Dynamics of Housing in East Asia
Authors: Bertrand Renaud, Kyung-Hwan Kim, Man Cho.
Publisher: Wiley Blackwell
Year: 2016
Subject: HOUSING
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 …