Award-Winning Economists Speak on Contemporary Economic Issues ISBN: 9780880995146 Platform/Publisher: Project MUSE / W.E. Upjohn Institute Digital rights:Users: Unlimited; Printing: Chapters; Download: Chapters Subjects: Microfinance.; Economic policy.; Political planning.;
In this book, five award-winning economists tackle a diverse range of topics and show how applied economics has evolved to give policymakers a more nuanced approach to policy development. The award-winning economists included in this volume are Erica Field, Nancy Folbre, Avner Grief, David M. Kreps, and Michael J. Piore, and the topics they discuss include microfinance, human capital, societal institutions, worker motivation, and workplace regulation.