Theory and Credibility : Integrating Theoretical and Empirical Social Science / Scott ASHWORTH / Princeton University Press (2021)  

Titre : Theory and Credibility : Integrating Theoretical and Empirical Social Science Type de document : e-book Auteurs : Scott ASHWORTH Editeur : Princeton University Press Année de publication : 2021 ISBN/ISSN/EAN : 9780691213835 Note générale : copyrighted Langues : Anglais (eng) Résumé : A clear and comprehensive framework for bridging the widening gap between theorists and empiricists in social scienceThe credibility revolution, with its emphasis on empirical methods for causal inference, has led to concerns among scholars that the canonical questions about politics and society are being neglected because they are no longer deemed answerable. Theory and Credibility stakes out an opposing view—presenting a new vision of how, working together, the credibility revolution and formal theory can advance social scientific inquiry.This authoritative book covers the conceptual foundations and practicalities of both model building and research design, providing a new framework to link theory and empirics. Drawing on diverse examples from political science, it presents a typology of the rich set of interactions that are possible between theory and empirics. This typology opens up new ways for scholars to make progress on substantive questions, and enables researchers from disparate traditions to gain a deeper appreciation for each other's work and why it matters.Theory and Credibility shows theorists how to create models that are genuinely useful to empirical inquiry, and helps empiricists better understand how to structure their research in ways that speak to theoretically meaningful questions. Nombre d'accès : Illimité En ligne : https://neoma-bs.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://www.scholarvox.com/book/88918123 Permalink : https://cataloguelibrary.neoma-bs.fr/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=536080

Thorstein Veblen : Theorist of the Leisure Class / John Patrick DIGGINS / Princeton University Press (2021)  

Titre : Thorstein Veblen : Theorist of the Leisure Class Type de document : e-book Auteurs : John Patrick DIGGINS Editeur : Princeton University Press Année de publication : 2021 ISBN/ISSN/EAN : 9780691006543 Note générale : copyrighted Langues : Anglais (eng) Résumé : Fired by Stanford and the University of Chicago but recommended by his peers to the presidency of the American Economic Association, Thorstein Veblen remains a baffling figure in American intellectual history. In part because he was an eccentric who shunned publicity, he has also been one of our most neglected. Veblen is known to the general public only as coiner of the term "conspicuous consumption," and to scholars primarily as one of many social critics of the reform-minded Progressive Era. This important critical biography--originally published as The Bard of Savagery and now appearing in paperback for the first time--attempts both to unravel the riddles that surround his reputation and to assess his varied and important contributions to modern social theory. Nombre d'accès : Illimité En ligne : https://neoma-bs.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://www.scholarvox.com/book/88935363 Permalink : https://cataloguelibrary.neoma-bs.fr/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=556956

Trading at the Speed of Light : How Ultrafast Algorithms Are Transforming Financial Markets / Donald MACKENZIE / Princeton University Press (2021)  

Titre : Trading at the Speed of Light : How Ultrafast Algorithms Are Transforming Financial Markets Type de document : e-book Auteurs : Donald MACKENZIE Editeur : Princeton University Press Année de publication : 2021 ISBN/ISSN/EAN : 9780691217789 Note générale : copyrighted Langues : Anglais (eng) Résumé : A remarkable look at how the growth, technology, and politics of high-frequency trading have altered global financial markets In today’s financial markets, trading floors on which brokers buy and sell shares face-to-face have increasingly been replaced by lightning-fast electronic systems that use algorithms to execute astounding volumes of transactions. Trading at the Speed of Light tells the story of this epic transformation. Donald MacKenzie shows how in the 1990s, in what were then the disreputable margins of the US financial system, a new approach to trading—automated high-frequency trading or HFT—began and then spread throughout the world. HFT has brought new efficiency to global trading, but has also created an unrelenting race for speed, leading to a systematic, subterranean battle among HFT algorithms. In HFT, time is measured in nanoseconds (billionths of a second), and in a nanosecond the fastest possible signal—light in a vacuum—can travel only thirty centimeters, or roughly a foot. That makes HFT exquisitely sensitive to the length and transmission capacity of the cables connecting computer servers to the exchanges’ systems and to the location of the microwave towers that carry signals between computer datacenters. Drawing from more than 300 interviews with high-frequency traders, the people who supply them with technological and communication capabilities, exchange staff, regulators, and many others, MacKenzie reveals the extraordinary efforts expended to speed up every aspect of trading. He looks at how in some markets big banks have fought off the challenge from HFT firms, and how exchanges sometimes engineer technical systems to favor certain types of algorithms over others. Focusing on the material, political, and economic characteristics of high-frequency trading, Trading at the Speed of Light offers a unique glimpse into its influence on global finance and where it could lead us in the future. Nombre d'accès : Illimité En ligne : https://neoma-bs.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://www.scholarvox.com/book/88914388 Permalink : https://cataloguelibrary.neoma-bs.fr/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=534891

Under the Influence : Putting Peer Pressure to Work / Robert H. FRANK / Princeton University Press (2021)  

Titre : Under the Influence : Putting Peer Pressure to Work Type de document : e-book Auteurs : Robert H. FRANK Editeur : Princeton University Press Année de publication : 2021 ISBN/ISSN/EAN : 9780691227108 Note générale : copyrighted Langues : Anglais (eng) Résumé : From New York Times bestselling author and economics columnist Robert Frank, bold new ideas for creating environments that promise a brighter futurePsychologists have long understood that social environments profoundly shape our behavior, sometimes for the better, often for the worse. But social influence is a two-way street—our environments are themselves products of our behavior. Under the Influence explains how to unlock the latent power of social context. It reveals how our environments encourage smoking, bullying, tax cheating, sexual predation, problem drinking, and wasteful energy use. We are building bigger houses, driving heavier cars, and engaging in a host of other activities that threaten the planet—mainly because that's what friends and neighbors do.In the wake of the hottest years on record, only robust measures to curb greenhouse gases promise relief from more frequent and intense storms, droughts, flooding, wildfires, and famines. Robert Frank describes how the strongest predictor of our willingness to support climate-friendly policies, install solar panels, or buy an electric car is the number of people we know who have already done so. In the face of stakes that could not be higher, the book explains how we could redirect trillions of dollars annually in support of carbon-free energy sources, all without requiring painful sacrifices from anyone.Most of us would agree that we need to take responsibility for our own choices, but with more supportive social environments, each of us is more likely to make choices that benefit everyone. Under the Influence shows how. Nombre d'accès : Illimité En ligne : https://neoma-bs.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://www.scholarvox.com/book/88935131 Permalink : https://cataloguelibrary.neoma-bs.fr/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=556829

Understanding Interdependence : The Macroeconomics of the Open Economy / Peter B. KENEN / Princeton University Press (2021)  

Titre : Understanding Interdependence : The Macroeconomics of the Open Economy Type de document : e-book Auteurs : Peter B. KENEN Editeur : Princeton University Press Année de publication : 2021 ISBN/ISSN/EAN : 9780691034089 Note générale : copyrighted Langues : Anglais (eng) Résumé : Drawing together new papers by some of today's leading figures in international economics and finance, Understanding Interdependence surveys the current state of knowledge on the international monetary system and, by implication, defines the research horizon for the future. Covering topics including the behavior of exchange rates, the choice of exchange-rate regime, current-account adjustment in classical and Keynesian models, the extent and effects of capital mobility, international debt, the stabilization and reform of the formerly planned economies, European monetary union, and international policy coordination, the book underscores the importance of these subjects and identifies lessons for policymakers. The contributors to the volume are Michael Bruno, Ralph C. Bryant, Richard N. Cooper, Michael P. Dooley, Barry Eichengreen, Stanley Fischer, Charles A. E. Goodhart, Peter Hooper, Peter B. Kenen, Paul R. Krugman, Henri Lorie, Jaime Marquez, Ronald I. McKinnon, Michael Mussa, Maurice Obstfeld, John Odling-Smee, Assaf Razin, Dani Rodrik, Mark P. Taylor, and John Williamson. Nombre d'accès : Illimité En ligne : https://neoma-bs.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://www.scholarvox.com/book/88935139 Permalink : https://cataloguelibrary.neoma-bs.fr/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=556834

Valuing the Unique : The Economics of Singularities / Lucien KARPIK / Princeton University Press (2021)  

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We Are Not Born Submissive : How Patriarchy Shapes Women's Lives / Manon GARCIA / Princeton University Press (2021)  

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What We Owe Each Other : A New Social Contract for a Better Society / Minouche SHAFIK / Princeton University Press (2021)  

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When Bad Thinking Happens to Good People : How Philosophy Can Save Us from Ourselves / Steven NADLER / Princeton University Press (2021)  

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Women Don't Ask : Negotiation and the Gender Divide / Linda BABCOCK / Princeton University Press (2021)  

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Women Don't Ask : Negotiation and the Gender Divide / Linda BABCOCK / Princeton University Press (2021)  

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Analyzing Marx : Morality, Power and History / Richard W. MILLER / Princeton University Press (2020)  

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Basic Rights : Subsistence, Affluence, and U.S. Foreign Policy: 40th Anniversary Edition / Henry SHUE / Princeton University Press (2020)  

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Beyond Global Warming : How Numerical Models Revealed the Secrets of Climate Change / Syukuro MANABE / Princeton University Press (2020)  

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Beyond Global Warming : How Numerical Models Revealed the Secrets of Climate Change / Syukuro MANABE / Princeton University Press (2020)  

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