Reviews

Book reviewed in this article:
Industrial Relations in Australia. By K enneth F. W alker .
The Function and Design of Company Annual Reports. By R. J. C hambers .
The Business Side of Farming. By D. M. M alloch and I. W. W eston .
Decision Processes. Edited by R. M. T hrall , C. H. C oombs and R. L. D avis .
The Role of the Economist as Official Adviser. By W. A. J öhr and H. W. S inger .     

Hysteresis in economic relationships: An overview

I am grateful for helpful comments to G. Heidbrink, J. Möller, H.J. Ramser, W. Scheremet, and W. Smolny (University of Konstanz).     

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Book reviewed in this article:
The Econometrics of Disequilibrium. by Roger J. Bowden
Money and Banking in Contemporary Japan:The Theoretical Setting and its Application, by Yoshio Suzuki
The World Economy. History and Prospect, by W. W. Rostow
Getting From Here to There, by W. W. Rostow
Public Expenditures and Social Policy in Australia
Volume II. The First Fraser Years 1976–78
Readings in Marketing:A Systems Perspective, by R. A. Layton and K. Le Lievre     

How and how not to desocialize

Murray N. Rothbard is S. J. Hall distinguished professor of economics at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and editor of the Review of Austrian Economics. An earlier version of this paper was delivered at the annual meeting of the Southwestern Social Science Association, at a panel on The Downfall of Communism, at San Antonio, Texas, in March, 1991.     

Book reviews

Technological Risk H. W. Lewis ,Yew York and London, W. W. Norton ,and Company, 1991, xiii+353pp., £15.95.

Towards Global Localisation: the computing and telecommunications industries in Britain and France Philip Cooke, Frank Moulaert, Erik Swyngedouw, Olivier Weinstein & Peter Wells with Martine Lamattre & Patrice Grevet London, UCL Press, 1992, 227pp., £30.00 hardback.

A Strategy of Change: concepts and controversies in the management of change David C. Wilson London, Routledge, 1992, 147pp., ISBN 0-4 15-053269, £10.00 pbk.     

Book Review

Book reviewed in this article:
BRAWRS, W. K.— Input-Output Analyse en Internationale Economische Integratie, Preface by W. Leontief and with English Summary (Input-Output Analysis and International Economic Integration).     

Book Reviews

Books reviewed: Quantifying the Impact of Technical Barriers to Trade: Can It Be Done? edited by Keith Maskus and John Wilson, Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 2001, pp. xvi, 241.
Reviewed by Arghya Ghosh Too Sensational: On the Choice of Exchange Rate Regimes, by W. Max Corden, Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2002, pp. xiv, 274; index.
Reviewed by Sven W. Arndt     

Budget impact analysis of darbepoetin alfa every 3 weeks versus epoetin alfa every week for the treatment of chemotherapy-induced anaemia from a US payer's perspective

Abstract

Objective: This analysis was conducted to compare the direct medical costs of treatment with darbepoetin alfa every 3 weeks (Q3W) and epoetin alfa every week (QW) in patients with chemotherapy-induced anaemia (CIA) from the payer's perspective.

Methods: An analysis was conducted from a US health plan perspective to compare the annual budget impact for CIA with darbepoetin alfa Q3W and epoetin alfa QW over a 16-week treatment period. Dosing regimens were obtained from registration clinical trials.

Results: Mean doses, including dose adjustments, were 375.6 μg Q3W for darbepoetin alfa and 43,187 U QW for epoetin alfa. Costs of medical resources included drug acquisition and administration costs. The base case analysis resulted in a per-patient budget impact of $8,544 and $8,667 for darbepoetin alfa and epoetin alfa, respectively. Per member per month cost was $0.90 for darbepoetin alfa and $0.91 for epoetin alfa, based on an estimate of 2,735 CIA patients in a health plan population of 2.17 million. The analysis was most sensitive to drug dose, treatment period and drug price.

Conclusions: Results suggest that per-patient direct medical costs of CIA treatment, when initiated at labelled starting doses, are comparable for darbepoetin alfa Q3W and epoetin alfa QW.     

Reviews

Book reviewed in this article:
Protection, Growth and Trade: Essays in International Economics , by W.M. Corden
Handbook of Labor Economics , Vols 1 and 2, edited by O.C. Ashenfelter and R. Layard
Unemployment and the Labour Market: Anatomy of the Problem B ureau of L abour M arket R esearch
International and Comparative Industrial Relations , by G.J. Bamber and R.D. Lansbury
The Scheme of Economics and Philosophy for a World of Uncertainty; Some Problems Resolved. Vols I & 2 , by N.F. Laing
Mainstreams in Industrial Organization, Books 1 and 2 , Studies in Industrial Organization, Volume 6, edited by H.W. De Jong and W.G. Shepard
The Theory of Duality and International Trade , by Pasquale M. Sgro
The Economics of Futures Markets , by J.L. Stein
The Australian Monetary System 1851–1914 , by S.J. Butlin     

Feature review

Approaches to World Order Robert W. Cox with Timothy J. Sinclair (Cambridge University Press, 1996)     

Theorie und Empirie Politischer Konjunkturzyklen

Ohne ZusammenfassungIch bin Werner W. Pommerehne, Gebhard Kirchgässner, Franz-Georg Grenz und Niels Eisenhart-Rothe für hilfreiche Hinweise dankbar.     

BOOK REVIEWS

Marcel S armet : L'épargne dans le Marché commun .
Paul B airoch , Révolution industrielle et sous-développement
Guy T riolaire , Coût de la distribution et formation des prix
Henri D enis , Professor at the Faculty of Law and Economic Sciences of Paris, and Marie L avigne , Chief Assistant at the Faculty of Law and Economic Sciences of Strasbourg, Le Problème des prix en Union Soviétique
S. W ellisz , The Economies of the Soviet Bloc.
G. W. N utter , The Growth of Industrial Production in the Soviet Union
Moncef G uen , La Coopération ef l'Etat en Tunisie
A. R ees , The Economics of Trade Unions     

Reviews

Book reviewed in this article:
The Theory of Protection. By W. M. C orden .
People in Poverty. A Melbourne Survey. By R. F. H enderson , A. H arcourt , AND E. J. A. H arper .
Disclosure by Australian Companies. By R. W. G ibson .
Action for World Development. Volume 1: Rich and Poor Nations; Volume 2: Development Through Trade. By A ustralian C ouncil OF C hurches AND N ational C ommission ON J ustice AND P eace OP THE R oman C atholic C hurch .
The Growth and Control of World Population. By W. D. BOERIE.
The Structure and Operation of the Japanese Economy. By K. B ieda .
Australia: A Mixed Economy. By M. W illiams .
Samoan Village Economy. By B. L ockwood .
The Theory of Customs Unions: A General Equilibrium Analysis. By R. G. L ipset .
An Introduction to the Economics of Education. By M. BLAUG.
Indirect Taxation in Developing Economies: The Role and Structure of Customs Duties, Excises and Sales Taxes. By J ohn P. D ue .
The Euro-Dollar Market. By E. W. CLENDENNING.
Optimal Pricing and Investment in Electricity Supply. By K alph T urvey .
Induction, Growth and Trade. Essays in Honour of Sir Boy Harrod. Edited by "VV. A. ELTIS, M. FG. S cott AND J. N. W olfe .     

BOOK REVIEWS

William Pascoe W atkins
VARI I AUCTORES
Laszlo VALKO
Erich STRAUSS
Günter PÜITNER
LIST OF PUBLICATIONS ON PUBLIC AND CO-OPERATIVE ECONOMY SUBJECTS
ARTICLES LIST OF PUBLICATIONS ABSTRACTED     

Reviews

Book reviewed in this article:
Trade, Policy and Economic Welfare. By W. Corden
Australian Competition and Prices Policy:trade practices, tariffs and prices justification. By J. P. Nieuwenhuysen and N. R. Norman
Australian Labour Market Economics. By Robert V. Horn
International Money—Experiments and Experience:Papers and Proceedings of the Port Stephens Conference. Edited by W. Kasper
Rationality and the Social Sciences:Contributions to the philosophy and methodology of the social sciences. Edited by S. I. Benn and G. W. Mortimore
Readings in Political Economy. Vols. 1 and 2. Edited by E. L. Wheelwright and F. J. B. Stillwell
Beyond Economic Man:A New Foundation for Microeconomics. By Harvey Leibenstein     

Reviews

Book reviewed in this article:
Australia in the World Economy. By J. O. N. P erkins .
Economics at Large. By C. G. F. S imkin .
Effects of U.K. Direct Investment Overseas. By W. B. R eddaway , S. J. P otter and C. T. T aylor .
Input-Output Analysis and Resource Allocation. By B. C ameron .
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia: Origins and Early History. By R. G ollan .
Australian Economic Policy Discussion. By W. M. C orden .
Australian Trade Unions: Their Development, Structure and Horizons. Edited by P. W. D. M atthews and G. W. F ord .
Economic Policy in Australia: The Case for Reform. By B. M c F arlane .
The Battle for the Banks. By A. L. M ay .
Consumption and Production of Petroleum for the Australian Mainland 1968–1990. By K. S tacey .     

Reviews

Book reviewed in this article:
Innovation and Research: A Study in Australian Industry. By P. S tubbs .
The Tariff in the Australian Colonies 1856–1900. By G. D. P atterson .
A Small Rich Industrial Country. By H. W. A rndt .
Public Sector Economics. Edited by A. K. P rest .
Ten Economic Studies in the Tradition of Irving Fisher. By W. F ellner et al.
Essays in Money and Banking in Honour of B. S. Sayers. Edited by C. R. W hittlesey and J. S. G. W ilson .
A Service Course in Statistics. By A. H. P ollard .
The Economics of Development. By E. E. H agen .
Real Product, Income, and Relative Prices in Australia and the United Kingdom. By B. D. H aig .
The Economics and Control of Road-Bail Competition. By H. M. K olsen .
Imports of Manufactures from Less Developed Countries. By H. B. L ary     

Deutsche Sozialwirtschaft

Ohne Zusammenfassung Deutsche Sozialwirtschaft, Ein überblick über die sozialen Aufgaben der Volkswirtschaft. 406 Seiten. Stuttgart: W. Kohlhammer. 1940. RM 14,—.     

Reviews

Book reviewed in this article: The Cost of Collisions. By P. N. Troy and N. G. Butlin Foreign Investment in New Zealand Manufacturing. By Roderick S. Deane The Development Programme Reviewed. Prepared in the Office of Programming and Co-ordination of the Adminstrator's Executive Council Other People's Money. By H. C. Coombs Town and Country or City and Region? By Raymond Bunker Ante-bellum Slavery—A Critique of a Debate. By N. G. Butlin A Theory of the Firm in Economic Space. By M. L. Greenhut Trade, Balance of Payments and Growth: Papers in International Economics in Honour of Charles P. Kindleberger. Edited by J. N. Bhagwati , R. W. Jones , R. A. Mundell and J. Vanek On Concepts of Capital and Technical Change. By T. K. Rymes Regional Input-Output Study: Recollections, Reflections and Diverse Notes on the Philadelphia Experience. By W. Isard and T. W. Langford     

Zu den methodologischen Grundproblemen

Ohne ZusammenfassungVgl. Stonier, Alfred W.: Der logische Charakter der Wirtschaftswissenschaft. (Beiträge zur Philosophie 29) Carl Winters Universitätsbuchhandlung, Heidelberg 1935. 74 S.