Edward L. Glaeser, Tano Santos, and E. Glen Weyl (eds)
- Published in print:
- 2017
- Published Online:
- September 2017
- ISBN:
- 9780226443546
- eISBN:
- 9780226443683
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- University of Chicago Press
- DOI:
- 10.7208/chicago/9780226443683.001.0001
- Subject:
- Economics and Finance, Financial Economics
The past three decades have been characterized by vast change and crises in global financial markets—and not in politically unstable countries but in the heart of the developed world, from the Great ...
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The past three decades have been characterized by vast change and crises in global financial markets—and not in politically unstable countries but in the heart of the developed world, from the Great Recession in the United States to the banking crises in Japan and the Eurozone. As we try to make sense of what caused these crises and how we might reduce risk factors and prevent recurrence, the fields of finance and economics have also seen vast change, as scholars and researchers have advanced their thinking to better respond to the recent crises. A momentous collection of the best recent scholarship, After the Flood illustrates both the scope of the crises’ impact on our understanding of global financial markets and the innovative processes whereby scholars have adapted their research to gain a greater understanding of them. Among the contributors are José Scheinkman and Lars Peter Hansen, who bring up to date decades of collaborative research on the mechanisms that tie financial markets to the broader economy; Patrick Bolton, who argues that limiting bankers’ pay may be more effective than limiting the activities they can undertake; Edward Glaeser and Bruce Sacerdote who study the social dynamics of markets and E. Glen Weyl, who argues that economists themselves are influenced by the incentives their consulting opportunities create.Less
The past three decades have been characterized by vast change and crises in global financial markets—and not in politically unstable countries but in the heart of the developed world, from the Great Recession in the United States to the banking crises in Japan and the Eurozone. As we try to make sense of what caused these crises and how we might reduce risk factors and prevent recurrence, the fields of finance and economics have also seen vast change, as scholars and researchers have advanced their thinking to better respond to the recent crises. A momentous collection of the best recent scholarship, After the Flood illustrates both the scope of the crises’ impact on our understanding of global financial markets and the innovative processes whereby scholars have adapted their research to gain a greater understanding of them. Among the contributors are José Scheinkman and Lars Peter Hansen, who bring up to date decades of collaborative research on the mechanisms that tie financial markets to the broader economy; Patrick Bolton, who argues that limiting bankers’ pay may be more effective than limiting the activities they can undertake; Edward Glaeser and Bruce Sacerdote who study the social dynamics of markets and E. Glen Weyl, who argues that economists themselves are influenced by the incentives their consulting opportunities create.
Roderick Floud, Santhi Hejeebu, and David Mitch (eds)
- Published in print:
- 2017
- Published Online:
- September 2017
- ISBN:
- 9780226429588
- eISBN:
- 9780226429618
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- University of Chicago Press
- DOI:
- 10.7208/chicago/9780226429618.001.0001
- Subject:
- Economics and Finance, Economic History
The essays in this volume argue that an exploration of economic outcomes must include an examination of the values, beliefs, and norms that enabled them. They emphasize humanistic perspectives of ...
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The essays in this volume argue that an exploration of economic outcomes must include an examination of the values, beliefs, and norms that enabled them. They emphasize humanistic perspectives of economic well-being and explore the pivotal role of changing values and beliefs in shaping economic history. A more humanistic economics can also re-enchant contemporary politics and policy making. In challenging the dominant economic paradigm, the insights from low-powered economic reasoning are acknowledged and enriched through multiple ways of knowing. Written by distinguished scholars of economics, history, philosophy, politics, gender studies and communications, the essays embrace the intellectual pluralism of Deirdre N. McCloskey.Less
The essays in this volume argue that an exploration of economic outcomes must include an examination of the values, beliefs, and norms that enabled them. They emphasize humanistic perspectives of economic well-being and explore the pivotal role of changing values and beliefs in shaping economic history. A more humanistic economics can also re-enchant contemporary politics and policy making. In challenging the dominant economic paradigm, the insights from low-powered economic reasoning are acknowledged and enriched through multiple ways of knowing. Written by distinguished scholars of economics, history, philosophy, politics, gender studies and communications, the essays embrace the intellectual pluralism of Deirdre N. McCloskey.
David A. Wise (ed.)
- Published in print:
- 2017
- Published Online:
- September 2017
- ISBN:
- 9780226426679
- eISBN:
- 9780226426709
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- University of Chicago Press
- DOI:
- 10.7208/chicago/9780226426709.001.0001
- Subject:
- Economics and Finance, Public and Welfare
This volume marks thirty years since the inception of the NBER program on aging, and is the sixteenth in a series of NBER volumes that highlight economics of aging research. When the program began, ...
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This volume marks thirty years since the inception of the NBER program on aging, and is the sixteenth in a series of NBER volumes that highlight economics of aging research. When the program began, the baby boom generation was in their 20s and 30s, and life expectancy at older ages was nearly three years shorter than it is today. Today, the leading edge of the baby boom generation is entering their 70s. Many are retiring from paid work, yet they are living longer than ever. Their health and financial wellbeing are shaped by individual decisions people made through the life course; as well as by unanticipated events, economic conditions, medical innovations, and a rapidly evolving landscape of policy incentives and supports. What is most apparent from the mass of research conducted through the program over the years is how integrally related are the multiple dimensions of people’s wellbeing. The current volume is organized in three sections, corresponding to three aspects of wellbeing: financial, physical and emotional. The first four chapters look at factors relating to people’s financial circumstances in later life, such as saving, homeownership, and the use of accumulated assets in retirement. The next five chapters in the volume focus on health and disability. The last two chapters explore issues in mental health, emotional wellbeing, life satisfaction, or happiness.Less
This volume marks thirty years since the inception of the NBER program on aging, and is the sixteenth in a series of NBER volumes that highlight economics of aging research. When the program began, the baby boom generation was in their 20s and 30s, and life expectancy at older ages was nearly three years shorter than it is today. Today, the leading edge of the baby boom generation is entering their 70s. Many are retiring from paid work, yet they are living longer than ever. Their health and financial wellbeing are shaped by individual decisions people made through the life course; as well as by unanticipated events, economic conditions, medical innovations, and a rapidly evolving landscape of policy incentives and supports. What is most apparent from the mass of research conducted through the program over the years is how integrally related are the multiple dimensions of people’s wellbeing. The current volume is organized in three sections, corresponding to three aspects of wellbeing: financial, physical and emotional. The first four chapters look at factors relating to people’s financial circumstances in later life, such as saving, homeownership, and the use of accumulated assets in retirement. The next five chapters in the volume focus on health and disability. The last two chapters explore issues in mental health, emotional wellbeing, life satisfaction, or happiness.
Mary Ann O'Donnell, Winnie Wong, and Jonathan Bach (eds)
- Published in print:
- 2017
- Published Online:
- September 2017
- ISBN:
- 9780226401096
- eISBN:
- 9780226401263
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- University of Chicago Press
- DOI:
- 10.7208/chicago/9780226401263.001.0001
- Subject:
- Economics and Finance, South and East Asia
Since 1980, the ongoing transformation of rural Bao’an County into Shenzhen Municipality has symbolized and constituted the frontier for China’s post-Mao transition, serving as a model for the ...
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Since 1980, the ongoing transformation of rural Bao’an County into Shenzhen Municipality has symbolized and constituted the frontier for China’s post-Mao transition, serving as a model for the country’s urban future. Yet outside China, many have overlooked or dismissed Shenzhen’s importance to domestic and global transformation, even as the city came to dominate contemporary global manufacturing and now sets its sights on becoming one of the world’s largest startup hubs. This multidisciplinary volume brings together, for the first time, a comprehensive approach to Shenzhen from the perspectives of social history, urban history, and urban anthropology, addressing topics in public health, labor, architecture, planning, infrastructure, creative industry, gender, politics, and education. The authors offer a situated account of China's socialist transition from the ground up, exploring how the post-Mao Chinese appropriation of capitalist logics led to a dramatic remodeling of the Chinese city. In doing so, the authors bring the extensive literature of China studies into dialogue with urban studies and its recent rethinking of the “spatial turn” that has come to define the field. Methodologically, the volume offers the general and expert reader alike a broad and interdisciplinary scope of study supported by up-to-date fieldwork. This collective history of one of the world's most dynamic cities contributes to the multidisciplinary interest in the urban case study as the site of critical problems and possibilities in contemporary China and beyond.Less
Since 1980, the ongoing transformation of rural Bao’an County into Shenzhen Municipality has symbolized and constituted the frontier for China’s post-Mao transition, serving as a model for the country’s urban future. Yet outside China, many have overlooked or dismissed Shenzhen’s importance to domestic and global transformation, even as the city came to dominate contemporary global manufacturing and now sets its sights on becoming one of the world’s largest startup hubs. This multidisciplinary volume brings together, for the first time, a comprehensive approach to Shenzhen from the perspectives of social history, urban history, and urban anthropology, addressing topics in public health, labor, architecture, planning, infrastructure, creative industry, gender, politics, and education. The authors offer a situated account of China's socialist transition from the ground up, exploring how the post-Mao Chinese appropriation of capitalist logics led to a dramatic remodeling of the Chinese city. In doing so, the authors bring the extensive literature of China studies into dialogue with urban studies and its recent rethinking of the “spatial turn” that has come to define the field. Methodologically, the volume offers the general and expert reader alike a broad and interdisciplinary scope of study supported by up-to-date fieldwork. This collective history of one of the world's most dynamic cities contributes to the multidisciplinary interest in the urban case study as the site of critical problems and possibilities in contemporary China and beyond.
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