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by Marc J Schniederjans, Qing Cao, Jason H Triche
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2013
This updated edition of the book blends in new e-commerce technologies. Mobile commerce (M-commerce) and use of cloud computing are offering a new set of challenges and opportunities for those individuals who know what they are and how they are related to e-commerce. Their use opens up new markets,...
The Value of Uncertainty
Dealing with Risk in the Equity Derivatives Market
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2012
Along with the extraordinary growth in the derivatives market over the last decade, the impact of model choice, and model parameter usage, has become a major source of valuation uncertainty. This book concentrates on equity derivatives and charts, step by step, how key assumptions on the dynamics...
Probability Theory
A Complete One-Semester Course
Language: English
Release Date: June 12, 2015
This book provides a systematic, self-sufficient and yet short presentation of the mainstream topics on introductory Probability Theory with some selected topics from Mathematical Statistics. It is suitable for a 10- to 14-week course for second- or third-year undergraduate students in Science, Mathematics,...
Open Innovation: A Multifaceted Perspective
(In 2 Parts)
Language: English
Release Date: February 25, 2016
Open Innovation: A Multifaceted Perspective unveils research on open innovation from multidisciplinary perspectives and with practical insights from leaders and policy-makers. The first section addresses the links between open innovation and various disciplines, methods, concepts and policy instruments....
The Macroeconomic Environment of Business
Core Concepts and Curious Connections
Language: English
Release Date: March 11, 2014
If you always thought that macroeconomics was too complex and theoretical to understand, this book is the perfect introduction to the subject. The Macroeconomic Environment of Business provides a clear understanding of the economy by focusing on core issues such as inflation, unemployment, interest...
International Economics
Global Markets and Competition
Language: English
Release Date: April 12, 2011
Latest Edition: International Economics: Global Markets and Competition (4th Edition)
This book integrates the microeconomics of trade with international finance and open economy macroeconomics. The emphasis throughout is on international competition and the limits of trade policy.
Economics...
The Economics of Social Capital and Health
A Conceptual and Empirical Roadmap
Language: English
Release Date: December 12, 2013
This book defines the field of social capital and health. Over the last two decades, there has been a recognition of the importance of social capital (usually defined as ties in the community, attachment to the community, and participation in community activities) and its impact on the health of those...
by Isaac Elishakoff
Language: English
Release Date: May 29, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: May 29, 2014
There have been stability theories developed for beams, plates and shells — the most significant elements in mechanical, aerospace, ocean and marine engineering. For beams and plates, the theoretical and experimental values of buckling loads are in close vicinity. However for thin shells, the experimental...
by Takuji Kinkyo, Takeshi Inoue, Shigeyuki Hamori
Language: English
Release Date: January 7, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: January 7, 2016
The purpose of this book is to empirically analyse the multifaceted nature of financial linkages in East Asia and to discuss the key policy challenges faced by the region's economies. Although the emphasis is placed on East Asia, some of the chapters cover a broader area of countries depending on...
Income Distribution and Economic Growth of Japan Under the Deflationary Economy
Theory and Evidence based on an Econometric Analysis
Language: English
Release Date: March 25, 2013
The Japanese economy has experienced a structural deflationary gap since the mid-1970s. Although the gap was decreasing in the bubble period, the deflationary economy has become more serious since the bursting of the bubble. Accordingly, this book attempts to examine the causes of the Japanese deflationary...
by Phillip Phan
Language: English
Release Date: July 10, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: July 10, 2014
Microfinance is regarded as a lynchpin in private sector solutions to a host of complex social challenges, from child labor, education, and women's rights, through to sustainable local economic development. The principle of self-help through capital accumulation in the US inner city looks similar...
Recent Advances in Financial Engineering 2012
Proceedings of the International Workshop on Finance 2012
Language: English
Release Date: February 24, 2014
Recent Advances in Financial Engineering 2012 is the Proceedings of the International Workshop on Finance 2012, which was held at the University of Tokyo on October 30 and 31, 2012. This workshop was organized by the Center for Advanced Research in Finance (CARF), Graduate School of Economics, the...
Behavioural Economics and Policy Design
Examples from Singapore
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2011
Analysts of government have frequently noted how Singapore's policies are grounded in rigorous economics thinking. Policies are designed to be economically efficient even if they are not always popular. This pioneering book takes a different approach. It aims to demonstrate how successful policies...
by Xingyuan Feng, Christer Ljungwall, Guangwen He
Language: English
Release Date: March 26, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: March 26, 2015
This book focuses on the study of the environment for the survival and development of Chinese private enterprises. It analyzes the historical development and current overall development of private enterprises in China, their number, size structure, contribution to GDP, employment and tax revenue,...