In this book the author investigates the impact of demographic change on economic growth. As a result of the current financial crisis, a new view on economics has been demanded by various scientists. The author provides such a new view on economic growth, using a methodology of system dynamics....

Nowadays remembered mostly through Adam Smith’s references to the short-lived Ayr Bank in the Wealth of Nations, the 1772-3 financial crisis was an important historical episode in its own right, taking place during a pivotal period in the development of financial capitalism and coinciding with...

Asset bubbles and contagion have had a profound effect on the financial markets after the financial and sovereign debt crises. This book takes a quantitative approach to examining these phenomena and will appeal to practitioners who need to understand the repercussions of these events on trading...

This book provides a self-contained presentation of the statistical tools required for evaluating public programs, as advocated by many governments, the World Bank, the European Union, and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. After introducing the methodological framework...

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...

The risk of counterparty default in banking, insurance, institutional, and pension-fund portfolios is an area of ongoing and increasing importance for finance practitioners. It is, unfortunately, a topic with a high degree of technical complexity. Addressing this challenge, this book provides a...

Why should we be interested in macroeconomic survey expectations? This important book offers an in-depth treatment of this question from a point of view not covered in existing works on time-series econometrics and forecasting. Clements presents the nature of survey data, addresses some of the...

Karsten Lübke und Martin Vogt führen in die Wirtschaftsstatistik ein. Dabei legen sie das Hauptaugenmerk auf die Vermittlung der Grundlagen der deskriptiven und induktiven Statistik. Sie zeigen, wie aus den allgegenwärtigen Daten Erkenntnisse gewonnen werden können, ohne dabei auf den Zufall...

Genaue Prognosen bilden die Basis für eine Vielzahl von wirtschaftlichen Entscheidungen und Geschäftsprozessen. In diesem Buch werden die Grundlagen der Erstellung und quantitativen Bewertung von Prognosen erarbeitet. Besonderes Augenmerk wird auf die korrekte statistische Behandlung sowie die...