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Nonlinear Financial Econometrics: Markov Switching Models, Persistence...
Gregoriou, Greg N., Pascalau, Razvan
Hardcover. This book proposes new methods to value equity and model the Markowitz efficient frontier using Markov switching models and provide new evidence and solutions to capture the persistence observed in stock returns across developed and emerging markets. Num Pages: 215 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCH; KFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 145 x 15. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 218
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230283640
- ISBN
- 9780230283640
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 143.08
€ 143.08
Hardcover. This book offers a new perspective on the links between intellectual property and access to medication. Using local case studies and insights from actor-network theory, it explores the ways in which TRIPs is translated in the daily practices of those who purchase, distribute and use medicines in sub-Saharan Africa. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Socio-Legal Studies. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HF; JFFS; KCQ; LAQ; LBBM; MBN. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 162 x 17. Weight in Grams: 482.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230282841
- ISBN
- 9780230282841
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.21
€ 122.21
Hardcover. Through the tools of economics, Annunziata's vivid and gripping book shows how the global financial crisis was caused by a failure of leadership and common sense in which we all played a role. The insights of this clear and compelling analysis are essential for learning the right lessons from the crisis, and seeing new threats around the corner. Series: Finance and Capital Markets Series. Num Pages: 245 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JM; KCLF; KCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 168 x 239 x 20. Weight in Grams: 514.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230282810
- ISBN
- 9780230282810
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 185.59
€ 185.59
Hardcover. Leading international scholars provide a timely reconsideration of how and why entrepreneurship matters for economic development, particularly in emerging and developing economies. The book critically dissects the evolving relationship between entrepreneurs and the state. Series: Studies in Development Economics and Policy. Num Pages: 391 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCM; KJD; KJH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 146 x 23. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230282209
- ISBN
- 9780230282209
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.06
€ 123.06
Hardcover. This book analyzes the post-subprime crisis world from the global, Asian and Chinese perspectives. It dispels some of the myths about the crisis's effects on Asia and China; and exposes the ugly truth of bailout policies and their distortion and hindering of the world's economic rebalancing effort in the post-subprime era. Num Pages: 214 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; KCB; KCX; KFFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 139 x 18. Weight in Grams: 376. Opportunities in The New Economic Landscape. 204 pages, 5 black & white tables, 82 graphs. This book analyzes the post-subprime crisis world from the global, Asian and Chinese perspectives. It dispels some of the myths about the crisis's effects on Asia and China; and exposes the ugly truth of bailout policies and their distortion and hindering of the world's economic rebalancing effort in the post-subprime era. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FPC; KCB; KCX; KFFM. Dimension: 224 x 139 x 18. Weight: 376.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 204
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230281967
- ISBN
- 9780230281967
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.05
€ 122.05
Hardcover. The historical response to bank crises has always been more regulation. A pattern emerges that some may find surprising: regulation often contributes to bank instability. It suppresses competition and effective response to market changes and encourages bankers to take on additional risk. This book offers a valuable history lesson for policy makers. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Banking and Financial Institutions. Num Pages: 312 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQB; KCP; KCX; KFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 137 x 22. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230280663
- ISBN
- 9780230280663
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.94
€ 122.94
Critical International Political Economy: Dialogue, Debate and Dissens...
Shields, Stuart, Bruff, Ian, Macartney, Huw
Hardcover. This book gives provocative responses to recent debates in International Political Economy. It provides a much needed and timely intervention to the current anodyne discussions about the evolution of the discipline and prompts wider reflection on the nature of enquiry itself. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 195 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; KCL; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 144 x 18. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230280304
- ISBN
- 9780230280304
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.05
€ 122.05
Hardcover. Personal consumption accounts for two thirds of GDP, yet recent economic events have emphasised our limited ability to translate consumption patterns into policy. Steven Silver analyses this understudied area, exploring the network memberships that emerge from our everyday lives, and the consumption patterns these create. Num Pages: 202 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCC; KCK; KCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 143 x 17. Weight in Grams: 364.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230280212
- ISBN
- 9780230280212
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.74
€ 63.74
Hardcover. This book gives a detailed account of the primacy of the City of London, both as a domestic actor and as a global financial centre. It focuses on whether the hegemonic position of the City of London can be threatened by the globalization process and how this relates to its role as an international money laundering centre. Num Pages: 261 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; KCP; KCS; KFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 222 x 20. Weight in Grams: 428.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230280205
- ISBN
- 9780230280205
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.48
€ 122.48
Cluster-Based Industrial Development: A Comparative Study of Asia and ...
Sonobe, Tetsushi, Otsuka, Keijiro
Hardcover. This book examines how to promote industrial development in low-income countries. It considers the role of traders in the evolution of a cluster, the role of managerial human capital, the effect of the 'China shock', and the role of industrial policies focused on international knowledge transfer in supporting the upgrading of clusters. Num Pages: 277 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCD; KCG; KCM; KCU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 456. A Comparative Study of Asia and Africa. 280 pages, 77 black & white tables, 10 figures. This book examines how to promote industrial development in low-income countries. It considers the role of traders in the evolution of a cluster, the role of managerial human capital, the effect of the 'China shock', and the role of industrial policies focused on international knowledge transfer in supporting the upgrading of clusters. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: KCD; KCG; KCM; KCU. Dimension: 223 x 148 x 22. Weight: 456.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230280182
- ISBN
- 9780230280182
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.17
€ 64.17
Hardcover. Examines international cooperation in European security from a transaction cost economics perspective. This book addresses the puzzle of how to approach differing institutional preferences. It argues that the reduction and limitation of transaction costs was the primary determinant of security preferences. Series: Transformations of the State. Num Pages: 284 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFE; JPSN2; JWK; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 138 x 21. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230280120
- ISBN
- 9780230280120
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.69
€ 64.69
Ethnicity and the Persistence of Inequality: The Case of Peru (Conflic...
Thorp, Rosemary, Paredes, Maritza
Hardcover. Understanding why inequality is so great and has persevered for centuries in a number of Latin American countries requires tools that go beyond economics. Investigating the case of Peru, this book explores how inequality is embedded in institutions that constitute the interface between the economy, the polity and geography of the country. Series: Conflict, Inequality and Ethnicity. Num Pages: 252 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; GTF; JFF; JFSL; KCB; KCP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 222 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230280007
- ISBN
- 9780230280007
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.37
€ 64.37
Hardcover. By exploring how financial, legal and wider socio-economic systems can accelerate or decelerate the harmonization in financial markets, this book connects issues both of contemporary political science and accounting research. Series: Transformations of the State. Num Pages: 266 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; JPA; KCX; KFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 146 x 20. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230279841
- ISBN
- 9780230279841
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.29
€ 64.29
Hardcover. The story of the recent global economic crisis is told in the words of the main players in the drama. Including quotes from bankers, rating agencies, housing agencies, regulators, politicians and media figures. Erik Banks' latest book shows why we are doomed to experience further financial crises in the future. Num Pages: 245 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCX; KFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 19. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230278936
- ISBN
- 9780230278936
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.39
€ 62.39
Hardcover. The recent crisis has redrawn attention to financial globalization. Dilip Das examines under what circumstances it can be welfare-enhancing and lead to rapid economic growth. Written in an accessible style, the book gives the latest insights on the topic. Num Pages: 325 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; KCLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 148 x 22. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230278608
- ISBN
- 9780230278608
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.53
€ 122.53
Hardcover. This is the first comprehensive book on the politics and economics of financial sector consolidation in an emerging market in West Africa. It draws on the author's twenty years experience working with multinationals in this oil-rich zone, to address key issues and examine banking reform in one of the world's fastest-growing economies. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Banking and Financial Institutions. Num Pages: 224 pages, 7 black & white tables, 8 figures. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; KCM; KFFK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 223 x 144 x 19. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230278417
- ISBN
- 9780230278417
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.93
€ 126.93
Hardcover. The book presents arguments against the taxpayers'-funded bailing out of failed financial institutions, and puts forward suggestions to circumvent the TBTF problem, including some preventive measures. It ultimately argues that a failing financial institution should be allowed to fail without fearing an apocalyptic outcome. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Banking and Financial Institutions. Num Pages: 239 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCX; KFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 146 x 19. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230277762
- ISBN
- 9780230277762
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.79
€ 121.79
Paperback. This book aims to showcase and advance recent debates over the extent to which undergraduate macroeconomics teaching models adequately reflect the latest developments in the field. It contains 16 essays on topics including the 3-equation New Consensus model, extensions and alternatives to this model, and endogenous money and finance. Editor(s): Fontana, Giuseppe; Setterfield, Mark. Num Pages: 361 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA; KCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 361
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230277632
- ISBN
- 9780230277632
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.02
€ 64.02
Hardcover. The marriage of neuroscience and the science of choice behaviour gave birth to neuroeconomics. Jan de Jong explores this new discipline, investigating the relationship between choice behaviour and brain activity, and the light that this sheds on our systems of reasoning. Num Pages: 368 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA; KCK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 145 x 26. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230277151
- ISBN
- 9780230277151
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.39
€ 123.39
Paperback. This book argues that Keynesian economists have betrayed Keynes' theory and policy conclusions, and that the world has been misled about those policies. Keynesians have focused attention on policies for dealing with effects of economic failure as they arise, whereas Keynes was concerned with the cause and then the prevention of economic failure. Num Pages: 376 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KCA; KCB; KCBM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 462. The General Theory, the Rate of Interest and Keynesian Economics. 376 pages, Illustrations. This book argues that Keynesian economists have betrayed Keynes' theory and policy conclusions, and that the world has been misled about those policies. Keynesians have focused attention on policies for dealing with effects of economic failure as they arise, whereas Keynes was concerned with the cause and then the prevention of economic failure. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: KCA; KCB; KCBM. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight: 462.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230277014
- ISBN
- 9780230277014
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 121.57
€ 121.57
Paperback. This book presents the authentic Adam Smith and explores his underlying approach and radical thinking, aiming to re-establish his original intentions. The book provides a crucial reminder of how relevant Adam Smith was in his own time, and how relevant he remains as we experience the worldwide spread of opulence today. Series: Great Thinkers in Economics. Num Pages: 301 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA; KCF; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 137 x 14. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 301
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230277007
- ISBN
- 9780230277007
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.97
€ 63.97
Hardcover. This book explores the causes and effects of the rise of neoliberalism in Eastern Europe in the aftermath of the collapse of the Soviet Union. It provides a political economy analysis of the role of central banks, and identifies them as a key actor in the production and dissemination of the neoliberal economic policies. Series: Studies in Economic Transition. Num Pages: 272 pages, 56, 11 black & white tables, 45 figures. BIC Classification: 1DVWR; 3JMC; KCP; KFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 143 x 20. Weight in Grams: 420. A Romanian Account of How Eastern Europe Became Subprime. Series: Studies in Economic Transition. 272 pages, 56, 11 black & white tables, 45 figures. This book explores the causes and effects of the rise of neoliberalism in Eastern Europe in the aftermath of the collapse of the Soviet Union. It provides a political economy analysis of the role of central banks, and identifies them as a key actor in the production and dissemination of the neoliberal economic policies. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DVWR; 3JMC; KCP; KFFK. Dimension: 223 x 143 x 20. Weight: 420.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230276154
- ISBN
- 9780230276154
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.91
€ 121.91
Hardcover. An international trade emerged between 1870-1895 that incorporated the circulation of books among countries worldwide. A history of the social network and select agents who sold and distributed books overseas, this study demonstrates agents increasingly thought of the world as a negotiable, connected system and books as transnational commodities. Num Pages: 190 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JH; KCLT; KNTP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 145 x 17. Weight in Grams: 346. Tangled Networks. 192 pages, 1 black & white halftones. An international trade emerged between 1870-1895 that incorporated the circulation of books among countries worldwide. A history of the social network and select agents who sold and distributed books overseas, this study demonstrates agents increasingly thought of the world as a negotiable, connected system and books as transnational commodities. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 3JH; KCLT; KNTP. Dimension: 225 x 145 x 17. Weight: 346.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230275638
- ISBN
- 9780230275638
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.44
€ 63.44
Hardcover. An examination of the views on capitalism of bishops, academics and business people in the Church of England. Highlighting the richness and distinctiveness of these arguments, it also points to flaws and gaps. Offering a new framework for public theology, Poole urges the Church to take its proper place in re-shaping the global economy. Num Pages: 241 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRCM; HRCX6; KC; KJG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 142 x 222 x 20. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230275164
- ISBN
- 9780230275164
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.85
€ 63.85