Decision theory: general Books

List of Illustrations Preface Introduction About the Editors Notes on Contributors Dinner Speech: Asset Allocation in a General Equilibrium Framework; B.Litterman PART I: CENTRAL BANK RESERVES MANAGEMENT Global Reserves Management; K.Rybinski & U.Krynska...

The science behind and economic consequences of fear are explained by demonstrating how fear can drive markets to disastrous lows and how the financial industry profits most when fear and volatility are highest. The reader is offered recommendations that...

The questions used in this book have been developed and continuously updated over 15 years. 'MCQs in Paediatrics' includes questions and detailed answers submitted by paediatricians in all specialties, and covers the widest range of clinical skills and...

School improvement, like motherhood, has many advocates. Everyone is for it, without having to campaign actively on its behalf. And just as the 100% of people who have had mothers think they know how mothering could be done...

In Realizing the Distinctive University: Vision and Values, Strategy and Culture, Mark William Roche changes the terms of the debate about American higher education. A former dean of the College of Arts and Letters at the University of Notre Dame, Roche...

PART I: THE NATURE OF CATASTROPHE Taxonomy of Risk Catastrophes Financial Catastrophe PART II: THE RISK FRAMEWORK The Risk Management Process Models, Metrics and Limitations PART III: PRACTICAL MANAGEMENT Past Catastrophes Lessons Learned and...

Updated and revised, this second edition applies advanced financial analytics within a strategic framework that recognizes an environment where sustainable competitive advantage is a progressively more difficult task. Real options offer the link to value...

Nowadays in European, American and most westernized markets, financial institutions such as Credit Swiss, Deutsche Bank, HSBC, the Islamic Bank of Britain etc, are offering more products and services of Islamic finance. Moreover, a great number of...

The banking industry extensively lobbied against Basel III and governments have been keen to delay its full implementation. Chorafas' latest book takes a well-rounded approach on Basel III's strengths and weaknesses and explains how, without deep...

Introduction Project Planning Sample Selection Gathering and Preparing Data Understanding Relationships in Data Data Transformation (Pre-processing) Model Construction (Parameter Estimation) Validation, Model Performance and Cut-off Strategy Sample Bias...

Restructuring the balance sheets of Western governments, banks and households is an important issue in the recovery after the recent crisis. Chorafas' latest book focuses on sovereign debt, sovereign risk and the developing economic and financial...

List of Illustrations Preface Introduction About the Editors Notes on Contributors PART I: INTEREST RATE MODELLING AND FORECASTING Combining Canadian Interest Rate Forecasts; D.Bolder & Y.Romanyuk Updating the Yield Curve to Analysts' Views; L.Nogueira A...

Acknowledgements Notes on the Contributors Introduction; O.Hieronymi From 'Global Finance' to the Crisis of Globalization; O.Hieronymi An Agenda for the Reform of the International Monetary System; O.Hieronymi The Global Financial Crisis, Central Banking...

Preface Introduction Products and Providers The History of Credit Ethics in Lending Legislation and Consumer Rights The Economics of Credit and its Marketing Credit Granting Decisions Credit Reference Agencies Credit Management Appendix A: The...

Introduction to Risk Management and Derivatives Introduction to Shipping Markets Statistical Tools for Risk Analysis and Modelling Freight Market Information Forward Freight Agreement Technical Analysis and Freight Trading Strategies Options on Freight...

Local school boards in the United States spend almost $600 billion of the public's money and employ millions of Americans. They have a prime role, along with the home, in shaping the future for the country's young. Yet the more than 14,000 boards of...

Introduction PART 1: RETAIL RISKS: PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS Employee Theft Managing Employee Honesty Vendor Theft and Error Controlling Cargo Theft Shoplifting Point-of-Sale Risks Miscellaneous Risks PART 2: IDENTIFYING AND PRIORITiZING RISKS Security...