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Hardback. Aims to debunk the myth that Britain was a free-trade nation during and after the industrial revolution, by revealing how the British used tariffs as a mercantilist tool to politically weaken France. This book shows that Britain did not transform smoothly from a mercantilist state in the 18th century to a bastion of free trade in the late 19th. Series: The Princeton Economic History of the Western World. Num Pages: 192 pages, 29 line illus.35 tables. BIC Classification: 1DB; 1DDF; 3JF; 3JH; KCLT; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 239 x 165 x 6. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691129174
- ISBN
- 9780691129174
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 56.78€ 44.93
€ 56.78
€ 44.93
Hardback. Explores the intersections of two momentous changes in the late twentieth century: the fall of Communism and the rise of globalization. This book presents a sociological treatment of the process of foreign direct investment (FDI). It demonstrates how both investors and hosts rely on social networks to make decisions about investment. Num Pages: 312 pages, 5 line illus. 25 tables. BIC Classification: 1D; KCL; KFFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 457.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691129129
- ISBN
- 9780691129129
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Condition: New
€ 65.07€ 51.02
€ 65.07
€ 51.02
Hardback. Presents an overview of financial risk modeling, with a focus on practical applications, empirical reality, and historical perspective. Covering the mean-variance analysis and the capital asset pricing model, this title offers an account of factor models, which are the key to successful risk analysis in every economic climate. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KCJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 162 x 30. Weight in Grams: 668.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691128283
- ISBN
- 9780691128283
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 163.26€ 122.96
€ 163.26
€ 122.96
Hardback. Examines how developments in economics and the social sciences lead to greater government intrusion in our private lives. Exploring how behavioral economics contributes to the excessive rise of paternalistic interventions, this title presents a controversial challenge to the prevailing currents in economic and political discourse. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: JPA; KCA; KCP; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 165 x 18. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691128177
- ISBN
- 9780691128177
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.35
€ 68.35
Paperback. From humans to hermit crabs to deep water plankton, all living things compete for locally limiting resources. This work offers an exploration of the facts and theories of biology, economics, and geology to show how processes common to all economic systems govern evolution as surely as they do the human economy. Num Pages: 464 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: KCS; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 147 x 27. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691127934
- ISBN
- 9780691127934
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.55
€ 46.99
€ 33.55
Hardback. Shows us how human behaviors in open markets like eBay can be substantially more complex than those predicted by standard economic theory. This book reveals practical auction strategies and introduces readers to the fundamentals of auction theory and the mathematics behind eBay. It is suitable for sophisticated users of online auctions. Num Pages: 304 pages, 4 halftones. 28 line illus. BIC Classification: JM; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 168 x 241 x 25. Weight in Grams: 566.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691127132
- ISBN
- 9780691127132
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.15€ 46.57
€ 59.15
€ 46.57
Hardback. Presents a historical and sociological account of how, by the late 1960s, three small Italian towns had come to lead the world in the production of gold jewelry - even though they had virtually no jewelry industry less than a century before, and even though Italy had western Europe's most restrictive gold laws. Num Pages: 352 pages, 8 tables. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD; HBLW3; JH; KCC; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 657.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691126975
- ISBN
- 9780691126975
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.81€ 63.82
€ 82.81
€ 63.82
Hardback. Is China's growth sustainable, or has China relied too much on investment, which is subject to diminishing returns, and not enough on technological change? Dealing with the relation between investment, finance, and growth in China, this book dismisses this concern. Num Pages: 224 pages, 72 line illus. 18 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; KCM; KFFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 371.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691125626
- ISBN
- 9780691125626
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.81€ 63.79
€ 82.81
€ 63.79
Hardback. Designed to help move from verbal to mathematical to computational representations in economic modeling, this book is organized around economic topics as macroeconomics, microeconomics, and finance. It employs software systems, including MATLAB, Mathematica, GAMS, the nonlinear programming solver in Excel, and the database systems in Access. Num Pages: 456 pages, 112 line illus. 36 tables. BIC Classification: KC; UY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 30. Weight in Grams: 942.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691125497
- ISBN
- 9780691125497
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 163.26€ 123.24
€ 163.26
€ 123.24
Hardback. Provides an analysis of the huge changes undergone by the economies of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. This book assesses the economic prospects of each country, and the likelihood that economic conditions will spur major political changes. Num Pages: 256 pages, 3 line illus. 47 tables. 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FC; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 166 x 21. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691124650
- ISBN
- 9780691124650
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.60€ 105.83
€ 139.60
€ 105.83
Paperback. Shows how computers are changing the employment landscape and how the right kinds of education can ease the transition to the new job market. This book tells stories of people at work - a high-end financial advisor, a customer service representative, a pair of successful chefs, a cardiologist, and an automotive mechanic. Num Pages: 192 pages, 2 halftones. 10 line illus. BIC Classification: KCF; UBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 163 x 12. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691124025
- ISBN
- 9780691124025
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.27
€ 40.99
€ 29.27
Paperback. Nowhere has the divide between advocates and critics of globalization been more striking than in debates over free trade and the environment. This book investigates the subject using both economic theory and empirical analysis. It contains a theoretical framework for examining the impact of international trade on local pollution levels. Series: Princeton Series in International Economics. Num Pages: 304 pages, 41 line illus. 10 tables. BIC Classification: KCLT; KCN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 19. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691124001
- ISBN
- 9780691124001
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 37.89
€ 52.99
€ 37.89
Hardback. Looks at the distribution of income and wealth and the effects that this has on the macroeconomy, and vice versa. Taking stock of results and methods developed in the context of the 1990s revival of growth theory, this book focuses on capital accumulation and long-run growth. Num Pages: 456 pages, 29 line illus. BIC Classification: KCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 239 x 163 x 35. Weight in Grams: 774.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691121710
- ISBN
- 9780691121710
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.39€ 86.12
€ 112.39
€ 86.12
Hardback. Tailored to the needs of applied econometricians and social scientists, this work emphasizes nonparametric techniques suited to the rich array of data types - continuous, nominal, and ordinal - within one coherent framework. It also covers the various material necessary to understand and apply nonparametric methods for real-world problems. Num Pages: 768 pages, 23 line illus. 17 tables. BIC Classification: KCH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 190 x 262 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1474.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 768
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691121611
- ISBN
- 9780691121611
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.95€ 98.01
€ 128.95
€ 98.01
Hardback. How should planners use the available evidence to choose treatments? This book addresses key aspects of this question, exploring and partially resolving pervasive problems of identification and statistical inference that arise when studying treatment response and making treatment choices. Series: The Econometric and Tinbergen Institutes Lectures. Num Pages: 128 pages, 7 tables. BIC Classification: JFF; KCJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 9. Weight in Grams: 28.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 130
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691121536
- ISBN
- 9780691121536
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 88.73€ 67.89
€ 88.73
€ 67.89
Hardback. Provides a concise and powerful account of the underlying principles of modern finance, drawing on a generation of theoretical and empirical advances in the field. Series: Princeton Lectures in Finance S. Num Pages: 120 pages, 10 line illus. 5 tables. BIC Classification: KC; KFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 120
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691121383
- ISBN
- 9780691121383
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.81€ 63.79
€ 82.81
€ 63.79
Hardback. Takes econometrics to a fresh level by demonstrating how to combine modern economic theory with the statistical inference methods to get the most out of economic data. This title draws applications from both microeconomics and macroeconomics, paying special attention to financial and labor economics. Num Pages: 488 pages, 19 line illus. 21 tables. BIC Classification: KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 147 x 33. Weight in Grams: 814.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691120591
- ISBN
- 9780691120591
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.81€ 63.79
€ 82.81
€ 63.79
Paperback. Unveils a theory of the market economy. Arguing that most economists use overly abstract models of how the economy operates, this book seeks an empirically based alternative. It creates mathematical models of how the economy works and how the interaction of its sectors creates mutual protection from the uncertainties of business. Num Pages: 416 pages, 9 tables, 37 line illus. BIC Classification: KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 646.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691120386
- ISBN
- 9780691120386
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.24€ 42.32
€ 53.24
€ 42.32
Paperback. Does globalization menace our cities? Are cities able to exercise democratic rule and strategic choice when international competition increasingly limits the importance of place? This book looks at the political responses of ten cities in North America and Western Europe as they grappled with the forces of global restructuring. Num Pages: 552 pages, 15 halftones. 31 line illus. 24 tables. BIC Classification: 1DD; 1KB; JFSG; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 154 x 31. Weight in Grams: 662.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691120140
- ISBN
- 9780691120140
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.24€ 42.32
€ 53.24
€ 42.32
Paperback. Describes six fundamental ideas for using modern information technology and advanced financial theory to temper basic risks that have been ignored by risk management institutions - risks to the value of our jobs and our homes, to the vitality of our communities, and to the very stability of national economies. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: KCA; KFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691120119
- ISBN
- 9780691120119
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.55
€ 46.99
€ 33.55