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This open access book examines the magnitude, causes of, and reactions to white-collar crime, based on the theories and … research of those who have uncovered various forms of white-collar crime. It argues that the offenders who are convicted … represent only ‘the tip of the iceberg’ of a much greater problem: because white-collar crime is forced to compete with other …
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This book challenges the quasi-consensus that Latin American countries dominate global homicide rankings mainly due to the illegal nature of drug production and trafficking. Building on US scholarship that looks at the role of social exclusion and discriminatory policing in drug violence, the...
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This book presents and uses a major, new database of the most serious forms of internal resistance to the Nazi state to study empirically the whole phenomenon of resistance to an authoritarian regime. By studying serious political resistance from a quantitative historical perspective, the book...
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Part I -- PART II: Disordered gambling and related behaviors -- Casinos and drunk driving fatalities -- Gambling, crime … analysis -- Is gambling an “unproductive” activity? -- Casinos and crime: A review of the literature -- Casinos and commercial … revenues, as well as gambling disorders, crime rates, and the impact on other businesses. Readers will come away with a better …
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This book presents the latest research and novel case studies on crime and corruption in the tourism and hospitality …-free mind-set, novelty-seeking behaviour and anonymity - render it highly susceptible to victimisation, crime and corruption …
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Chapter 1: Spatial Analysis of Research-Productivity Nexus: A Case of Thai Rice Sector -- Chapter 2: Application of Thermodynamics Entropy Concept in Financial Markets -- Chapter 3: Economic and Business Cycle of India: Evidence from ICT Sector -- Chapter 4: Patents and R&D Cartels -- Chapter 5:...
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This book offers an easily accessible and comprehensive guide to the entire market research process, from asking market research questions to collecting and analyzing data by means of quantitative methods. It is intended for all readers who wish to know more about the market research process,...
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This book offers a comprehensive and readable introduction to modern business and data analytics. It is based on the use of Excel, a tool that virtually all students and professionals have access to. The explanations are focused on understanding the techniques and their proper application, and...
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These proceedings highlight research on the latest trends and methods in experimental and behavioral economics. Featuring contributions presented at the 2017 Computational Methods in Experimental Economics (CMEE) conference, which was held in Lublin, Poland, it merges findings from various...
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Students in various disciplines-from law and government to business and health policy-need to understand several quantitative aspects of finance (such as the capital asset pricing model or financial options) and policy analysis (e.g., assessing the weight of probabilistic evidence) but often...
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