Representations of constitutions -- to Part I -- Constitutions, effectivity functions, and game forms -- Nash consistent representations -- Acceptable representations -- Strongly consistent representations -- Nash consistent representation through lottery models -- On the continuity of...

This open access book examines the methodological complications of using complexity science concepts within the social science domain. The opening chapters take the reader on a tour through the development of simulation methodologies in the fields of artificial life and population biology, then...

This textbook articulates the elements of good craftsmanship in applied microeconomic research and demonstrates its effectiveness with multiple examples from economic literature. Empirical economic research is a combination of several elements: theory, econometric modelling, institutional...

In this book, sociologists, philosophers, and economists investigate the conceptual issues around the performativity of economics over a variety of disciplinary contexts and provide new case studies illuminating this phenomenon. In featuring the latest contributions to the performativity debate...

The book presents a collection of essays addressing a perceived need for persistent and logical thinking, critical reasoning, rigor and relevance on the part of researchers pursuing their doctorates. Accordingly, eminent experts have come together to consider these significant aspects of the...

Introduction.- Theoretical background and literature review -- Methodology -- Action research: value chain analysis of a consulting firm -- Design and development of a costing approach -- Conclusion and recommendation

Forschungsprozess, Untersuchungsziele und Untersuchungsdesigns -- Repräsentative Befragungen und Stichprobenziehung -- Frageformulierung und Fragebogenentwicklung -- Qualitative Untersuchungen, Beobachtungen, Experimente und Panels -- Datensammlung und Datenaufbereitung -- Deskriptive...

How to Make a Decision -- The Seven Pillars of the Analytic Hierarchy Process -- Architectural Design -- Why is the Principal Eigenvector Necessary? -- Designing a Mousetrap -- Designing the Best Catamaran -- The Selection of a Bridge -- Measuring Dependence Between Activities: Input Output...

A review of optimal investment rules in electricity generation -- A Survey of Commodity Markets and Structural Models for Electricity Prices -- Fourier based valuation methods in mathematical finance -- Mathematics of Swing Options: A Survey -- Inference for Markov-regime switching models of...