Economics for the rest of us : debunking the science that makes life dismal
by Adler, Moshe
Published by : Perseus Distribution (New York ) Physical details: xix, 217 p ISBN:978-81-8291-088-1.
Subject(s):
Economics
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Income distribution
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Wages
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Income equality : the earliest standard of efficiency -- Equality does not matter : Pareto efficiency and the free market -- The Pareto efficiency cops -- Why redistributing goods may be Pareto efficient after all -- A brief history of the federal income tax -- It is not Pareto efficient : the rich pay too much taxes (or, Laffer's napkin) -- Private goods -- Government-supplied goods -- The classical theory of wages -- The neo-classical theory of wages : John Bates Clark -- The evidence -- The minimum wage -- Theories of wages and the Great Depression -- "Sticky wages " -- "Efficiency wages", or, Why unemployment is the fault of shirking by workers -- Executive compensation.
Year: 2010
| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| Books | KILA HEADQUARTERS LIBRARY | 330 ADL/E (Browse shelf) | Available | 011236 |