Economics

The authors reconsider the problem of parametrically specifying distribution suitable for asset-return models. They describe alternative distributi...

"The key to investment success, if there be just one, is theability to remain emotionally detached. That detachment is onlyachieved through confide...

This book traces the developments of the post-war monetary story, with an emphasis both on theory and practice. A survey of monetary policy and a d...

Includes Original Essays & Letters "The more evolved and psychologically healthy people get, the more will enlightened management policy be nec...

Immigration remains an emotional and fiercely debated subject, yet it continues to receive little attention from economists. In a newly available, ...

This volume comprises selected papers presented at the 12th Winter School on Stochastic Processes and their Applications, which was held in Siegmun...

A groundbreaking collection on currency derivatives, including pricing theory and hedging applications. "David DeRosa has assembled an outstanding...

Analyzing Sraffa, one of the key figures in the history of economics, this book explores his legacy and the relevance of his thought for modern eco...

Based on hundreds of hours of in-depth interviews with senior marketing and corporate communications managers from top companies such as Hewlett-Pa...

Offers a look at world inequality by comparing the development problems and prospects of southern Mexico and the US South in the context of global ...

Comprehensive and up-to-date coverage of labor management relations with a substantial portion devoted to economic issues and analysis in the labor...

It is estimated that family businesses comprise between 60-90 % of all firms in Europe and the United States. This book makes an important contribu...

A comprehensive guide to managing global financial risk From the balance of payment exposure to foreign exchange and interest rate risk, to credit...

The focus of international financial reform in recent years has largely been at the global level, in terms of improving the international financial...

Democracy, Citizenship and the Global City focuses on the controversial, neglected theme of citizenship. It examines the changing role of citizens;...

This essential addition to the acclaimed Portable MBA Series contains an important group of concepts and skills in order to understand the business...

The book is not an unrestricted survey engaging a vast and repetative literature, but a systematic treatise within clear boundaries, largely a docu...

Uses a problem solving framework to provide students with the means for acquiring the necessary skills in the application of economic theory. Enabl...

The numbers of workers employed on a temporary basis has grown massively over the last few decades. The benefits to firms of hiring workers on a te...

This collection examines the significance of partnership-based approaches to the modernization of employment relations. Drawing from the work of le...

Russ Vince examines learning as both a social and a strategic process, invariably linked to emotions and politics that are mobilized by attempts at...

Analyses the economic theory of urban land use in both its positive and normative aspects.

Mokyr provides a long term perspective on the economic impact of technological change, surveying developments in production technologies between 50...

This book examines the structure and organization of the agricultural industry, then discusses basic micro and macroeconomics principles as they ap...