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Cities, Agglomeration, and Spatial Equilibrium

Cities, Agglomeration, and Spatial Equilibrium

Edward Ludwig Glaeser

Cutler, David and Edward Glaeser (1997). “Are Ghettos Good or Bad?,” Quarterly Journal of Economics, 112(3): 827–872. Cutler, David, Edward Glaeser and Jacob Vigdor (2008). “Is the Melting Pot Still Hot? Explaining the Resurgence of ...
Rethinking Federal Housing Policy: How to Make Housing ...

Rethinking Federal Housing Policy: How to Make Housing ...

Edward Ludwig Glaeser

In Rethinking Federal Housing Policy: How to Make Housing Plentiful and Affordable, Edward L. Glaeser and Joseph Gyourko explain why housing is so expensive in some areas and outline a plan for making it more affordable.
Urban Inequality

Urban Inequality

Edward Ludwig Glaeser

What impact does inequality have on metropolitan areas?
Criminals and Victims

Criminals and Victims

W. David Allen

Glaeser, Edward L., and Bruce Sacerdote. 1999. “Why Is There More Crime in Cities?” Journal of Political Economy 107 (December): S225–S258. Glaeser, Edward L., Bruce Sacerdote, and José A. Scheinkman. 1996. “Crime and Social ...
Ludwig Wittgenstein

Ludwig Wittgenstein

Edward Kanterian

A readable and concise account, Ludwig Wittgenstein is an informative, accessible introduction to the one of the greatest thinkers of our age.
Why Doesn't the US Have a European-style Welfare System?

Why Doesn't the US Have a European-style Welfare System?

Edward Glaeser

European countries are much more generous to the poor relative to the US level of generosity.
Encyclopedia of Philosophy and the Social Sciences

Encyclopedia of Philosophy and the Social Sciences

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An interesting consequence of endogenous social interactions is the amplification of differences in average neighborhood behavior across neighborhoods. In their 2003 study, Edward Glaeser, Bruce Sacerdote, and José A. Scheinkman ...
Triumph of the City: How Urban Spaces Make Us Human

Triumph of the City: How Urban Spaces Make Us Human

Edward Glaeser

'A masterpiece' Steven D. Levitt, co-author of Freakonomics 'A brilliant read: persuasive and provocative' Time Out 'Replete with lightly borne learning, this is a tremendous book' Bryan Appleyard, Literary Review 'Fascinating' Sunday ...
The Governance of Not-for-Profit Organizations

The Governance of Not-for-Profit Organizations

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Edward L. Glaeser. 6 Theories of Firm Behavior in the Nonprofit Sector A Synthesis and Empirical Evaluation Anup Malani, Tomas Philipson, and Guy David Much economic activity occurs in the not-for-profit (NFP) sector of the U.S. economy.
The Invisible Hook: The Hidden Economics of Pirates

The Invisible Hook: The Hidden Economics of Pirates

Peter T. Leeson

This is a fun book, but also a volume rich with insights and analysis."--Edward Glaeser, Harvard University "Light of touch and truly eloquent, The Invisible Hook is a terrific read on a fascinating topic.
The Invisible Boy

The Invisible Boy

Trudy Ludwig

From esteemed author and speaker Trudy Ludwig and acclaimed illustrator Patrice Barton, this gentle story shows how small acts of kindness can help children feel included and allow them to flourish.
Ludwig Wittgenstein

Ludwig Wittgenstein

Edward Kanterian

Yet the philosopher’s passions were not solely confined to theoretical musings, and the book explores Wittgenstein’s immersion in art and music and his social position as a member of the sophisticated Viennese upper class at the turn of ...
Ludwig Wittgenstein:

Ludwig Wittgenstein:

Ludwig Wittgenstein

For Wittgenstein, philosophy was an on-going activity. Only in his dialog with the philosophical community and in his private moments does Wittgenstein's philosophical practice fully come to light. Visit our website for sample chapters!
Philosophical Investigations

Philosophical Investigations

Ludwig Wittgenstein

Incorporating significant editorial changes from earlier editions, the fourth edition of Ludwig Wittgenstein's Philosophical Investigations is the definitive en face German-English version of the most important work of 20th-century ...
Humility Is the New Smart: Rethinking Human Excellence in ...

Humility Is the New Smart: Rethinking Human Excellence in ...

Edward D. Hess

Hess and Ludwig call it being NewSmart. In this extraordinarily timely book, they offer detailed guidance for developing NewSmart attitudes and four critical behaviors that will help us adapt to the new reality.
Bold Composer: A Story about Ludwig van Beethoven

Bold Composer: A Story about Ludwig van Beethoven

Judith Pinkerton Josephson

Famous 19th century composer Ludwig van Beethoven compsed hundreds of works in his lifetime, including the well-known Moonlight Sonata and Symphony No. 5 and Symphony No. 9. He remains among the most-studied and most-loved composers.
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner 1880-1938: On the Edge of the Abyss of ...

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner 1880-1938: On the Edge of the Abyss of ...

Norbert Wolf

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner was born on May 6, 1880, in Aschaffenburg, Lower Franconia. His family - as he later never tired of emphasizing - could be traced back on his father's side to the sixteenth century. His father, Ernst, an engineer and ...
Pandekten: Vorlesungen von D.Friedr. Ludwig v. Keller. Aus ...

Pandekten: Vorlesungen von D.Friedr. Ludwig v. Keller. Aus ...

Friedrich Ludwig Keller

Bergeri Resolutiones legum obstantium, quae in compendio iuris Lauterbachiano expromuntur cur. Chr. H. Bergero. Ed. 3. Vitembergaein Saxonibus 1716. 8. Chr. Friedr. Glück ausführliche Erläuterung der Pandekten nach Hellfeld. Bd. 1–34.
Opening Space Research: Dreams, Technology, and Scientific ...

Opening Space Research: Dreams, Technology, and Scientific ...

George H. Ludwig

Dreams, Technology, and Scientific Discovery George H. Ludwig. enthusiasm for ... Following that meeting, Toftoy went to Washington for a discussion with Major General Leslie Simon, the assistant chief of Army Ordnance. Simon stated that ...
Intervening to Improve the Safety of Occupational Driving: A ...

Intervening to Improve the Safety of Occupational Driving: A ...

Timothy D. Ludwig

A Behavior-change Model and Review of Empirical Evidence Timothy D. Ludwig, E. Scott Geller, Thomas C. Mawhinney. The Journal of Organizational Behavior Miiiiii^cmenttM Monographic "Separates" Helow is a list of "separates," which in ...
Ulrich, Herzog zu Württemberg, ein Beitr. zur Geschichte ...

Ulrich, Herzog zu Württemberg, ein Beitr. zur Geschichte ...

Ludwig Friedrich Heyd

44) Die Entflohenen waren: der Landschreiber Lorcher, Meister Simon Keller, Meister Joseph Münsinger, Secretarius Andreas Karter; Martin Gutbrod, Conrad König, Wolf König, der Dichter Magister Johannes Brassica- nus, Ludwig Dietrich  ...
The Cambridge Modern History

The Cambridge Modern History

John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton Baron Acton

... 726 Bhutan, military operations in, 752 Biarritz, Napoleon and Bismarck at, 447 , 479 Bibesco, George, Hospodar of Wallachia, 283 Bibikoff, Dmitri Gavrilovich, Russian Minister of the Interior, 614 Biegeleben, Freiherr Ludwig Maximilian von,  ...
Lawrence College Bulletin: Catalog number

Lawrence College Bulletin: Catalog number

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Kimberly Donald Edward Rumpf ..Milwaukee Sonia Marie Sandeen . . . .Rockford , III. Frank Alfred Sanders Appleton Curtis Ludwig Scherer ....Elm Grove Peter Karl Schmidt Wausau Richard Chester Schmidt Appleton John Wesley Schneck,  ...
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