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Author Hans M. Amman , P. Ruben Mercado , David A. Kendrick
The ability to conceptualize an economic problem verbally, to formulate it as a mathematical model, and then represent the mathematics in software so that the model can be solved on a computer is a crucial skill for economists. Computational Economics contains well....
Release Date 2011/10 -
Author Raghuram G. Rajan
Raghuram Rajan was one of the few economists who warned of the global financial crisis before it hit. Now, as the world struggles to recover, it's tempting to blame what happened on just a few greedy bankers who took irrational risks and left the rest of us to foo....
Release Date 2011/08 -
IT Asset Management: A Pocket Survival Guide
Author Martyn Hobbs
Implement Asset Management and reap the rewards!IT Asset Management (ITAM) is the set of business practices that join financial, contractual and inventory functions to support life cycle management for elements found in the business environment, namely software and ....
Release Date 2011/08 -
Asset Securitization: Theory and Practice
Author JOSEPH C. HU
Asset Securitization is intended for beginners and market professionals alike who are interested in learning about asset securitization—its concepts and practices. It is designed so that the readers will come away with a fundamental but comprehensive understanding o....
Release Date 2011/03 -
Author Charles Perrow
Charles Perrow is famous worldwide for his ideas about normal accidents, the notion that multiple and unexpected failures--catastrophes waiting to happen--are built into our society's complex systems. In The Next Catastrophe, he offers crucial insights into how to ....
Release Date 2011/02 -
Author Buff Dormeier
This Element is an excerpt from Investing with Volume Analysis: Identify, Follow, and Profit from Trends (9780137085507) by Buff Dormeier. Available in print and digital formats.Project emerging market trends by using the crucial piece of information most investors ....
Release Date 2011/01 -
Chasing the Dragon: Will India Catch Up with China?
Author Mohan;Singh Guruswamy , Zorawar Daulet
Since the early 2000s, India's economic performance has been celebrated and disparaged by different sections of the international policy community. The exuberance of India's own economic managers and business elites culminated in the dramatic failure of the 'Ind....
Release Date 2010/07 -
Author Douglas E. Schoen , Michael J. Berland
In the most challenging economy of our lifetime, where should you turn for guidance?To the stories of those who have made it—the leaders who battled adversity, forged their own paths,and succeeded . . . because they knew what made th....
Release Date 2009/06 -
Author Jerry A. Miccolis , Dorianne Perrucci
An easy-to-understand how-to guide to the single most important thing you can do in investing — choosing and mixing your assets successfully.You don't need to be an expert analyst, a star stock-picker, or a rocket scientist to have better investment results than mo....
Release Date 2009/05 -
Market Risk Analysis Volume IV: Value-at-Risk Models
Author Carol Alexander
Written by leading market risk academic, Professor Carol Alexander, Value-at-Risk Models forms part four of the Market Risk Analysis four volume set. Building on the three previous volumes this book provides by far the most comprehensive, rigorous and detailed treat....
Release Date 2009/03 -
Author Harold T. Shapiro
Universities were once largely insular institutions whose purview extended no further than the campus gates. Not anymore. Today's universities have evolved into multifaceted organizations with complex connections to government, business, and the community. This th....
Release Date 2009/02 -
Market Risk Analysis Volume III: Pricing, Hedging and Trading Financial Instruments
Author Carol Alexander
Written by leading market risk academic, Professor Carol Alexander, Pricing, Hedging and Trading Financial Instruments forms part three of the Market Risk Analysis four volume set. This book is an in-depth, practical and accessible guide to the models that are used ....
Release Date 2008/07 -
Market Risk Analysis Volume II: Practical Financial Econometrics
Author Carol Alexander
Written by leading market risk academic, Professor Carol Alexander, Practical Financial Econometrics forms part two of the Market Risk Analysis four volume set. It introduces the econometric techniques that are commonly applied to finance with a critical and selecti....
Release Date 2008/06 -
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Global Economics
Author Gregory Rehmke , Craig Hovey
Think outside the borders.Global economics affects every aspect of our lives. Free trade agreements, tariffs, terrorism, trade deficits, international debt, global warming, OPEC, outsourcing, and sweat shops are just some of the forces driving our world, food suppl....
Release Date 2008/02 -
Handbook of Asset and Liability Management: From models to optimal return strategies
Author Alexandre Adam
In the Handbook of Asset and Liability Management: From Models to Optimal Return Strategies, Alexandre Adam presents a comprehensive guide to Asset and Liability Management. Written from a quantitative perspective with economic explanations, this book will appeal to....
Release Date 2008/01 -
Author Steve Ventura , Gallagher Gallagher
It seems like everywhere we turn, we're confronted by shaking heads, thumbs down, brick walls, brush-offs, and closed doors. NOs surround us—in our workplaces, in our communities and places of worship, in government, in social settings, in schools, and even wi....
Release Date 2006/05 -
Understanding Asset Allocation: An Intuitive Approach to Maximizing Your Portfolio
Author Victor Canto
This book is about effective asset allocation. It's not enough to rely on some investment manager's "one-size-fits-all" software to allocate your precious capital: you need to understand the process, and take control. In Understanding Asset Allocation, world-class....
Release Date 2006/03 -
Cyber Spying Tracking Your Family's (Sometimes) Secret Online Lives
Author Ted Fair , Sandra Ring , Michael Nordfelt , Eric Cole
Cyber Spying Tracking Your Family's (Sometimes) Secret Online Lives shows everyday computer users how to become cyber-sleuths. It takes readers through the many different issues involved in spying on someone online. It begins with an explanation of reasons and ethi....
Release Date 2005/03