ABSTRACT

This work provides a valuable review of the most important developments in economic theory and application over the last decade. Comprising twenty-seven specially commissioned overviews, the volume presents a comprehensive and student-friendly guide to contemporary economics.
Previously published by Routledge as part of the Companion to Contemporary Economic Thought, these essays are made available here for the first time in a concise paperback edition. A Guide to Modern Economics will be a valuable guide to all those who wish to familiarize themselves with the most recent developments in the discipline.

part I|1 pages

ECONOMIC THEORY

chapter 1|13 pages

AN OVERVIEW OF EMERGING THEORY

chapter 2|21 pages

EXPECTATIONS IN ECONOMICS

chapter 3|21 pages

POST-KEYNESIAN MACROECONOMICS

chapter 4|38 pages

PUBLIC CHOICE THEORY

chapter 5|21 pages

UNCERTAINTY IN ECONOMICS

chapter 6|15 pages

STRATEGIC TRADE POLICY

chapter 8|22 pages

ECONOMICS OF THE ENVIRONMENT

chapter 11|19 pages

GROWTH THEORY

chapter 12|22 pages

OPEN-ECONOMY MACROECONOMICS

chapter 13|18 pages

ECONOMICS OF SOCIALISM

part II|1 pages

APPLIED ECONOMICS

chapter 18|8 pages

THE ROLE OF APPLIED ECONOMICS

chapter 19|13 pages

TIME SERIES ECONOMETRICS

chapter 21|18 pages

EXPERIMENTAL METHODS IN ECONOMICS

chapter 24|27 pages

MICROECONOMETRICS

chapter 25|16 pages

MACROECONOMETRIC FORECASTING

chapter 27|12 pages

ECONOMIC ADVICE AND ECONOMIC POLICY