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Hardback. Offering insights to problems in postal and delivery economics, this book covers issues including international postal policy, the universal service obligation, regulation, competition, entry, the role of scale and scope economies, the nature and role of cost analysis in postal service, productivity, and interaction of law and economics. Editor(s): Crew, Michael A.; Kleindorfer, Paul R. Series: Topics in Regulatory Economics and Policy. Num Pages: 387 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJU; KNTT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1710.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 387
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792376385
- ISBN
- 9780792376385
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Condition: New
€ 195.38
€ 195.38
Hardback. Interviews and Contributions from the 20th Arne Ryde Symposium Editor(s): Andersson, Fredrik; Holm, Hakan J. Num Pages: 248 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 553.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792376415
- ISBN
- 9780792376415
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Condition: New
€ 128.27
€ 128.27
Hardback. Investigates optimal investment problems for stochastic financial market models. This work is intended for academics and students who are interested in the mathematics of finance, stochastic processes, and optimal control, and also for practitioners in risk management and quantitative analysis. Series: International Series in Operations Research & Management Science. Num Pages: 201 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJ; PBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 508.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 201
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792376484
- ISBN
- 9780792376484
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.75
€ 123.75
Hardback. Why do we need to understand audit committees? The Cadbury Committee recommended that UK companies should adopt them in response to financial scandals that have stemmed from dubious financial reporting practices. This book argues that such criticism overlooks the ceremonial function of these committees. Num Pages: 198 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KFC; KJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 459.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 198
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792376491
- ISBN
- 9780792376491
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.00
€ 127.00
Hardback. The use of evolutionary computation techniques has grown considerably. The use and applications of these techniques have been further enhanced resulting in a set of computational intelligence tools that are adept for solving complex optimization problems. This book covers the foundation as well as the practical side of evolutionary optimization. Editor(s): Sarker, Ruhul Amin; Mohammadian, M.; Yao, X. Series: International Series in Operations Research & Management Science. Num Pages: 418 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJT; PBU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1730.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 418
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792376545
- ISBN
- 9780792376545
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Condition: New
€ 195.50
€ 195.50
Hardback. Presents models, methods, and techniques for building, managing and using corporate memories. This book is divided into five parts: methods; knowledge-based approaches; ontologies and documents; case-based reasoning approaches; and, distributed and collaborative approaches. Editor(s): Dieng-Kuntz, Rose; Matta, Nada. Num Pages: 216 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJMD; UYQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 492.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792376590
- ISBN
- 9780792376590
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Condition: New
€ 127.82
€ 127.82
Hardback. No antitrust case in history has attracted as much public attention as US v Microsoft Corp. This work constitutes an early effort to analyze some of the central issues and to put the case in the context of the ongoing debate over the role of government in managing markets - especially in technology driven New Economy industries. Editor(s): Evans, David S. Series: The Milken Institute Series on Financial Innovation and Economic Growth. Num Pages: 486 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCLF; KJVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 873.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 486
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792376675
- ISBN
- 9780792376675
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 198.98
€ 198.98
Hardback. Presents computer programs used to implement the methods discussed in the respective chapters. This book is suitable for researchers and graduate students studying complex systems in finance, biology, and physics, as well as those applying such methods to nonlinear time series analysis and signal processing. Editor(s): Soofi, Abdol S.; Cao, Liangyue. Series: Studies in Computational Finance. Num Pages: 488 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCH; KFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 901.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 488
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792376804
- ISBN
- 9780792376804
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 367.84
€ 367.84
hardcover. Without a clear and organized view of where and how entrepreneurship manifests itself, policy makers have been left in uncharted waters without an analytical compass. This book intends to provide such an analytical compass for directing how public policy can shape and promote entrepreneurship. Editor(s): Audretsch, David B.; Thurik, Roy; Verheul, Ingrid; Wennekers, Sander. Series: Economics of Science, Technology and Innovation. Num Pages: 248 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 542.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- 2002nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792376859
- ISBN
- 9780792376859
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 192.14
€ 192.14
Hardback. Research in real estate finance and economics has developed in an exciting way. The resulting theoretical and empirical findings are shining a new light on some of the classic mysteries of the real estate markets. This book is a compilation of the papers presented at the first Maastricht-Cambridge Symposium in 2000. Editor(s): Eichholz, Piet; Patel, Kanak. Num Pages: 200 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KFFM; KFFR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 465.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792376934
- ISBN
- 9780792376934
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Condition: New
€ 126.90
€ 126.90
Hardback. Weaves together and applies to Italy the author's two principal interests - the imperative of restoring initiative, enterprise and dynamism in many industrialized economies, and the imperative of extending self-support and involvement in the business sector to a number of marginalized workers. Num Pages: 190 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DST; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 1030.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 190
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792376941
- ISBN
- 9780792376941
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.05
€ 127.05
Hardback. A reference book on energy economics. It discusses subjects including oil, gas, coal, electricity, and energy derivatives - futures, options, and swaps. It also covers topics such as uranium and capital budgeting, and real option theory and deregulation. Num Pages: 276 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCN; KFFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792377009
- ISBN
- 9780792377009
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.93
€ 194.93
Hardback. Presents the fundamentals of evolutionary adaptive systems before an architectural model for adaptive agents is developed. This book allows support for reactive problem solving by the actors in the logistics network. Series: Operations Research/Computer Science Interfaces Series. Num Pages: 219 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJMV5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 1120.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 219
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792377047
- ISBN
- 9780792377047
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 191.62
€ 191.62
Hardback. The large and persistent deficits observed in many countries and the reform efforts undertaken to strengthen fiscal discipline have been the focus of an active and ongoing research program in political economy. This book explains why deficits emerge and persist, the partisan approach and the institutionalist approach. Editor(s): Strauch, Rolf R.; Hagen, Jurgen von. Series: ZEI Studies in European Economics and Law. Num Pages: 266 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCP; KFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 266
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792377061
- ISBN
- 9780792377061
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.12
€ 130.12
Hardback. Incorporating effects of actual and potential rivalry in markets outside the markets of immediate interest, this book shows how diverse patterns of actual and potential rivalry, called multilateral rivalry or MLR, affect the appropriateness of many regulatory policies. Series: Studies in Industrial Organization. Num Pages: 207 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: KJU; KJV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 1090.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 207
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792377085
- ISBN
- 9780792377085
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 204.35
€ 204.35
Hardback. The dominant position of the oil-producing countries is challenged in the international oil market by the international oil companies. The private international oil companies, already comparable in size to the largest of the NOCs, have managed to make advances in efficiency in the field of organization, finance, human capital and technology. Series: Studies in Industrial Organization. Num Pages: 172 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJU; KNBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 172
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792377092
- ISBN
- 9780792377092
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.73
€ 126.73
Hardback. In this non-random walk through financial and sports gambling markets, parallels are drawn between modelling short term currency movements and modelling outcomes of athletic encounters. Num Pages: 294 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCC; KCJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 294
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792377139
- ISBN
- 9780792377139
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 188.56
€ 188.56
Public Choice Essays in Honor of a Maverick Scholar
. Ed(S): Fishback, Price V.; Libecap, Gary D....
Hardback. In May 1999, over 50 distinguished scholars from all over the world gathered to honor Gordon Tullock, one of the prolific, original, and versatile scholars of his generation. This book includes contributions that were strongly influenced by Tullock's work. Editor(s): Fishback, Price V.; Libecap, Gary D.; Zajac, Edward E. Num Pages: 186 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JP; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 990.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 186
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792377153
- ISBN
- 9780792377153
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.20
€ 128.20
Computing Tools for Modeling, Optimization and Simulation
. Ed(S): Laguna, Manuel; Gonzalez-Velarde, Jo...
Hardback. Reflects the need for preserving the marriage between operations research and computing in order to create more efficient and powerful software tools. This book includes 17 papers that cover a range of topics related to the interface between operations research and computer science. Editor(s): Laguna, Manuel; Gonzalez-Velarde, Jose Luis. Series: Operations Research/Computer Science Interfaces Series. Num Pages: 325 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GPFC; KJ; UY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1420.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 325
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792377184
- ISBN
- 9780792377184
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 246.86
€ 246.86
Hardback. This work provides a complete and detailed account of the design, analysis and implementation of parallel algorithms for solving large-scale linear models. Series: Advances in Computational Economics. Num Pages: 183 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCH; PBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 183
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792377207
- ISBN
- 9780792377207
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.17
€ 127.17
Public Choice Interpretations of American Economic History
Heckelman, Jac C.; Moorhouse, John C. (Depart...
Hardback. By adding the insights of public choice economists to the traditional tools used to understand economic actors and institutions, this book provides insights into several issues of American history. Each contribution analyzes an episode in American economic history within a public choice framework of rational maximization. Num Pages: 199 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JP; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 1030.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 199
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792377214
- ISBN
- 9780792377214
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.05
€ 127.05
Hardback. This text presents contributions which increase the understanding of the role of services in the development of the division of labour in modern economics. Editor(s): Metcalfe, J.S.; Miles, Ian. Series: Economics of Science, Technology and Innovation. Num Pages: 339 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 675.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 339
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792377306
- ISBN
- 9780792377306
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 193.97
€ 193.97
Hardback. Real options theory attempts to consider management's flexibility in valuation analysis and corrects the deficiencies of the traditional discounted present-value and decision tree analyses. This book provides an introduction and overview of the subject, and then provides the reader with a primer on real options. Editor(s): Alleman, James E.; Noam, Eli M. Series: Topics in Regulatory Economics and Policy. Num Pages: 280 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJU; KNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 597.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792377344
- ISBN
- 9780792377344
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.91
€ 128.91
Hardback. The form and dynamic of wages and salaries are crucial to the shaping of industrial societies. Wage relations are regulated by states both to benefit their economies and to achieve a specific form of freedom, equity and justice. This book informs wage relations in Europe. It is suitable for for those concerned with wage policies. Editor(s): Clarke, Linda; De Gijsel, Peter; Janssen, Jorn. Num Pages: 351 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 20. Weight in Grams: 691.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 351
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792377429
- ISBN
- 9780792377429
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.24
€ 194.24