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Modeling Data Irregularities and Structural Complexities in Data Envel...
. Ed(S): Zhu, Joe; Cook, Wade D. (York Univer...
Hardback. In a relatively short period of time, data envelopment analysis (DEA) has grown into a powerful analytical tool for measuring and evaluating performance. DEA is computational at its core. This book deals with the micro aspects of handling and modeling data issues in DEA problems. Editor(s): Zhu, Joe; Cook, Wade D. (York University, Toronto, Canada). Num Pages: 342 pages, 60 black & white illustrations, 79 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: KCH; KFFD; KJT; PBUH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 659.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 342
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387716060
- ISBN
- 9780387716060
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.33
€ 134.33
Hardback. Contains methodology for the analysis of data that arise from multiscale processes. This book includes a Bayesian approach that allows for full accounting of uncertainty, and also addresses the delicate issue of uncertainty at multiple scales. Series: Springer Series in Statistics. Num Pages: 257 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCH; PBT; RG; UGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 555.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 257
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387708973
- ISBN
- 9780387708973
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.43
€ 128.43
Hardback. Presents topics in efficiency and optimality in Economics, including measurement of technical efficiency, directional distance functions, general equilibrium with externalities, optimality and overlapping generation models, and sources of productivity growth in US manufacturing. Editor(s): Fare, Rolf; Grosskopf, Shawna; Primont, Daniel. Series: Studies in Productivity and Efficiency. Num Pages: 174 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KC; KN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 174
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387369488
- ISBN
- 9780387369488
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.94
€ 130.94
Hardback. Features a presentation of advanced nonparametric methods, with applications for the analysis of economies of scale and scope, trade-offs in production and service activities, and explanations of efficiency differentials. Series: Studies in Productivity and Efficiency. Num Pages: 270 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 559.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387351551
- ISBN
- 9780387351551
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 199.23
€ 199.23
Hardback. This professional book discusses privacy as multi-dimensional, and then pulls forward the economics of privacy in the first few chapters. It combines both technical and economic aspects, presented from the perspective of the identified individual. Num Pages: 184 pages, 1 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: KC; URY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387345895
- ISBN
- 9780387345895
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.09
€ 67.09
hardcover. This book increases understanding of insurance markets by adopting an international comparative approach. It includes chapters written by scholars and practitioners in the major insurance markets worldwide, including Europe, the Americas and Asia. Editor(s): Cummins, J. David; Venard, Bertrand. Series: Huebner International Series on Risk, Insurance and Economic Security. Num Pages: 1012 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCLF; KFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 169 x 53. Weight in Grams: 1520.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 1012
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2007th Edition
- SKU
- V9780387341620
- ISBN
- 9780387341620
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 377.82
€ 377.82
Hardback. Identifies rent-seeking behavior as a primary cause of poor economic performance in many places, particulary Africa. This book presents an empirical study of rent-seeking within the civil service, parastatal sector, and business community in Tanzania. It quantifies and evaluates the rent-seeking behavior of more than 300 parastatal companies. Num Pages: 682 pages, 47 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; GTB; KCM; KJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 38. Weight in Grams: 2570.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 682
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387337722
- ISBN
- 9780387337722
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.16
€ 139.16
hardcover. Offers reflections and interpretations of Walras' and Pareto's contributions to topics including the importance of the social sciences, the development of modern microeconomics and econometrics, political economy and public choice, and political sociology. Editor(s): Backhaus, Jurgen George; Maks, J. A. Hans. Series: The European Heritage in Economics and the Social Sciences. Num Pages: 146 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 9. Weight in Grams: 387.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 146
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2006th Edition
- SKU
- V9780387337562
- ISBN
- 9780387337562
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.43
€ 130.43
Hardback. For this volume the editor asked leading scholars in the field of globalization to outline a "research framework" reflecting their own approach to the subject. The resulting book presents a broad spectrum of analytical approaches to globalization. Editor(s): Rossi, Ino. Num Pages: 453 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; JP; KCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1820.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 453
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387335957
- ISBN
- 9780387335957
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 75.98
€ 75.98
Hardback. Reconsiders some of Friedrich Nietzsche's writings on economics and the science of state. This book intends to provoke conversation and inspire research on the role that this much misunderstood philosopher and cultural critic has played in the history of economics. Editor(s): Backhaus, Jurgen George; Drechsler, Wolfgang. Series: The European Heritage in Economics and the Social Sciences. Num Pages: 258 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 161 x 23. Weight in Grams: 564.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387329796
- ISBN
- 9780387329796
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.93
€ 132.93
Paperback. This comprehensive handbook provides an overview of key theoretical perspectives, concepts, and methodological approaches that, while applied to diverse phenomena, are united in their general approach to the study of lives across age phases. Editor(s): Mortimer, Jeylan T.; Shanahan, Michael J. Series: Handbooks of Sociology and Social Research. Num Pages: 728 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JH; KCP; MMJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 253 x 179 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1328.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 728
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387324579
- ISBN
- 9780387324579
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 210.51
€ 210.51
Hardback. Presents 15 papers and commentaries by a group of tax policy and tax administration experts. Using international examples, this book highlights the state of knowledge of tax reform. It examines the challenges facing tax reformers. Specific themes include distributional issues, how to tax capital income, how to design specific taxes, and more. Editor(s): Alm, James Robert; Martinez-Vazquez, Jorge; Rider, Mark. Num Pages: 484 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KC; KFFD1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 857.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 484
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387299129
- ISBN
- 9780387299129
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 203.56
€ 203.56
The Economics of Persistent Innovation. An Evolutionary View.
. Ed(S): Bas, Christian Le; Latham, William
Hardback. Presents papers that provide definitions of persistence in firm innovative behavior, establish the significance of persistence, present a theory of persistence, and examine empirical evidence regarding both the extent of, and the determinants of persistence. This book also discusses the main determinants of persistence. Editor(s): Bas, Christian Le; Latham, William. Series: Economics of Science, Technology and Innovation. Num Pages: 250 pages, 50 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 577.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387288727
- ISBN
- 9780387288727
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.53
€ 128.53
Dynamic Modeling of Monetary and Fiscal Cooperation Among Nations
Plasmans, Joseph; Engwerda, Jacob; Aarle, Bas...
Hardback. Analyzes coordination of monetary and fiscal stabilization policies between countries and currency areas using a dynamic game approach. This book covers issues, such as: fiscal coordination, fiscal stringency requirements, structural and bargaining power asymmetries and the design of monetary and fiscal policymaking in a monetary union. Series: Dynamic Modeling and Econometrics in Economics and Finance. Num Pages: 340 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1450.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387278841
- ISBN
- 9780387278841
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 200.65
€ 200.65
Hardback. Multidisciplinary economists should be at home in their own discipline and meet the international standards of economic teaching and research that the discipline has developed. This work uses the insights of other disciplines and examines what consequences their contributions have for economic methods, theories and solutions to economic problems. Editor(s): Gijsel, Peter de (Utrecht School of Economics); Schenk, Hans. Num Pages: 446 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 829.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 446
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387262581
- ISBN
- 9780387262581
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 136.83
€ 136.83
Hardback. Deals with topics in modern financial mathematics in a way that does not use advanced mathematical tools and shows how these models can be numerically implemented in a practical way. This book is aimed at undergraduate students, MBA students, and executives who wish to understand and apply financial models in the spreadsheet computing environment. Series: Springer Finance. Num Pages: 320 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCH; KJQ; PBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1380.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387258980
- ISBN
- 9780387258980
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 233.33
€ 233.33
Hardback. This text addresses the understanding and alleviation of poverty, inequality, and inequity using a unique and broad mix of concepts. Most of the book's measurement and statistical tools have been programmed in DAD. Series: Economic Studies in Inequality, Social Exclusion and Well-Being. Num Pages: 394 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1670.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 394
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387258935
- ISBN
- 9780387258935
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 135.77
€ 135.77
Hardback. Consists of a collection of essays by some of the scientists in the field, covering diverse aspects of applications of optimal control and dynamic games to problems in Finance, Management Science, Economics, and Operations Research. This work covers a variety of contemporary questions that can be addressed with optimal control tools. Editor(s): Deissenberg, Christophe; Hartl, Richard F. (University of Vienna). Series: Advances in Computational Management Science. Num Pages: 368 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA; KJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387258041
- ISBN
- 9780387258041
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 201.25
€ 201.25
Hardback. The Eastern Enlargement of the EU will not be complete until the new member states join the EMU. This book provides comprehensive economic analysis of theoretical, empirical and political issues that determines whether EMU enlargement is a success, which has implications for all common currency systems. Editor(s): Dabrowski, Marek; Rostowski, Jacek. Num Pages: 232 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPSN2; KCB; KCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 1170.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387257648
- ISBN
- 9780387257648
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.47
€ 132.47
Hardback. Presents a unified approach of modern linear and nonlinear econometrics. This work covers four major parts of modern econometrics: linear and nonlinear estimation and testing, time series analysis, models with categorical and limited dependent variables, and an analysis of linear and nonlinear panel data modeling. Series: Dynamic Modeling and Econometrics in Economics and Finance. Num Pages: 404 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1650.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2006. Corr. 2nd printing 2006
- Number of pages
- 404
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387257600
- ISBN
- 9780387257600
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 201.97
€ 201.97
Hardback. Christian Seidl, known as one of the editors of the three-volume "Handbook of Utility Theory", has dedicated his research to utility-theoretic fundamentals, and the welfare implications of individual and group decision making. This book illuminates various facets of Christian Seidl's research agenda. Editor(s): Schmidt, Ulrich; Traub, Stefan. Series: Theory and Decision Library C. Num Pages: 335 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1430.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 335
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387257051
- ISBN
- 9780387257051
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 200.50
€ 200.50
Public Goods, Environmental Externalities and Fiscal Competition
. Ed(S): Chander, Parkash; Dreze, Jacques H.;...
hardcover. Includes 22 papers that illustrate the itinerary of Henry Tulkens on the occasion of his retirement from teaching. This volume presents analysis of Tulkens' papers on public sector economics. Editor(s): Chander, Parkash; Dreze, Jacques H.; Lovell, C.Knox (University of Georgia); Mintz, Jack. Num Pages: 588 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCN; KFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1023.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 2006th Edition
- Number of pages
- 588
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387255330
- ISBN
- 9780387255330
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 205.99
€ 205.99
Agricultural Biodiversity and Biotechnology in Economic Development
Cooper, Joseph; Lipper, Leslie Marie; Zilberm...
Hardback. Summarizes the state of knowledge in the economic literature of management of agricultural biotechnology and biodiversity in agricultural and economic development. This book identifies key issues confronting policy makers in managing biodiversity and biotechnology and provides an analysis of the linkage between the two. Series: Natural Resource Management and Policy. Num Pages: 512 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KC; RNCB; WNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 901.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387254074
- ISBN
- 9780387254074
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 259.48
€ 259.48
Hardback. Presents the developments arising from the combination of mathematics, numerical analysis, and finance. This book covers a wide range of topics, from portfolio management and asset pricing, to performance, risk, debt and real option evaluation. It also presents applications of a variety of approaches and techniques. Editor(s): Breton, Michele; Ben-Ameur, Hatem (GERAD and HEC Montreal). Num Pages: 258 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 571.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387251172
- ISBN
- 9780387251172
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.08
€ 133.08