Økonomi

Manden der råbte op om vores boliglån, pension og kronen. Han har måske udtænkt dit boliglån, sikret din ATP-pension og forhindret, at dine kroner blev mindre værd. Hvad tænker en af de mest indflydelsesrige mænd i den danske finanssektor, en vigtig samfundsaktør og -debattør som har præget tankegangen i erhvervslivets bestyrelser, på Christiansborg og internationalt. Hvad har det betydet, at den bredspektrede nationaløkonom med et innovativt ingeniør-gen har kunnet forudse og beskrive risici, som har sparet en stor del af befolkningen for økonomiske tab? Tidligere nationalbankdirektør Lars Rohde har et klart blik for samfundets og især finansverdenens skævheder. Han strammer op og former, når han har magten til det. Det har han gjort på Aarhus Universitet, i Realkredit Danmark, i ATP og i Nationalbanken.Nogle vil sige, at Lars Rohde har et mørkt, professionelt livssyn. At han er en af finansverdenens sortseer. At han er en kritisk kontrollør af økonomi-Danmark, og at politikere og finansmænd havde sovet bedre uden ham. Men hvordan er manden bag, og hvordan har hans liv formet sig?

"The little-engine-that-could story of how a band of scrappy entrepreneurs are reviving the enterprise of manufacturing clothing in the United States"--

"Man møder et menneske" er et opgør med tænkningen om, at bedre velfærd kræver flere penge. Bogen udfordrer den gængse tilgang til dokumentation og ledelse og anviser en ny metode, der går gennem menneskelige relationer. Det vigtige spørgsmål er ikke: Har jeg gjort det, jeg skulle, rigtigt? men snarere: Det, vi laver sammen, virker det for borgeren?I bogen præsenterer Helle Øbo klare tiltag til, hvordan vi med udgangspunkt i relationen ikke alene opnår bedre effekt af indsatser på socialområdet, men også får ryddet op i unødvendig lovgivning og bureaukrati. Målet er at gå fra systemvelfærd til relationsvelfærd.Bogen henvender sig alle, der engagerer sig i det sociale arbejde og har en tro på, at vi sammen kan gøre det bedre – i særdeleshed beslutningstagere, ledere og medarbejdere.

Til underviserne finder der omfattende vejledende løsninger på Hans Reitzels Forlags underviserside.Til bogen hører desuden en hjemmeside, hvor du bl.a. kan finde bogens figurer til download, opgaver og rettelser.Denne opgavesamling følger samme struktur som lærebogen Makroøkonomi – videregående uddannelser, 5. udgave. Den indeholder et bredt udvalg af opgaver, der både dækker lærebogens emner og går i dybden med specielle emner. Opgaverne har en forskellig sværhedsgrad og medvirker til at give de studerende et teoretisk og praktisk grundlag for anvendelsen af makroøkonomiske teorier og modeller.Denne 2. udgave er udvidet og i tilknytning til opgavebogen er der udarbejdet detaljerede løsninger, som trin for trin gennemgår, hvordan opgaven skal løses. Disse løsninger er udarbejdet på en sådan måde, at underviseren kan vælge at udlevere dem til de studerende.

In this book, author Matheus Facure explains the untapped potential of causal inference for estimating impacts and effects.

Makroøkonomi – videregående uddannelser er en teoretisk stærk og pædagogisk anlagt lærebog. Formålet med bogen er at give læseren en forståelse af de samfundsøkonomiske sammenhænge, således at disse kan anvendes såvel i forbindelse med projektskrivning og studier i øvrigt som i jobmæssige sammenhænge. Der lægges gennem hele bogen vægt på at forklare den økonomiske teori og holde denne op mod ”den virkelige verden”.Det sker:• Ved uddybende forklaringer• Ved løbende at supplere teorierne med grafer, figurer og tabeller for derved at øge den intuitive fornemmelse• Ved hjælp af simple matematiske begreber, således at der sikres en logisk sammenhæng gennem hele bogen. Denne del er dog nedtonet i forhold til tidligere udgaver.Bogen er opdateret på en lang række punkter i forhold til forrige udgave. Del 4 sidst i bogen inddrager elementer fra bogen ”Makroøkonomi i teori og praksis” vedrørende finansielle kriser, finansiel stabilitet og eurosamarbejdet. Denne del er specielt rettet mod finansbacheloruddannelsen, men andre kan selvfølgelig også inddrage disse elementer i undervisningen.Desuden er der sket en væsentlig opdatering af alle bogens kapitler. Det gælder ikke mindst kapitel 6 om finanspolitikken, hvor der er lagt endnu mere vægt på tilrettelæggelsen af finanspolitikken i Danmark, herunder budgetloven og begrebet økonomisk råderum. Endelig er bogens figurer, tabeller, regler m.m. blevet opdateret. Bogen danner en helhed sammen med Mikroøkonomi – videregående uddannelser.Til bogen hører en hjemmeside, hvor du bl.a. kan finde bogens figurer til download, opgaver og rettelser.

Houellebecq er en af vor tids mest kontroversielle forfattere og uden tvivl den mest kendte franske forfatter i Danmark, men der er en klar tendens til, at Houellebecq i Danmark kun bliver læst som enten en uansvarlig islamofobisk provokatør eller en heltemodig kunstner. Det råder Authiers essay bod på. Gennem en række diskussioner af Houellebecqs analyser af "den liberalistiske globalisering, suverænismen, arven efter og retssagen mod maj 68, islam, de europæiske samfunds højredrejning, Vestens forfald …" åbenbares et samlet værk, der gennem de mange romaner leverer en eminent analyse af prominente politiske visioner, ideer og problemstillinger. Authiers essay viser med stor tydelig, at uanset om man kan lide hans meninger og person eller ej, så er Houellebecq pt. en af Europas vigtigste tænkere. En forfatter, der ikke er til at komme udenom. Houellebecq er dog ifølge Authier hverken profet eller moderne orakel. Han er snarere en seismograf.Bogen er et "kærligt vink" til afdøde Bernard Maris, hvis bog Økonomen Houellebecq udkom på dansk i 2017.

Penge, valuta og de finansielle markeder – et overblik giver på en overskuelig måde et godt overblik over sammenhængen mellem den danske statsgældspolitik, pengepolitik og valutapolitik samt koblingen til de finansielle markeder og deres indbyrdes sammenhænge. Bogen beskriver de mest centrale begreber som eksempelvis renter, fordringer, penge og likviditet samt forskellen mellem rentespænd, rentemarginal og rentestruktur. Der gives også en detaljeret beskrivelse af Nationalbankens pengepolitiske redskaber og valutapolitiske redskaber til forsvar for den danske kronekurs samt statens indenlandske og udenlandske låntagning. Desuden indeholder bogen en kort og praktisk anvendelig gennemgang af de mest centrale forklaringsfaktorer for udviklingen i den danske valutakurs, statsobligationsrenter m.v. Penge, valuta og de finansielle markeder – et overblik er nyttig for alle, som gerne vil videre mere om penge, valuta, statsgældspolitik og sammenhængen mellem disse emner, som alle har betydning for globaliseringen af dansk økonomi. Den kan bruges både som lærebog inden for dansk valuta- og pengepolitik og sammenhængen med de finansielle markeder samt som opslagsværk for alle, som har behov for viden forud for analyser af de finansielle markeder i Danmark.

"Why do kids born in the summer get diagnosed more often with A.D.H.D.? How are marathons harmful for your health, even when you're not running? What do surgeons and salesmen have in common? Which annual event made people 30 percent more likely to contract COVID-19? As a University of Chicago-trained economist and Harvard medical school professor and doctor, Anupam Jena is uniquely equipped to answer these questions. And as a critical care doctor at Massachusetts General who researches health care policy, Christopher Worsham confronts its impact on the hospital's sickest patients. In this singular work of science and medicine, Jena and Worsham work together to reveal the hidden side of medicine, and its effect on everyone that touches the health care system. Relying on ingeniously devised natural experiments-random events that unknowingly turn us into experimental subjects-Jena and Worsham do more than offer readers colorful stories. They help us see the way our health is shaped by forces invisible to the untrained eye. Do you choose the veteran doctor or the rookie? Do you take the appointment on Monday or on Friday? Do you get the procedure now or wait a week? These questions are rife with significance; their impact can be life changing. In a style that's animated and enlightening, this book empowers you to see past the white coat and find out what really makes medicine work-and how it could work better"--

"Exploring the forces that determine the rate and direction of medical progress, this book brings together the worlds of scientific policy, economics, sociology, and innovation to describe the medical research landscape. Covers how issues, including incentive structures and lack of novelty in drug development, influence and impede progress"--

New York Times BestsellerNew York Times reporter and “Corner Office” columnist David Gelles reveals legendary GE CEO Jack Welch to be the root of all that’s wrong with capitalism today and offers advice on how we might right those wrongs.

"Plunder is a startling investigation into the poorly understood, powerful force of private equity that is reshaping the American economy: raising prices, reducing quality, cutting jobs, increasing inequality, and shifting resources from productive parts of the economy to unproductive ones. Already transformative, private equity is poised to reshape the American economy in this decade the way that big tech did in the last decade, and subprime lenders the decade before that. And importantly, private equity is doing all of this not just with the acquiescence but the active support of the government. If you've ever wondered what happened to Toys R Us; why your doctor's bills are getting more expensive, why nursing homes are getting worse, why there is a housing shortage, why newspapers in Chicago and Los Angeles have gone downhill and local investigative reporting has dried up, Brendan Ballou's Plunder provides the reason why and provides a reform agenda spelling out how this industry can be stopped from wreaking further havoc. Brendan Ballou shows how private equity firms buy up companies using little or no investment, forcing them to take on huge debts and pay extractive fees, often wringing the life blood out of them, leaving them bankrupt or a shell of their former selves. Private equity's impact extends to the communities that have long depended on now- eviscerated companies for employment and prosperity. Perhaps most startling is Ballou's insight into how this is happening with the active support of government. Through vivid storytelling, Ballou's revelatory explanation of how private equity works shines a light on a part of Wall Street that is hastening the financialization of the American economy and increasing the power of banks and other institutions over companies that make and sell tangible products"--

In response to the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the US Federal Reserve and central banks worldwide have deployed tools that past policymakers and economists might have considered radical. Programmes like large-scale securities purchases and a new policy framework remain a source of confusion for investors, journalists and ordinary citizens alike.Twenty-First Century Monetary Policy demystifies these opaque techniques to reveal how economic ideas, historical events and political forces have transformed the Fed's policies over several decades. From the stagflation of the 1970s to the Great Recession and the recent pandemic, Ben S. Bernanke masterfully examines how the Fed's policies-and the institution itself-may change as it grapples with persistently low interest rates, systemic financial risk, rapid technological change and polarised politics. With unparalleled depth of expertise and robust historical sweep, Twenty-First Century Monetary Policy is a must-read for anyone interested in understanding modern finance, investments or US economic policy.

A renowned economic historian traces women's journey to close the gender wage gap and sheds new light on the continued struggle to achieve equity between couples at homeA century ago, it was a given that a woman with a college degree had to choose between having a career and a family. Today, there are more female college graduates than ever before, and more women want to have a career and family, yet challenges persist at work and at home. This book traces how generations of women have responded to the problem of balancing career and family as the twentieth century experienced a sea change in gender equality, revealing why true equity for dual career couples remains frustratingly out of reach.Drawing on decades of her own groundbreaking research, Claudia Goldin provides a fresh, in-depth look at the diverse experiences of college-educated women from the 1900s to today, examining the aspirations they formed-and the barriers they faced-in terms of career, job, marriage, and children. She shows how many professions are "e;greedy,"e; paying disproportionately more for long hours and weekend work, and how this perpetuates disparities between women and men. Goldin demonstrates how the era of COVID-19 has severely hindered women's advancement, yet how the growth of remote and flexible work may be the pandemic's silver lining.Antidiscrimination laws and unbiased managers, while valuable, are not enough. Career and Family explains why we must make fundamental changes to the way we work and how we value caregiving if we are ever to achieve gender equality and couple equity.

"A guide for fiscal policymakers in advanced economies to understand the appropriate policy response to an environment of high national debt and low interest rates"--

One of Porchlight's Business Books of the Year | One of Vox's Best Books of 2023 | An NPR Book of the Day | Required Reading from New York Post | One of Nylon's 13 May Books to Add to Your Reading List | One of PureWow's 14 Books to Read for AAPI Heritage Month | One of W Magazine's 14 Books to Dive Into This Summer | One of Betches' Best Summer Reads of 2023An audacious journalistic exploration of the present and future of beauty through the lens of South Korea's booming "K-beauty" industry and the culture it promotes, by Elise Hu, NPR host-at-large and the host of TED Talks Daily K-beauty has captured imaginations worldwide by promising a kind of mesmerizing perfection. Its skincare and makeup products—creams packaged to look like milkshakes or pandas, and snail mucus face masks, to name a few—work together to fascinate us, champion consumerism, and invite us to indulge. In the four years Elise spent in Seoul as NPR’s bureau chief, the global K-beauty industry quadrupled. Today it's worth $10 billion and is only getting bigger as it rides the Hallyu wave around the globe. And fun as self-care consumerism may be, Elise turns her veteran eye to the darker questions lurking beneath the surface of this story. When technology makes it easy to quantify and optimize ourselves—from banishing blemishes, to whittling our waistlines, even to shaving down our jaws—where do we draw the line? What are the dangers for a society where a flawless face and body are promoted and possible? What are the real financial, physical, and emotional costs of beauty work in a culture that valorizes endless self-improvement and codes it as empowerment?   With rich historical context and deep reporting, including hours of interviews with South Korean women, this is a complex, provocative look at the ways hustle culture has reached into the sinews of our bodies. It raises complicated questions about gender disparity, consumerism, the beauty imperative of an appearance obsessed society, and the undeniable political, economic, and social capital of good looks worldwide. And it points the way toward an alternative vision, one that's more affirming and inclusive than a beauty culture led by industry.

Pelle Dragsteds bog Nordisk socialisme har antændt socialismediskussionen i Danmark.Bogen blev udsolgt på udgivelsesdatoen, og forfatteren har siden rejst fra Aalborg til Rønnefor at præsentere sine visioner for »en ny vej«til socialistisk samfundsforandring.Men hvad er egentligt det nye ved den vision, som Pelle Dragsted præsenterer? I Kritik af Nordisk socialisme kritiserer bogensforfattere forestillingen om, at socialisme og kapitalisme eksisterer som sidestillede sektorer i det nuværende samfund – og viser hvordanmanglende metodisk og teoretisk stringensleder Pelle Dragsted til at kunne definere en række fritsvævende kamppladser, hvor »demokratiskelommer« kan formere sig og styrke»en allerede eksisterende socialisme«.Særligt kritiseres Dragsted for – i sin bestræbelse på at overbevise et flertal i befolkningen om hans projekts spiselighed – at undgå de egentlige magtspørgsmål, hvilket efterladerNordisk socialisme som et uforløst forsøg på at definere en socialistisk strategi på ny.

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