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  • Institutional Economics

    An Introduction

    by Stefan Voigt ...
    Why is it that some countries become rich while others remain poor? Do markets require regulation to function efficiently? If markets offer an efficient way of exchanging goods, why do individuals even create firms? How are economic transactions organized in the absence of a state that could enforce contracts and guarantee property rights? Institutional economics has allowed social scientists to ... Read more

    $55.99 CAD

  • Constitutional Economics

    A Primer

    by Stefan Voigt ...
    Constitutional political economy has emerged as an indispensable part of political economy. This book offers a concise survey of the questions, methods, and empirical findings central to this topic. What effects – if any – do constitutions have within autocracies? Can small electoral districts help reduce corruption? Does a country's leadership affect the size of its government? Can direct ... Read more

    $37.99 CAD

  • State of Emergency

    An Economic Analysis

    by Christian Bjørnskov, Stefan Voigt ...
    Nine out of ten constitutions contain explicit emergency provisions. During the pandemic, half of the governments with such constitutions has made use of these provisions by declaring a state of emergency. State of Emergency is the first book to analyse the factors that lead to such provisions being included in newly drafted constitutions. It explores their use – as well as their misuse – and ... Read more

    $36.99 CAD

  • The Oxford Handbook of Public Choice, Volume 2

    Edited by Roger D. Congleton, Bernard N. Grofman, Stefan Voigt ...
    Series series Oxford Handbooks
    The Oxford Handbook of Public Choice provides a comprehensive overview of the research in economics, political science, law, and sociology that has generated considerable insight into the politics of democratic and authoritarian systems as well as the influence of different institutional frameworks on incentives and outcomes. The result is an improved understanding of public policy, public finance ... Read more

    $175.99 CAD

  • The Oxford Handbook of Public Choice, Volume 1

    Edited by Roger D. Congleton, Bernard N. Grofman, Stefan Voigt ...
    Series series Oxford Handbooks
    The Oxford Handbook of Public Choice provides a comprehensive overview of the research in economics, political science, law, and sociology that has generated considerable insight into the politics of democratic and authoritarian systems as well as the influence of different institutional frameworks on incentives and outcomes. The result is an improved understanding of public policy, public finance ... Read more

    $179.99 CAD

  • Tidy Finance with R

    by Christoph Scheuch, Stefan Voigt, Patrick Weiss ...
    Series series Chapman & Hall/CRC The R Series
    This textbook shows how to bring theoretical concepts from finance and econometrics to the data. Focusing on coding and data analysis with R, we show how to conduct research in empirical finance from scratch. We start by introducing the concepts of tidy data and coding principles using the tidyverse family of R packages. Code is provided to prepare common open-source and proprietary financial data ... Read more

    $133.99 CAD

  • Tidy Finance with Python

    by Christoph Scheuch, Stefan Voigt, Patrick Weiss, Christoph Frey ...
    Series series Chapman & Hall/CRC The Python Series
    This textbook shows how to bring theoretical concepts from finance and econometrics to the data. Focusing on coding and data analysis with Python, we show how to conduct research in empirical finance from scratch. We start by introducing the concepts of tidy data and coding principles using pandas, numpy, and plotnine. Code is provided to prepare common open-source and proprietary financial data ... Read more

    $133.99 CAD

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  • Mobilizing for Human Rights

    International Law in Domestic Politics

    by Beth A. Simmons ...
    This volume argues that international human rights law has made a positive contribution to the realization of human rights in much of the world. Although governments sometimes ratify human rights treaties, gambling that they will experience little pressure to comply with them, this is not typically the case. Focusing on rights stakeholders rather than the United Nations or state pressure, Beth ... Read more

    $40.99 CAD

  • Partisan Hearts and Minds: Political Parties and the Social Identities of Voters

    by Donald Green, Bradley Palmquist, Eric Schickler ...
    In this, the first major treatment of party identification in twenty years, three political scientists assert that identification with political parties still powerfully determines how citizens look at politics and cast their ballots. Challenging prevailing views, they build a case for the continuing theoretical and political significance of partisan identities.The authors maintain that ... Read more

    $23.99 CAD

  • The Endurance of National Constitutions

    by Zachary Elkins, Tom Ginsburg, James Melton ...
    Constitutions are supposed to provide an enduring structure for politics. Yet only half live more than nine years. Why is it that some constitutions endure while others do not? In The Endurance of National Constitutions Zachary Elkins, Tom Ginsburg and James Melton examine the causes of constitutional endurance from an institutional perspective. Supported by an original set of cross-national ... Read more

    $43.99 CAD

  • Democracy for Realists

    Why Elections Do Not Produce Responsive Government

    by Christopher H. Achen, Larry M. Bartels ...
    Series series Princeton Studies in Political Behavior
    Why our belief in government by the people is unrealistic—and what we can do about itDemocracy for Realists assails the romantic folk-theory at the heart of contemporary thinking about democratic politics and government, and offers a provocative alternative view grounded in the actual human nature of democratic citizens.Christopher Achen and Larry Bartels deploy a wealth of social-scientific ... Read more

    $28.99 CAD

  • Uncivil Agreement

    How Politics Became Our Identity

    by Lilliana Mason ...
    The psychology behind political partisanship: "The kind of research that will change not just how you think about the world but how you think about yourself." —Ezra Klein, VoxPolitical polarization in America has moved beyond disagreements about matters of policy. For the first time in decades, research has shown that members of both parties hold strongly unfavorable views of their opponents. This ... Read more

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