Books in the Blackwell Companions to Contemporary Economics series

Unique in both its rigor and international treatment, A Companion to Urban Economics provides a state-of-the-art overview of this field, communicating its intellectual richness through a diverse portfolio of authors and topics.

* Compares and contrasts the leading approaches and modeling strategies * Presents a unique survey of forecasting in a single volume * Incorporates the latest technological advances * Places contributions to the field in context and illustrates their commonalities.

Unique in both its rigor and international treatment, A Companion to Urban Economics provides a state-of-the-art overview of this field, communicating its intellectual richness through a diverse portfolio of authors and topics.

Assembling contributions from top thinkers in the field, this companion offers a comprehensive and sophisticated exploration of the history of economic thought. The volume has a threefold focus: the history of economic thought, the history of economics as a discipline, and the historiography of economic thought.

* Focuses on the foundations of econometrics. * Integrates real--world topics encountered by professionals and practitioners. * Draws on up--to--date research in areas not covered by standard econometrics texts. * Organized to provide clear, accessible information and point to further readings. .

* Focuses on the foundations of econometrics. * Integrates real--world topics encountered by professionals and practitioners. * Draws on up--to--date research in areas not covered by standard econometrics texts. * Organized to provide clear, accessible information and point to further readings. .

The Blackwell Companion to Maritime Economics presents comprehensive and in-depth coverage of the entire scope of issues relating to shipping and port economics.