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The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics is the first revision in 21 years of
what has been the standard reference book for economists since its foundation by
Sir R. H. Inglis Palgrave in 1894. The eight volumes of the new dictionary
contain 1,872 signed articles by 1506 of the world?s leading economists,
including 25 Nobel Prize winners. Together the articles provide an unrivalled
snapshot of modern economics.
The huge expansion of economics over the past 21 years has made updating The New
Palgrave a daunting task. In the words of the Editors, Steven Durlauf and
Lawrence Blume, ?Since the appearance of the last edition of The New Palgrave in
1987, the discipline of economics has grown enormously both in analytical and
technical sophistication and in the scope of the subject.?
Over the past 21 years economic research has expanded its domain of enquiry so
that it covers virtually every area of social life. Information technology has
facilitated the collection of huge datasets to which economic analysis and
modelling can be applied with increasingly diverse applications. As the articles
in the revised Dictionary show, economics is everywhere ? in the kitchen,
boardroom, classroom, newsroom, and even in the bedroom.
?The ideas of economists are more powerful than is commonly understood. Indeed
the world is ruled by little else.?
? John Maynard Keynes
?The New Palgrave will be an indispensable reference tool for scholars in
economics and perhaps even more for the journalist or business executive. The
topics are exhaustive.?
? Kenneth J. Arrow, Nobel Prize Winner in Economics
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PRESENTED BY EDITOR
Steven Durlauf
Kenneth J. Arrow Professor of Economics, University of Wisconsin
Mr. Durlauf is the Kenneth J. Arrow Professor of Economics at the University of
Wisconsin at Madison. He has served as Co-Director of the Economics Program at
the Santa Fe Institute for which he currently serves as a Science Board and
external faculty member. A Fellow of the Econometric Society, Durlauf's research
covers a range of topics in macroeconomics, econometrics, and income inequality.
DISCUSSED BY CONTRIBUTORS
Shanta Devarajan
Chief Economist, Africa Region, World Bank
Mr. Devarajan is the Chief Economist of the Africa Region at the World Bank.
Since joining the Bank in 1991, he has been a Principal Economist and Research
Manager for Public Economics in the Development Research Group, as well as the
Chief Economist of the Human Development Network and South Asia Region. He was
the Director of the World Development Report 2004, Making Services Work for Poor
People. Before 1991, he was on the faculty of Harvard University?s John F.
Kennedy School of Government. The author or co-author of over 100 publications,
his research covers public economics, trade policy, natural resources and the
environment, and general-equilibrium modeling of developing countries.
Additional Discussant to Be Confirmed
MODERATED BY
Laurie Harting
Editor, Economics, Business & Management, Palgrave Macmillan
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