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Economics evolving

a history of economic thought

In clear, nontechnical language, this introductory textbook describes the history of economic thought, focusing on the development of economic theory from Adam Smith's "Wealth of Nations" to the late twentieth century. The text concentrates on the most important figures in the history of economics ...

Running the world's markets

tho governance of financial infraestructure

The efficiency, safety, and soundness of financial markets depend on the operation of core infrastructure - exchanges, central counter- parties, and central securities depositories. How these institutions are governed critically affects their performance. Yet, despite their importance, there is little certainty, still less a global consensus ...

The concrete Euro

implementing monetary policy in the Euro Area

Eds. Paul Mercier, Francesco Papadia. The euro area's framework for monetary policy implementation was introduced in 1999. Eleven years on, this volume examines the theoretical and historical underpinnings of the framework, how it has fared in practice, and what challenges it is likely to ...

Warren Buffett and the art of stock arbitrage

trategies for arbitrage and other special investment situations

'Give a man a fish and he eats for a day. Teach him to arbitrage, and he will eat for a lifetime' Warren Buffett Warren Buffett and the Art of the Stock Arbitrage is the first book to explore the secret world of Buffett's ...

Directors' liabilities and Indemnification

a global guide

Ed. Edward Smerdon. Directors' liabilities have been a key concern in boardrooms since the various high-profile corporate failures in Europe and the United States over the past two decades, when regulation increased and shareholders' and companies' rights to bring civil claims were extended. The current ...

Poetas románticos franceses

Lamartine, Vigny, V. Hugo, Nerval, Musset, Gautier

Selección de poemas de los autores más relevantes del Romanticismo francés, entre los que se encuentran nombres como el de Victor Hugo, Lamartine, Nerval o Gautier.

Cuentas conmigo mismo

Diarios (1957-1978)

Edición y prólogo de Sergio Romano. No hay duda de que Indro Montanelli es una de las grandes figuras del periodismo italiano y europeo del siglo xx. Son éstos los diarios de una época azarosa, de 1957 a 1978, y constituyen el dietario de un ...

César

la biografía definitiva

Julio César, el romano más famoso que ha existido tanto en su época como a lo largo de los siglos, fue un líder carismático, un brillante político y un genio militar capaz de algunas de las victorias más espectaculares de la historia: en menos de ...

El viaje de Artemidoro

vida y aventuras de un gran explorador de la Antigüedad

Artemidoro de Éfeso fue el geógrafo más grande de la Antigüedad y el viajero más intrépido del siglo II a.C; el primero que hizo una descripción del mundo conocido. Sin embargo su figura está envuelta en la bruma del tiempo y su extensísima obra ...

Key account management

the definitive guide

This helpful text clearly sets out the very best, state-of-the-art strategies in key account management. The authors provide the tools and processes for successful KAM, from developing a customer categorization system that really works, to analyzing the needs of key accounts. Topics include why key ...

The little book of sideways markets

how to make money in markets that go nowhere

"It's hard to talk clearly about investing and make sense to ordinary readers at the same time. Katsenelson gives a lucid explanation of today's markets with sound advice about how to make money while avoiding the traps that the market sets for exuberant ...

The power of passive investing

more wealth with less work

A practical guide to passive investing Time and again, individual investors discover, all too late, that actively picking stocks is a loser's game. The alternative lies with index funds. This passive form of investing allows you to participate in the markets relatively cheaply while ...

Emerging markets for dummies

A comprehensive explanation of emerging markets In this global economy, it is important to understand the power that other countries possess, and how they can affect the global market and your investment portfolio. Emerging markets represent about 75 of the world's land mass and ...

Regulating Walt Street

the dodd-fank act and the new arquitecture of global finance

Eds. Viral V. Acharya...[et.al]. Experts from NYU Stern School of Business analyze new financial regulations and what they mean for the economy The NYU Stern School of Business is one of the top business schools in the world thanks to the leading academics ...

Foreign exchange option pricing

a practitioner's guide

This book covers foreign exchange options from the point of view of the finance practitioner

Time series

applications to finance with R and S-Plus

This book is designed to help readers grasp the conceptual underpinnings of time series modeling in order to gain a deeper understanding of the ever-changing dynamics of the financial world. It covers theory and application equally for readers from both financial and mathematical backgrounds. The ...

Oligopoly

old ends-new means

The book focuses classical oligopoly theory as developed in 1840-1940. By the end of this period oligopoly came under the spell of game theory in its probabilistic equilibrium format. Work by Cournot, von Stackelberg, Palander, and Hotelling, causal and dynamic in essence, but ignored, is ...

Intoduction to insurance mathematics

technical and financial features os risk transfers

The book aims at presenting technical and financial features of life insurance, non-life insurance, pension plans. The book has been planned assuming non-actuarial readers as its 'natural' target, namely - advanced undergraduate and graduate students in Economics, Business and Finance; professionals and technicians operating in Insurance ...

Perspectivas on keynesian economics

Eds. Arie Arnon, Jimmy Weinblatt, Warren Young. This book combines historical and policy-oriented perspectives on the relevance of the Keynesian approach for economic theory, policy, and crisis analysis. The first part focuses on historical, theoretical, and methodological issues, and puts them in context with current ...

Foundations of mathematical and computational economics

This is a book on the basics of mathematics and computation and their uses in economics for modern day students and practitioners. The reader is introduced to the basics of numerical analysis as well as the use of computer programs such as Matlab and Excel ...