows from a small start-up to an unregulated natural monopoly that abuses its market power by intentionally losing money to drive competitors out of business. RICH becomes so influential that it breaks the market process with a unique case of regulatory capture. Through this story, the book demonstrates how economic thinking is absorbed by experimenting inside an online video game. The Economics of Online Gaming covers basic economic concepts, unique economic issues, and general economic themes. Each of these topics begins with the context of a story and continues with an explanation of the economic theory behind it, finishing with a relevant real-world connection. It supports economic theory in an emotional way that cannot be shared through math or charts or graphs. Appendix B provides a comprehensive outline of ideas for teaching and discussion in each chapter.
Author : John Neumann
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781983879371
Total Pages : 664 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (793 download)
Download or read book Theory of Games and Economic Behavior written by John Neumann and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-03-23 with total page 664 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book contains an exposition and various applications of a mathematical theory of games.
Author : Roger G. Noll
Publisher : Brookings Institution Press
ISBN 13 : 9780815720409
Total Pages : 548 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (24 download)
Download or read book Sports, Jobs, and Taxes written by Roger G. Noll and published by Brookings Institution Press. This book was released on 2011-03-01 with total page 548 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: America is in the midst of a sports building boom. Professional sports teams are demanding and receiving fancy new playing facilities that are heavily subsidized by government. In many cases, the rationale given for these subsidies is that attracting or retaining a professional sports franchise—even a minor league baseball team or a major league pre-season training facility--more than pays for itself in increased tax revenues, local economic development, and job creation. But are these claims true? To assess the case for subsidies, this book examines the economic impact of new stadiums and the presence of a sports franchise on the local economy. It first explores such general issues as the appropriate method for measuring economic benefits and costs, the source of the bargaining power of teams in obtaining subsidies from local government, the local politics of attracting and retaining teams, the relationship between sports and local employment, and the importance of stadium design in influencing the economic impact of a facility. The second part of the book contains case studies of major league sports facilities in Baltimore, Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Indianapolis, San Francisco, and the Twin Cities, and of minor league stadiums and spring training facilities in baseball. The primary conclusions are: first, sports teams and facilities are not a source of local economic growth and employment; second, the magnitude of the net subsidy exceeds the financial benefit of a new stadium to a team; and, third, the most plausible reasons that cities are willing to subsidize sports teams are the intense popularity of sports among a substantial proportion of voters and businesses and the leverage that teams enjoy from the monopoly position of professional sports leagues.
Author : Sebastian Galiani
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1139916742
Total Pages : 339 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (399 download)
Download or read book Institutions, Property Rights, and Economic Growth written by Sebastian Galiani and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2014-04-17 with total page 339 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume showcases the impact of the work of Douglass North, winner of the Nobel Prize and father of the field of new institutional economics. Leading scholars contribute to a substantive discussion that best illustrates the broad reach and depth of Professor North's work. The volume speaks concisely about his legacy across multiple social sciences disciplines, specifically on scholarship pertaining to the understanding of property rights, the institutions that support the system of property rights, and economic growth.
Author : Robert H. Bates
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108944612
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (89 download)
Download or read book The Political Economy of Development written by Robert H. Bates and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2020-10-29 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Those studying development often address the impact of government policies, but rarely the politics that generate these policies. A culmination of several decades of work by Robert Bates, among the most respected comparativists in political science, this compact volume seeks to rectify that omission. Bates addresses the political origins of prosperity and security and uncovers the root causes of under-development. Without the state there can be no development, but those who are endowed with the power of the state often use its power to appropriate the wealth and property of those they rule. When do those with power use it to safeguard rather than to despoil? Bates explores this question by analyzing motivations behind the behaviour of governments in the developing world, drawing on historical and anthropological insights, game theory, and his own field research in developing nations.
Author : Christiansen, Bryan
Publisher : IGI Global
ISBN 13 : 1466647469
Total Pages : 462 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (666 download)
Download or read book Economic Behavior, Game Theory, and Technology in Emerging Markets written by Christiansen, Bryan and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2013-11-30 with total page 462 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book explores game theory and its deep impact in developmental economics, specifically the manner in which it provides a way of formalizing institutions"--Provided by publisher.
Author : Robert H. Bates
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108837506
Total Pages : 127 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (88 download)
Download or read book The Political Economy of Development written by Robert H. Bates and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2020-10-29 with total page 127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores the relationship between a government's political choices and its country's level of development.
Author : Ngo Van Long
Publisher : World Scientific
ISBN 13 : 9814293032
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (142 download)
Download or read book A Survey of Dynamic Games in Economics written by Ngo Van Long and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2010 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides readers with a comprehensive survey of models of dynamic games in economics, including an extensive coverage of numerous fields of applications. It will also discuss and explain main concepts and techniques used in dynamic games, and inform readers of its major developments while equipping them with tools and ideas that will aid in the formulation of solutions for problems. A Survey of Dynamic Games in Economics will interest those who wish to study more about the conceptions, approaches and models that are applied in the domain of dynamic games.
Author : S. Hotho
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1137318414
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (373 download)
Download or read book Changing the Rules of the Game written by S. Hotho and published by Springer. This book was released on 2013-10-24 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The computer games industry is one of the most vibrant industries today whose potential for growth seems inexhaustible. This book adopts a multi-disciplinary approach and captures emerging trends as well as the issues and challenges faced by businesses, their managers and their workforce in the games industry.
Author : Debraj Ray
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 1400835895
Total Pages : 868 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (8 download)
Download or read book Development Economics written by Debraj Ray and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 1998-01-12 with total page 868 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The study of development in low-income countries is attracting more attention around the world than ever before. Yet until now there has been no comprehensive text that incorporates the huge strides made in the subject over the past decade. Development Economics does precisely that in a clear, rigorous, and elegant fashion. Debraj Ray, one of the most accomplished theorists in development economics today, presents in this book a synthesis of recent and older literature in the field and raises important questions that will help to set the agenda for future research. He covers such vital subjects as theories of economic growth, economic inequality, poverty and undernutrition, population growth, trade policy, and the markets for land, labor, and credit. A common point of view underlies the treatment of these subjects: that much of the development process can be understood by studying factors that impede the efficient and equitable functioning of markets. Diverse topics such as the new growth theory, moral hazard in land contracts, information-based theories of credit markets, and the macroeconomic implications of economic inequality come under this common methodological umbrella. The book takes the position that there is no single cause for economic progress, but that a combination of factors--among them the improvement of physical and human capital, the reduction of inequality, and institutions that enable the background flow of information essential to market performance--consistently favor development. Ray supports his arguments throughout with examples from around the world. The book assumes a knowledge of only introductory economics and explains sophisticated concepts in simple, direct language, keeping the use of mathematics to a minimum. Development Economics will be the definitive textbook in this subject for years to come. It will prove useful to researchers by showing intriguing connections among a wide variety of subjects that are rarely discussed together in the same book. And it will be an important resource for policy-makers, who increasingly find themselves dealing with complex issues of growth, inequality, poverty, and social welfare.
Author : James M. Cypher
Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 9780415254168
Total Pages : 574 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (541 download)
Download or read book The Process of Economic Development written by James M. Cypher and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 574 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This textbook includes discussions of such topics as the environment, the debt case, export-led industrialization, import substitution industrialization, growth theory and technological capability.
Author : Christian Schmidt
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134511175
Total Pages : 362 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (345 download)
Download or read book Game Theory and Economic Analysis written by Christian Schmidt and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2002-06-20 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents the huge variety of current contributions of game theory to economics. The impressive contributions fall broadly into two categories. Some lay out in a jargon free manner a particular branch of the theory, the evolution of one of its concepts, or a problem, that runs through its development. Others are original pieces of work tha
Author : Kathryn Hulick
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780778779759
Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (797 download)
Download or read book The Economics of a Video Game written by Kathryn Hulick and published by . This book was released on 2013-12-01 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides facts and statistics about the economics of video games, covering such topics as brand loyalty, game design, and building hype.
Author : Ngiste Abebe
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1461489121
Total Pages : 109 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (614 download)
Download or read book Bidding for Development written by Ngiste Abebe and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-11-19 with total page 109 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 2012, over four billion people tuned in to watch the London Summer Olympics. As the single largest mega-event in the world, the Olympics has the power to captivate the global imagination. Long before athletes vie for a gold medal, however, competition between cities eager to host the Games kicks off with a rigorous bid process. The lengthy and expensive endeavor to host the Olympics is as high-stakes as any sporting event. Rather than encouraging cities to refrain from bidding, Bidding for Development takes a policy approach that challenges stakeholders to bid responsibly and strategically in pursuit of concrete outcomes. Every bid city has the potential to accelerate long-term transportation development through a strategic and robust planning process. This book concentrates on the phenomenon of repeat Olympic bids and the opportunities that may come from bidding, particularly for those cities that never win the Games. In this context, Bidding for Development explores the intersection between transportation infrastructure development, the Olympic bid process, and the resulting legacies experienced by bid losers. The findings address the central question: how can participating in the Olympic bid process accelerate transportation development regardless of the bid result? In response, this book presents a Bid Framework outlining how and when cities may use the bid to unite resources, align transportation priorities, and empower leaders to achieve urban development objectives in preparation for the Olympic bid. The Bid Framework is then applied to two case studies, Manchester and Istanbul, to examine each bid loser's effectiveness in using the bid process to catalyze transportation development. Concurrently, the book takes into consideration how the International Olympic Committee’s evolving bid regulations and requirements relate to urban development and positive social legacy. Bidding for Development delivers actionable recommendations for all Olympic stakeholders to improve the value of the bid process and transportation benefits beyond the Games.
Author : Benjamin Powell
Publisher : Stanford Economics & Finance
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 488 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Making Poor Nations Rich written by Benjamin Powell and published by Stanford Economics & Finance. This book was released on 2008 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Making Poor Nations Rich illustrates the importance of institutions that support economic freedom and private property rights for promoting the form of productive entrepreneurship that leads to sustained increases in countries' standard of living.
