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Hardback. Many European countries have responded to the expected financial pressure of increased life expectancy beyond working age by reforming their public pension systems and health care programmes. This book offers suggestions to help counter any uncertainty as to the effects of these reforms. Editor(s): Boeri, Tito; Borsch-Supan, Axel; Brugiavini, Agar; Disney, Richard; Kapteyn, Arie; Peracchi, Franco. Num Pages: 196 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; KC; KFFP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 196
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792375319
- ISBN
- 9780792375319
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.17
€ 127.17
hardcover. This volume deals with innovative trends in communications systems, information processing, and security and trust in electronic commerce, business, and government. Editor(s): Schmid, Beat; Stanoevska-Slabeva, Katarina; Tschammer, Volker. Series: IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology. Num Pages: 875 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJE; KNP; UDB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1511.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- 2001st Edition
- Number of pages
- 875
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792375296
- ISBN
- 9780792375296
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 247.45
€ 247.45
Valuation, Hedging and Speculation in Competitive Electricity Markets
Skantze, Petter L.; Ilic, Marija D.
hardcover. Examines the unique properties which separate electricity from other traded commodities, including the lack of economical storage, and the impact of a scarce transmission network. This work traces the sources of uncertainties in the price of electricity to underlying physical and economic processes. Series: Power Electronics and Power Systems. Num Pages: 229 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KNBL; TH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 509.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- 2001st Edition
- Number of pages
- 229
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792375289
- ISBN
- 9780792375289
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.69
€ 127.69
Hardback. Bridges the gap between the technical and social aspects of information systems and information technology. This title deals with communication and pragmatics, and organisational systems. It focuses on organisational systems, which may or may not include a computer system as a component. Editor(s): Liu, Kecheng; Clarke, Rodney J. (Dept. of Information Systems, Wollongong University, Australia); Andersen, Peter Bogh; Stamper, Ronald K. Series: Information and Organization Design Series. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJQ; UYZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 565.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792375098
- ISBN
- 9780792375098
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.90
€ 129.90
Hardback. The technology investment decision of an individual firm has become a very complex matter. In this book, several theoretical and technology investment models of the firm are developed and analyzed. To solve these models real options theory and game theory is used. Series: Theory and Decision Library C. Num Pages: 272 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KC; KN; PBUD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 565.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792374879
- ISBN
- 9780792374879
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.47
€ 128.47
Hardback. Introduces the principles and methods for drawing causal inferences in research on health services management. This book emphasises on the application of structural equation modeling techniques and other analytical methods to develop causal models in health care management. Num Pages: 233 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: KC; MBPM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate; (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 233
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792374855
- ISBN
- 9780792374855
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 192.14
€ 192.14
The Rational Expectation Hypothesis, Time-Varying Parameters and Adapt...
Marco P. (Universita Di Siena) Tucci
hardcover. Presents the strand of literature on adaptive control with that on TVP. This title generalizes the approach pioneered by Tse and Bar-Shalom and Kendrick and one used in Amman and Kendrick, where the law of motion of the TVP and the hyperstructural parameters are assumed known, to the case where the hyperstructural parameters are assumed unknown. Series: Advances in Computational Economics. Num Pages: 262 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 571.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- 2004th Edition
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792374848
- ISBN
- 9780792374848
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.52
€ 128.52
Hardback. Includes papers, which contain research on individual and interactive decision behavior in various branches of business research including, but not limited to, economics, marketing, management, finance, and accounting. This volume is suitable as a secondary text for a graduate level course, and as a reference for researchers and practitioners. Editor(s): Zwick, Rami; Rapoport, Amnon. Num Pages: 410 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KC; KJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1730.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 410
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792374831
- ISBN
- 9780792374831
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 197.70
€ 197.70
hardcover. Altruism is a deep phenomenon, of interest and relevance to scholars across the a range of disciplines in the Humanities and Social Sciences. This book discussed issues such as: the efficacy of motivational altruism in the resolution of public issues; the genetic origins of altruism and its attendant risks; and the metaphysical basis of altruism. Editor(s): Kapur, Basant K.; Chong, Kim-Chong. Num Pages: 187 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 1030.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- 2002nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 187
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792374800
- ISBN
- 9780792374800
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.05
€ 127.05
Hardback. Traffic psychology is in need of a summary work outlining the main trends in the discipline. This text provides a theoretical basis of the topic, a summary of the acquired research in the field, practical applications for government planners, and a critical discussion of future trends. Editor(s): Barjonet, Pierre-Emmanuel. Num Pages: 378 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JMH; KNG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1610.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 378
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792374794
- ISBN
- 9780792374794
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.76
€ 194.76
Hardback. Addresses a variety of coordination issues in macroeconomics. This book contains studies in economic policy, monetary economics, and growth theory and uses various methodologies to address the coordination issue. It is a tribute to the Dutch macroeconomist, Simon K Kuipers. Editor(s): Kuper, Gerard H.; Sterken, Elmer; Wester, Els. Num Pages: 278 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 241 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 566.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 278
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792374763
- ISBN
- 9780792374763
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.84
€ 128.84
Hardback. Presents an objective analysis of the discussions in the policy forums of the United Nations on the major issues in the world economy. This book opens with a brief survey of the world economy and the following chapter presents a bird's-eye view of the issues discussed as well as a perspective on each of the issues. Num Pages: 316 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJP; KCLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1390.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792374756
- ISBN
- 9780792374756
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.33
€ 129.33
Hardback. Offers a view that reflects two main hypotheses: you cannot understand foreign direct investment (FDI) trends and developments unless you understand the company's motives to invest, you cannot understand a company's cross-border investment decision-making unless you understand what the investment area offers. Num Pages: 308 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DF; 1DV; KFFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 615.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 308
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792374749
- ISBN
- 9780792374749
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.16
€ 129.16
Agricultural Globalization, Trade and the Environment
. Ed(S): Moss, Charles B.; Rausser, Gordon C....
Hardback. This volume explores a number of different issues, including the operation of the tariff-rate quotas established under the Uruguay Round Agreement, the implications of sanitary and phytosanitary restrictions on trade, and the growing controversy over genetically modified organisms. Editor(s): Moss, Charles B.; Rausser, Gordon C. (College of Natural Resources, University of California, Berkeley, USA); Schmitz, Andrew; Taylor, Timothy G. (Food and Resource Economics, University of Florida, USA); Zilberman, David. Series: Natural Resource Management and Policy. Num Pages: 567 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; KC; KNAC; TV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 31. Weight in Grams: 973.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 567
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792374725
- ISBN
- 9780792374725
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 251.53
€ 251.53
Hardback. Considers multiple motives of searcher and hider analytically and mathematically. This book stimulates considerable research in a variety of fields including Computer Science, Engineering, Biology, and Economics. It examines a whole variety of configurations of theory and problems that arise from various aspects of the analysis. Series: International Series in Operations Research & Management Science. Num Pages: 319 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJMD; TGP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 653.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 319
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792374688
- ISBN
- 9780792374688
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.66
€ 129.66
Hardback. Choice no-fault has emerged as a popular but controversial proposal for addressing the problem of high automobile insurance rates. This volume covers topics ranging from the impact of choice no-fault on accidents and driving behavior, to the effects of choice on medical care usage, to alternative approaches for resolving accidents. Editor(s): Lascher, Edward L.; Powers, Michael R. Series: Huebner International Series on Risk, Insurance and Economic Security. Num Pages: 344 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1510.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792374671
- ISBN
- 9780792374671
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.57
€ 131.57
Hardback. Brings together economic, social, measurement and policy views on these critical issues. This tells the story of the dynamic interplay between knowledge and innovation with an eye to developing tools and frameworks for managing knowledge for social and economic benefit. Editor(s): Mothe, John R. de la; Foray, Dominique. Series: Economics of Science, Technology and Innovation. Num Pages: 262 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 571.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792374640
- ISBN
- 9780792374640
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 192.53
€ 192.53
Communications Deregulation and FCC Reform: Finishing the Job
. Ed(S): Eisenach, Jeffrey A.; May, Randolph ...
hardcover. Communications markets have made much progress towards competition and deregulation. However, in the age of Internet and digital revolution, both at the Federal Communications Commission and in Congress, will be required to complete the task. This volume shows how to finish the job of deregulating communications markets and reforming the FCC. Editor(s): Eisenach, Jeffrey A.; May, Randolph J. Num Pages: 235 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCC; KNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 1170.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- 2001st Edition
- Number of pages
- 235
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792374534
- ISBN
- 9780792374534
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.95
€ 127.95
Hardback. Analyzes transitions in agricultural knowledge generation and extension arrangements from an empirical perspective. This book examines perspectives as to how knowledge systems can be assessed effectively. It presents views on the degree of complementarity and substitution between private and public sector investments in research and extension. Editor(s): Wolf, Steven; Zilberman, David. Series: Natural Resource Management and Policy. Num Pages: 393 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KC; KNAC; TV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 735.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 393
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792374480
- ISBN
- 9780792374480
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.82
€ 130.82
Hardback. Unemployment remains a major problem for economic policy at the beginning of the millennium. This title investigates how tax policy affects labor market outcomes in industrialized countries and to what extent it can be used to combat unemployment. Num Pages: 302 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCFM; KFFD1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 302
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792374404
- ISBN
- 9780792374404
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.66
€ 130.66
Hardback. A study of the implementation of activity based costing (ABC) inside two of America's largest automobile companies. It features our theoretical and practical understanding of the implementation of management innovations by tracing the evolution of ABC from the corporate level down to its eventual rollout at the plants. Num Pages: 189 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KFCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 1050.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 189
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792374374
- ISBN
- 9780792374374
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.17
€ 127.17
Hardback. Editor(s): Figlewski, Stephen; Levich, Richard M. Series: The New York University Salomon Center Series on Financial Markets and Institutions. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KFF; KJMD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 1150.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792374275
- ISBN
- 9780792374275
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 191.83
€ 191.83
Hardback. Focuses on the econometric modelling of intraday tick-by-tick transaction data (trades and quote) for stock traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). This title presents quantitative modelling tools such as intraday duration models and GARCH modes. It also includes a survey of trading mechanisms in financial markets. Series: Advanced Studies in Theoretical and Applied Econometrics. Num Pages: 195 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCH; KFFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 165 x 18. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 195
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792374244
- ISBN
- 9780792374244
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.40
€ 128.40
Hardback. The electronic call auction is an important trading vehicle in many market centers around the world. This work considers how a call auction facility operates and its role in the marketplace. Editor(s): Schwartz, Robert A.; Byrne, John Aidan; Colaninno, Antoinette. Series: Zicklin School of Business Financial Markets Series. Num Pages: 158 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KFFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 158
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792374237
- ISBN
- 9780792374237
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.61
€ 126.61