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Tables of Contents for Economic Science and Practice
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Lists of Figures and Tables
vii
1
List of Contributors
viii
1
Acknowledgements
ix
1. Introduction: High Tech or Human Capital?
1
14
PART I ECONOMIC ROLE MODELS
15
92
2. Economists: First Semester, High Flyers and UFOs
15
34
Bruno S. Frey
Reiner Eichenberger
3. Users and Abusers of Economic Research
49
11
Richard Portes
4. Blood is Thicker than Water: Economists and the Tinbergen Legacy
60
32
Harry P. van Dalen
Arjo Klamer
5. Economists as Advocates: The Art of Making a Case
92
15
Jules J. M. Theeuwes
PART II CASE STUDIES IN POLICY ANALYSIS
107
42
6. Industrial Organization and Competition Policy: What are the Links?
107
27
Alexis Jacquemin
7. Why Does Economics Only Help with Easy Problems?
134
15
Thomas C. Schelling
PART III ECONOMICS AND SOCIETY
149
49
8. The Proper Role of Theory
149
17
Edmond Malinvaud
9. The Policy-maker's Demand for Economic Analysis
166
15
L. Ad Geelhoed
10. Why Things Are Different
181
17
References
198
14
Author Index
212