1 Introduction -- 2 The Production Function -- 3 Optimisation with One Input -- 4 Production and Optimisation with Two or More Inputs -- 5 Costs -- 6 Productivity, Efficiency and Technological Changes -- 7 Input Demand Functions -- 8 Land and Other Inputs -- 9 The Company's Supply Function -- 10...

Preface -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Decision Theory Elements -- 3 Utility Function -- 4 State-Contingent Outcome and Preference -- 5 Preferences and Subjective Probabilities -- 6 Formulation of the Decision Problem -- 7 Connections Between Input and State-Contingent Output -- 8 Optimising Production...

This book sheds new light on long-established concepts of microeconomic production theory and combines general theoretical analysis with references to management tools. It deals with concepts of microeconomic production theory, using the fund-flow model of Nicholas Georgescu-Roegen as a basic...

Preface -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Production Function -- 3 Optimisation with One Input -- 4 Production and Optimisation with Two or More Inputs -- 5 Costs -- 6 Productivity, Efficiency and Technological Changes -- 7 Input Demand Functions -- 8 Land and Other Inputs -- 9 The Company's Supply...

In this book, the authors reject the theorem-proof approach as much as possible, and emphasize the practical application of econometrics. They show with examples how to calculate and interpret the numerical results. This book begins with students estimating simple univariate models, in a step by...

This book collects high-quality papers on the latest fundamental advances in the state of Econophysics and Management Science, providing insights that address problems concerning the international economy, social development and economic security. This book applies the multi-fractal detrended...

This book employs a computable general equilibrium (CGE) model - a widely used economic model which uses actual data to provide economic analysis and policy assessment - and applies it to economic data on Singapore’s tourism industry. The authors set out to demonstrate how a novice modeller...

Dieses Lehrbuch führt praxisorientiert in die Grundlagen, Techniken und Anwendungsmöglichkeiten der modernen induktiven Datenanalyse ein. Die Inhalte reichen von der klassischen Messfehlertheorie und den Grundlagen der Wahrscheinlichkeitsrechnung, über die Darstellung unterschiedlicher...

In this book Simona Roccioletti reviews several valuable studies about risk measures and their properties; in particular she studies the new (and heavily discussed) property of "Elicitability" of a risk measure. More important, she investigates the issue related to the backtesting of Expected...