Economic theory & philosophy
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Economic theory & philosophy
Paperback. Read addresses the contributions of significant individuals to our understanding of financial decisions and markets.Great financial theorists created the basis for what we now know as personal finance and this volume describes four great minds in finance that forever established the role of the rate of return and life cycle decision-making." Series: Great Minds in Finance. Num Pages: 226 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA; KCB; KCZ; KFF; KFFH; VSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 226
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349324293
- ISBN
- 9781349324293
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Condition: New
€ 127.73
€ 127.73
Paperback. Readexamines probability, risk, and uncertainty through the contributions of John von Neumann, Leonard Jimmie Savage, Kenneth Arrow and Harry Markowitz. These Portfolio Theorists provided us with a dramatic leap forward in our understanding of and insights into financial rewards under risk and uncertainty." Series: Great Minds in Finance. Num Pages: 237 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA; KCB; KFF; KFFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 237
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349324316
- ISBN
- 9781349324316
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Condition: New
€ 66.40
€ 66.40
Paperback. "The third book in the Great Minds in Finance series examines the pricing of securities and the risk/reward trade off through the legends, contribution, and legacies of Jacob Marschak, William Sharpe, Fischer Black and Myron Scholes, and Robert Merton, influencing both theory and practice, enabling the question of how do we measure risk? "-- Series: Great Minds in Finance. Num Pages: 205 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBL; KCA; KCL; KFF; KFFH; KJM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 205
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349324330
- ISBN
- 9781349324330
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 126.53
€ 126.53
Paperback. Series: Great Minds in Finance. Num Pages: 243 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA; KFF; KFFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 243
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349465057
- ISBN
- 9781349465057
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 126.86
€ 126.86
Hardback. Describes the major techniques of forecasting used in economics and business. This book focuses on the forecasting of economic data and covers a range of topics, including the description of the Box-Jenkins single series modeling techniques; forecasts from purely statistical and econometric models; nonstationary and nonlinear models; and more. Editor(s): Granger, C. W. J. Series: Economic Theory, Econometrics, and Mathematical Economics. Num Pages: 290 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780122951817
- ISBN
- 9780122951817
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 137.84
€ 137.84
Paperback. This book provides new interdisciplinary and comparative answers as to why banking sectors in 'liberal' and 'coordinated' market economies operated under a shared set of rules during the Global Financial Crisis. Exploring the role of complex interactions among interdependent structures, institutions and agents defines this banking behaviour. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Banking and Financial Institutions. Num Pages: 231 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA; KCK; KCP; KFF; KFFH; KJM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2013
- Number of pages
- 231
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349300518
- ISBN
- 9781349300518
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 126.74
€ 126.74
Hardcover. This work sets out to show the state of macroeconomics at the end of the 20th century from three main perspectives: methodology, theory and economic policy. It is built on extensive conversation with some of the world's leading macroeconomists. Num Pages: 382 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA; KCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 30. Weight in Grams: 695.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333725320
- ISBN
- 9780333725320
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 195.06
€ 195.06
The New Olive Branch (1820) and Selected Essays. Economic and Politica...
Carey, Matthew. Ed(S): Peskin, Lawrence A.
Hardback. Editor(s): Peskin, Lawrence A. Series: Economic Ideas That Built America. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: KCA; KCP; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Anthem Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783081554
- ISBN
- 9781783081554
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.21
€ 139.21
Hardcover. This book brings to life the classic thought experiment of a natural state. Provides data on the economic aspects of social conflict of 400.000 people living in a virtual anarchy; showing evil actions and rules exist from an economic perspective. Non-instrumental violence has economic effects and inciting people to fight are not overcome in time. Num Pages: 271 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA; KCC; KCK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 145 x 20. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 274
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137281883
- ISBN
- 9781137281883
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.95
€ 127.95
Paperback. This book brings to life the classic thought experiment of a natural state. Provides data on the economic aspects of social conflict of 400.000 people living in a virtual anarchy; showing evil actions and rules exist from an economic perspective. Non-instrumental violence has economic effects and inciting people to fight are not overcome in time. Num Pages: 271 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA; KCB; KCC; KCK; KJS; UYZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 271
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349448388
- ISBN
- 9781349448388
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.06
€ 127.06
paperback. Summarizing lectures given at University College Berkeley, this text highlights connections between traffic flow, queuing systems and supply chains. It unveils the root causes of the "bullwhip" effect and describes control methods for eliminating all instabilities without increasing supplier costs. Series: Lecture Notes in Economics and Mathematical Systems. Num Pages: 133 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA; KJMV8. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 7. Weight in Grams: 207.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- 2003rd Edition
- Number of pages
- 133
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783540002888
- ISBN
- 9783540002888
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.97
€ 66.97
Hardcover. Bringing an alternative philosophical foundation to the study of economics, this book explores the views of Antonio Rosmini (1797-1855), whose interpretation of economic action was fundamentally at odds with today's prevailing, all-conquering utilitarianism. Series: Ethical Economy. Num Pages: 278 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 158 x 25. Weight in Grams: 548.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 245
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400760578
- ISBN
- 9789400760578
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.48
€ 128.48
Paperback. Bringing an alternative philosophical foundation to the study of economics, this book explores the views of Antonio Rosmini (1797-1855), whose interpretation of economic action was fundamentally at odds with today's prevailing, all-conquering utilitarianism. Series: Ethical Economy. Num Pages: 278 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JHBC; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 433.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 278
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789401781145
- ISBN
- 9789401781145
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.36
€ 127.36
Paperback. Num Pages: 382 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA; KCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 382
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349405633
- ISBN
- 9781349405633
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 194.38
€ 194.38
Paperback. Num Pages: 332 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GPFC; KCA; KJT; PBKQ; TJFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 170 x 20. Weight in Grams: 602.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- 2nd ed. 1991. Softcover reprint of the original 2
- Number of pages
- 332
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642767579
- ISBN
- 9783642767579
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 139.77
€ 139.77
Hardcover. Gender Equality in Rural India focuses on son preference and the extent to which economic development has resulted in positive changes in women's empowerment and reproductive health. Num Pages: 204 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSF; JFSJ1; KCA; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 138 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137374929
- ISBN
- 9781137374929
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.69
€ 67.69
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: KCA; KCC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 191 x 24. Weight in Grams: 846.
- Publisher
- BIS Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789063693985
- ISBN
- 9789063693985
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.43
€ 40.99
€ 29.43
Paperback. Editor(s): Gerschlager, Caroline. Num Pages: 270 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HP; JHMC; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 427.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2001
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461352976
- ISBN
- 9781461352976
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 193.86
€ 193.86
Hardback. Sets out to expand the concept of exchange by crossing the boundaries laid down by economists and by examining the function played by deceptions, self-deceptions and illusions. This book prepares the ground for and makes the contributions to explicitly acknowledging deceptions, self-deceptions and illusions as fundamental dimensions. Editor(s): Gerschlager, Caroline. Num Pages: 270 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 565.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792376255
- ISBN
- 9780792376255
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 199.42
€ 199.42
Paperback. Series: Global issues series. Num Pages: 270 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPP; JPQB; KCA; KCF; KCN; RND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2002
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349420322
- ISBN
- 9781349420322
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.04
€ 127.04
Paperback. This book provides fresh insights on Piero Sraffa's work, by examining previously unpublished papers from Sraffa archives. It offers new perspectives on the connection between Sraffa amd Marx, and examines Sraffa's approach to money, the role of equilibrium and of the surplus in economic theory. Editor(s): Bellofiore, Riccardo. Num Pages: 268 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA; KCB; KCS; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349441761
- ISBN
- 9781349441761
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. Arguing that parental actions are important sources of wealth inequality, this book examines the transmission of economic status from one generation to another by constructing a model of parental preferences. It offers evidence on the intergenerational transfer of consumption, earnings and wealth. Num Pages: 390 pages, 71 line drawings, 36 tables. BIC Classification: JFS; JHBK; KCA; KCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New
- Number of pages
- 390
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226548401
- ISBN
- 9780226548401
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 41.39
€ 52.99
€ 41.39
Paperback. How did we get to where we are? This title shows that the roots of our financial failure lie not with individuals, but with an idea - the idea that markets are inherently rational. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: KCA; KCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- New Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141036519
- ISBN
- 9780141036519
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. Editor(s): Kusuoka, Shigeo. Series: Advances in Mathematical Economics. Num Pages: 133 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA; KF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 7. Weight in Grams: 219.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Verlag, Japan Japan
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2001
- Number of pages
- 133
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9784431659372
- ISBN
- 9784431659372
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 126.19
€ 126.19