Er zijn grote problemen met de manier waarop we onze economie vormgeven. De volhoudbaarheid daarvan roept steeds meer vragen op. In "Economie moet beter" laat Roel Jongeneel zien dat de crises rond economie en het economisch handelen niet losgezien kunnen worden van manco’s in het economisch denken. Door met economen in dialoog te gaan en hen te bevragen op hun assumpties, mensbeeld en world view probeert hij de kritieke punten bloot te leggen. Tenslotte biedt hij, vanuit een christelijk-fi...

Over the past decade, the proposal for a Universal and Unconditional Basic Income (UBI) has become a serious alternative in policy-making circles. UBI promises replace the complex welfare bureaucracy with a single benefit – abandoning targets (such as the unemployed) and activation instruments (such as job-search requirements). This disarmingly simple idea has inspired policy experiments in many countries, the Netherlands among them. I show how UBI became a credible policy alternative in th...

In de jaren na de kredietcrisis hebben financiële instellingen het nieuws gedomineerd en vaak op negatieve wijze. De oorzaak van de kredietcrisis lag, zoals inmiddels bekend, niet in de reguliere, traditionele dienstverlening van banken, maar lag in het trading-bedrijf (het voor eigen rekening handelen in complexe financiële producten.

De Dealingroom is het eerste en enige boek dat inzicht geeft in hoe banken en hedgefunds precies hun geld verdienen met de handel in deze complexe producte...

Geld speelt een hoofdrol in elke fase van je leven. Het bepaalt waar je woont, hoe je werkt, wat je kunt doen en soms ook moet laten. Toch leren we zelden hoe we er echt mee kunnen omgaan. In De economie van je leven loodst financieel expert Chris Sugira je door de belangrijkste financiële keuzes van je leven: van je eerste loon tot je pensioen en alles daartussenin.

Wat begint bij de basics – loon, belastingen en budgetteren, groeit uit tot inzicht in beleggen, vastgoed, fiscaliteit en pe...

This applied, student-oriented approach emphasizes how to think and act like a successful manager as students examine the fundamentals of employee behavior. Updated learning features and chapter-opening "Real-World Challenges," the latest research findings and revised content all reflect today's most recent changes in organizational behavior(OB).

Current, applied examples from well-known organizations work with in-chapter cases, self-assessments, video cases and exercises to create a reader-f...

The latest edition in the Principles of Corporate Finance dynasty, the 14th edition continues in its tradition of showing how theory applies to the very practical problems and decisions faced by financial managers.

Looking at what financial managers do and why, the book aims to give readers a solid understanding of theory so that they know what questions to ask when times change and new problems need to be analyzed, eventually standing as a reference and a guide to help them make financial d...

An accessible and contemporary introduction to the methods for determining cause and effect in the social sciences

Which is more dangerous, a gun or a swimming pool? What do schoolteachers and sumo wrestlers have in common? Why do drug dealers still live with their moms? How much do parents really matter? How did the legalization of abortion affect the rate of violent crime?These may not sound like typical questions for an economist to ask. But Steven D. Levitt is not a typical economist. He is a much-heralded scholar who studies the riddles of everyday life?from cheating and crime to sports and child-rea...

A powerful and inspiring book from the founders of IDEO, the award-winning design firm, on unleashing the creativity that lies within each and every one of us. Too often, companies and individuals assume that creativity and innovation are the domain of the 'creative types'. But two of the foremost experts in innovation, design and creativity on the planet show us that each and every one of us is creative.

In an entertaining and inspiring narrative that draws on countless stories from their wo...