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Our Economics and Finance titles are essential reading for students, scholars, policymakers, and market practitioners who want to stay up-to-date with the latest research and foundational topics in the field, from financial markets and trade to e-commerce, econometrics, quantiative investing, financial technology, financial engineering, global finance, corporate finance, law and economics, macro and microeconomics, and risk management.

Titles manage to balance quality of content with the increasing demand for a wider view of the vast array of topics in the field of Economics and Finance.

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    • Project Finance in Theory and Practice

      • 2nd Edition
      • August 2, 2012
      • Stefano Gatti
      • English
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 1 2 4 1 5 7 5 3 8
      This book presents comprehensive coverage of project finance in Europe and North America. The Second Edition features two new case studies, all new pedagogical supplements including end-of-chapter questions and answers, and insights into the recent market downturn. The author provides a complete description of the ways a project finance deal can be organized - from industrial, legal, and financial standpoints - and the alternatives available for funding it. After reviewing recent advances in project finance theory, he provides illustrations and case studies. At key points Gatti brings in other project finance experts who share their specialized knowledge on the legal issues and the role of advisors in project finance deals.

    • Vine and Wine Economy

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 8
      • December 2, 2012
      • A. Kiadó
      • E.P. Botos
      • English
      • Paperback
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      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 4 4 4 5 9 9 3 1 5
      Since the world wine economy is rapidly changing, the importance of wine production is growing, requiring a new international collaboration, extensive research and an efficient way of teaching. These reasons led to a need for organizing an international scientific symposium on vine and wine economy.Appellation origin control is a kind of marketing. With regards to the technical and juridical field of appellation origin control, its link with economics and marketing is understandable. The world now faces the problem of different appellation origin control systems and there is a need to create uniformity with English speaking producers being more dominant than others as well as economic and political changes in Central and Eastern Europe.For now, the world wine market is complex and a world market as a whole needs to be developed into categories of "fine wines", "wines in general", and "cheap wines". It was agreed that research and education had to be internationally integrated. Different systems of teaching and education were compared, and Hungary proved to be the right place for the symposium.Representa... of 14 countries, international and national organizations, societies, universities, institutes and producers, worked hard on the scientific work as well as visits to wine regions and cooperatives.

    • From Kitchen to Consumer

      • 1st Edition
      • December 2, 2012
      • Bozzano G Luisa
      • English
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 0 1 2 6 6 2 7 7 0 1
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 3 2 3 1 3 7 8 6 7
      This book contains all the factual, technical, and resource information anyone would need to successfully market and establish a food manufacturing business. It covers such topics as choosing a food product, developing that product,legal and economic aspects of the food marketing business, successful marketing, advertising, packaging, and food safety. It is a must for the would-be entrepreneur!

    • Econophysics

      • 1st Edition
      • October 23, 2012
      • Gheorghe Savoiu
      • English
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 0 1 2 4 0 4 6 2 6 9
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 1 2 4 0 4 6 3 9 9
      The remarkable evolution of econophysics research has brought the deep synthesis of ideas derived from economics and physics to subjects as diverse as education, banking, finance, and the administration of large institutions. The original papers in this collection present a broad summary of these advances, written by interdisciplinary specialists. Included are studies on subjects in the development of econophysics; on the perspectives offered by econophysics on large problems in economics and finance, including the 2008-9 financial crisis; and on higher education and group decision making. The introductions and insights they provide will benefit everyone interested in applications of this new transdisciplinary science.

    • Handbook of Key Global Financial Markets, Institutions, and Infrastructure

      • 1st Edition
      • November 27, 2012
      • Gerard Caprio
      • English
      • Hardback
        9 7 8 0 1 2 3 9 7 8 7 3 8
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 1 2 4 0 5 8 9 8 9
      Understanding twenty-first century global financial integration requires a two-part background. The Handbook of Key Global Financial Markets, Institutions, and Infrastructure begins its description of how we created a financially-intergra... world by first examining the history of financial globalization, from Roman practices and Ottoman finance to Chinese standards, the beginnings of corporate practices, and the advent of efforts to safeguard financial stability. It then describes the architecture itself by analyzing its parts, such as markets, institutions, and infrastructure. The contributions of sovereign funds, auditing regulation, loan markets, property rights, compensation practices, Islamic finance, and others to the global architecture are closely examined. For those seeking substantial, authoritative descriptions and summaries, this volume will replace books, journals, and other information sources with a single, easy-to-use reference work.

    • Cellular Energy Metabolism and its Regulation

      • 1st Edition
      • December 2, 2012
      • Bozzano G Luisa
      • English
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 0 1 2 3 9 6 0 0 2 3
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 3 2 3 1 3 8 7 6 5
      Cellular Energy Metabolism and Its Regulation examines the metabolic and molecular aspects of living organisms. Beginning with a discussion of evolutionary design and its close analogy with human design, it emphasizes the notion that evolution is a process of functional design, and that the characteristics of an organism, whether morphological or molecular, were selected because of functional advantage to the organism's ancestors. Thus, the study of an enzyme, a reaction, or a sequence can be biologically relevant only if its position in the hierarchy of function is kept in mind. This book deals with some aspects of metabolism from that point of view. The key concepts discussed include the conservation of solvent capacity and energy; functional stoichiometric coupling and metabolic prices; adenylate control and the adenylate energy charge; aspects of enzyme behavior that appear to be related to metabolic control; interactions between metabolic sequences; and the adenylate energy charge in intact cells. This book was designed for graduate students in biochemistry, physiology, microbiology, and related fields. However, it may also be useful to senior undergraduate students and more advanced workers who have a direct or peripheral interest in energy metabolism. It assumes a general familiarity with the material covered in a standard biochemistry textbook as well as some knowledge of such related areas as genetics.

    • Reconsidering Funds of Hedge Funds

      • 1st Edition
      • December 31, 2012
      • Greg N. Gregoriou
      • English
      • Hardback
        9 7 8 0 1 2 4 0 1 6 9 9 6
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 1 2 4 0 4 5 9 4 1
      How will the funds of hedge funds (FoHF) business have to change to survive in the wake of the 2008-2012 financial crisis? This new research provides valuable insight. Reconsidering Funds of Hedge Funds presents the first comprehensive views of UCITS as well as recent trends in due diligence, risk management, and hedge fund deaths and survivors. The book contains original chapters by 22 academics and 16 hedge fund professionals, and includes two sections on performance: one that looks at UCITS FoHF and one that deals with traditional FoHF performance. Most chapters examine aspects of the 2008-2012 financial crisis, and almost every chapter addresses fund of hedge funds' management process before, during, and after the crisis.

    • Introduction to Forest and Shade Tree Insects

      • 1st Edition
      • December 2, 2012
      • Bozzano G Luisa
      • English
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 0 1 2 3 9 5 9 9 7 3
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 3 2 3 1 3 8 7 3 4
      This comprehenisive text approaches the subject from an ecological/evolution... biological perspective. The assumption is that one cannot study forest insects without understanding the dynamics of the relationship between an insect and its host plant. This relationship includes knowing what factors control forest insect populations such as food, food quality, tree vigor, host selection, and symbiotic relationships. The authors also discuss tree-injuring insects from the perspective of their influence on tree physiology and growth as well as economic and commercial effects. The book represents a "modern" approach to the topic of forest and shade tree insects; is well-illustrated; and includes a comprehensive primary reference list.

    • An Introduction to Credit Derivatives

      • 2nd Edition
      • December 22, 2012
      • Moorad Choudhry
      • English
      • Hardback
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      • eBook
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      The second edition of An Introduction to Credit Derivatives provides a broad introduction to products and a marketplace that have changed significantly since the financial crisis of 2008. Author Moorad Choudhry gives a practitioner's perspective on credit derivative instruments and the risks they involve in a succinct style without sacrificing technical details and scientific precision. Beginning with foundational discussions of credit risk, credit risk transfer and credit ratings, the book proceeds to examine credit default swaps and related pricing, asset swaps, credit-linked notes, and more. Ample references, appendices and a glossary add considerably to the lasting value of the book for students and professionals in finance.

    • Immunoglobulin Genes

      • 2nd Edition
      • December 2, 2012
      • Tasuku Honjo + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 0 8 0 9 8 4 4 8 3
      Immunoglobin Genes is the first comprehensive book on the structure, function, and expression of the genes encoding antibodies in normal and neoplastic cells.

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