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The New Palgrave Economics Collection Following the publication of the award-winning and much-acclaimed The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics, Second Edition, which brings together Nobel Prize winners and the brightest young scholars to survey the discipline, a new series of reference books is now available. Each title in The New Palgrave Economics Collection is composed of articles from the Dictionary and covers a fundamental theme within economics. All of the articles have been specially chosen by the editors of the Dictionary, Steven N. Durlauf and Lawrence E. Blume, and are written by leading practitioners in the field. Monetary Economics Monetary economics is one of the most venerable fields of study in all of economics. Nevertheless, the field continues to produce new insights whether one considers deep theoretical questions concerning the integration of money into general equilibrium models or the design of monetary policy rules. The entries in this collection include both classic entries by Milton Friedman and James Tobin as well as a comprehensive overview of contemporaneous perspectives. Review: Praise for the 8-volume edition: Winner of the 2008 PROSE Award: Best Mutlivolume Reference Work in the Humanities and Social Sciences(from the Professional and Scholarly Division of the Association of American Publishers) CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title 2008 Much has changed in the latest incarnation of this dictionary. ...More than 1,500 economists contributed almost 1,900 signed entries; more than 1,000 of the entries are new or 'heavily revised' and expanded. Along with the descriptions of economic method from earlier editions, this edition includes much information on 'what those methods have found.' It also offers new emphasis on advances that have occurred in microeconomics, Bayesian theory, game theory, and behavioral, international, and experimental economics. ...A regularly updated online version of the dictionary is available www.dictionaryofeconomics.com, with site license pricing based on institution type and FTE. Summing Up: Highly recommended. --CHOICE
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