New Acquisitions List (Books) January 2018

Dynamics of Housing in East Asia

Authors: Bertrand Renaud, Kyung-Hwan Kim, Man Cho.

Publisher: Wiley Blackwell

Year: 2016

Subject: HOUSING

     Description:

         This book is the first to evaluate the organisation, behaviour and performance of six major  East Asian real estate markets. It offers a unique analysis of the growth and transformation of the real estate sector across East Asia.  The authors examine the interactions between volatility in the sector and the overall stability of the economy, in particular during the Asia financial crisis of 1997-98, and the global financial crisis of 2008-09. More …

Economics of Social Issues (21st ed.)

Authors: Charles A. Register, Paul W. Grimes

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education

Year: 2015

Subjects: ECONOMICS; SOCIAL PROBLEMS

     Description:

      This book originated the social issues approach to teaching basic economic principles and has garnered a loyal user following for its timely and impartial handling of current social issues that dominate the news. The primary objectives of the book are to create student interest in the study of economics and provide a framework of basic analytical tools useful in the understanding of social issues.  More …

Elementary Regression Modeling:

A Discrete Approach

Authors: Charles A. Register, Paul W. Grimes

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education

Year: 2015

Subject: ECONOMICS; SOCIAL PROBLEMS

     Description:

      This book originated the social issues approach to teaching basic economic principles and has garnered a loyal user following for its timely and impartial handling of current social issues that dominate the news. The primary objectives of the book are to create student interest in the study of economics and provide a framework of basic analytical tools useful in the understanding of social issues. More …

Essentials of Microeconomics

Authors: Bonnie Nguyen and Andrew Wait.

Publisher: Routledge

Year: 2016

Subject: MICROECONOMICS

     Description:

     This is an excellent introduction to microeconomics. It presents the basic tools of microeconomics clearly and concisely. The book presents a vigorous treatment of all relevant introductory microeconomic concepts. The book also emphasizes on modern economics ― game theory and imperfect markets. Each chapter is self-contained and includes the required key mathematical skills at the start. More …

An Introduction to Quantitative Finance :

A Three-Principle Approach

Authors: Christopher Hian Ann Ting.

Publisher: World Scientific

Year: 2016

Subject: FINANCE

     Description:

   This concise textbook provides a unique framework to introduce Quantitative Finance to advanced undergraduate and beginning postgraduate students. Inspired by Newton’s three laws of motion, three principles of Quantitative Finance are proposed to help practitioners also to understand the pricing of plain vanilla derivatives and fixed income securities. More …

Local and Regional Development (2nd ed.)

Authors: Andy Pike, Andres Rodriguez-Pose, John Tomaney

Publisher:  Routledge

Year: 2016

Subjects: REGIONAL ECONOMICS; REGIONALISM; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

      Description:

This Local and Regional Development provides an accessible, critical and integrated examination of local and regional development theory, institutions and policy in this changing context. Amidst its rising importance, the book addresses the fundamental issues of ‘what kind of local and regional development and for whom?’, its purposes, principles and values, frameworks of understanding, approaches and interventions, and integrated … More …

The Practice of Health Program

Evaluation (2nd ed.)

Authors: David Grembowski.

Publisher: SAGE Publishing

Year: 2016

Subject: PUBLIC HEALTH

     Description:

     This book provides readers with effective methods for evaluating health programs, policies, and health care systems, offering expert guidance for collaborating with stakeholders involved in the process. Author David Grembowski explores evaluation as a three-act play: Act I shows evaluators how to work with decision makers and other groups to identify the questions they want answered; Act II covers selecting appropriate evaluation designs and methods to answer the . More …