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Purposeful Engineering Economics

This textbook/course supplement stands as a unique and highly original complement to the traditional engineering economics curriculum. Its primarily narrative approach conveys the essence of an "Austrian" economic perspective on cash flow analysis and decision making in engineering, withou...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Chadderton, Ronald A. (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
Edición:1st ed. 2015.
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Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • The First Class: Subjective Value and Time Preference
  • A Few Basic Concepts: Setting the Stage
  • Price and Cost
  • Equivalence
  • Inflation
  • Information: Interfering with Price Signals
  • Public Projects (Benefit/Cost Analysis)
  • Effects of Taxation on Cash Flows
  • An Example "Retirement" Planning Calculation
  • Costs of Regulation
  • Sustainability Concerns
  • Appendix A: Elements of Austrian Economic Theory
  • Appendix B: Example Learning Objectives.