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Globalization and the environment : risk assessment and the WTO
Kellow, Aynsley John (contributor);  … - 2001
One of the unforeseen consequences of the WTO agreements has been controversy over risk. This volume explores aspects of risk with special reference to the WTO, where national instruments to reduce risk may conflict with international trade rules. The book is divided into sections dealing with:...
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Financial risk measurement and management
Diebold, Francis X. - 2012
: Theory and Practice 1, Amsterdam, Holland, New York, NY and Oxford, UK: North-Holland Publishing Company, 203-26 -- Peter K … Edition, McGraw-Hill. -- Lando, D. (2004), Credit Risk Modeling: Theory and Applications, Princeton University Press …), "The Cost of Capital, Corporation Finance and the Theory of Investment," American Economic Review, 48, 261-297. -- Nelson …
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Handbook on the economics of disasters
Skidmore, Mark (ed.) - 2022
"Evaluating the myriad dimensions of how disasters can affect economic activity and decision-making, this cutting-edge Handbook presents a timely analysis of the conditions that reduce or exacerbate disaster impacts. Addressing developments in research on disaster economics, internationally...
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Economics and the future : time and discounting in private and public decision making
Pannell, David J. (contributor);  … - 2006
discounting in theory and practice. It reveals that the economic issues regarding time are embedded in a broader social, ethical …Economics and the Future tackles the discounting issue from a number of angles, ranging from relatively short …1. Time and discounting in economic decision making / David J. Pannell and Steven G.M. Schilizzi -- 2. Investigating …
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Mergers and acquisitions
Mulherin, J. Harold - 2012
Recommended readings (Machine generated): Alchian, Armen A. and Harold Demsetz (1972), 'Production, Information Costs, and Economic Organization,' American Economic Review, 62, December, 777-95. -- Andrade, Gregor, Mark Mitchell and Erik Stafford (2001), 'New Evidence and Perspectives on...
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Corporate governance adrift : a critique of shareholder value
Aglietta, Michel - 2005
Recent corporate governance scandals have brought to the fore the inherent contradictions of a capitalism dominated by financial markets. This challenging book by Michel Aglietta and Antoine Rebérioux argues that capitalism's basic premise--that companies must be managed in the sole interest of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011850595
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A research agenda for mergers and acquisitions
King, David R. (ed.); Meglio, Olimpia (ed.) - 2024
"Elgar Research Agendas outline the future of research in a given area. Leading scholars are given the space to explore their subject in provocative ways, and map out the potential directions of travel. They are relevant but also visionary. This Research Agenda poses unique questions and...
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Risk, complexity and ICT
Hanseth, Ole (contributor); Ciborra, Claudio (contributor) - 2007
pt. 1. Theory -- pt. 2. Cases. …
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Global business and the terrorist threat
Richardson, Harry Ward (contributor);  … - 2009
Global business is affected by global terrorism and the two are intricately linked on many levels. This book is an eclectic and enlightening compendium of research that explores the interrelationships between the two. A companion to and expansion on the authors' previous books on the area,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851731
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Retirement provision in scary markets
Bateman, Hazel (contributor) - 2007
Who's afraid of the big bad bear? : or, why investment in equities for retirement is not scary and why investing without equities is scary / Ronald Bewley, Nick Ingram, Veronica Livera and Sheridan Thompson -- Assessing the risks in global fixed interest portfolios / Geoffrey Brianton -- The...
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