Books in Social sciences and humanities

Advances in Experimental Social Psychology

1st Edition
Volume 71
February 17, 2025
Bertram Gawronski
English
Hardback
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Advances in Experimental Social Psychology, Volume 71 in a series that is considered the premier outlet for reviews of mature, high-impact research programs in social psychology covers a variety of topics, with this release containing chapters on Understanding the Causes and Consequences of Belief in Conspiracy Theories, Fostering Inclusion: A Model for Understanding the Factors that Enhance and Undermine Identity-Safety, Intellectual Humility: On Understanding Our Limits, Ideology, Motivation, and the Connection between Cognition and Behavior, The Psychology of Science Rejection, and more.Contributions to the series provide defining pieces of established research programs, reviewing and integrating thematically related findings by individual scholars or research groups.

Intermediate Financial Theory

4th Edition
February 1, 2025
Jean-Pierre Danthine + 2 more
English
Paperback
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eBook
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Intermediate Financial Theory, Fourth Edition provides an updated and thorough explanation of basic financial concepts, in a manner accessible both to those new to the subject and to those without a deep background in advanced mathematics. It is ideal for students with a background in Economics who are looking for an accessible yet rigorous introduction to financial theory beyond basic MBA-level textbooks. While not as dense as highly technical Ph.D. presentations tend to be, this valuable text seeks rather to integrate academic expertise with real-world experience from leading experts in the field. The fourth edition has been fully updated and is supplemented by extensive online resources.

Developing China's Green Trade

1st Edition
January 21, 2025
Kangyin Dong + 1 more
English
Paperback
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Developing China's Green Trade: Comprehensive Evaluation, Impacts, and Advancement Trajectories gives an extensive exploration of the intricate dynamics of green trade and its consequences. The book establishes a comprehensive indexing system for China's green trade and calculates a green trade composite index. Sourcing data from the Chinese Customs import and export trade database, the National Bureau of Statistics of China, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, and more, the book employs a range of econometric methods to empirically evaluate the economic, environmental, and social impacts of green trade. It also investigates advancement approaches through environmental regulation, technological innovation, financial inclusion, an more.The book primarily follows a framework of "measuring trade promotion paths." It begins by assessing the provincial green trade index in China after reviewing the concept and current state of green trade. Subsequently, it evaluates the potential impacts of green trade, considering its effects on the economy, environment, and society. Finally, it delves into a "five-pronged approach" of green trade advancement strategies, covering aspects of regulation, technology, finance, energy, and economy.

Psychological Processes in Social Media

1st Edition
January 10, 2025
Rosanna E. Guadagno
English
Paperback
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Incorporating relevant theory and research from psychology (social, cognitive, clinical, developmental, and personality), mass communication, and media studies, Psychological Processes in Social Media examines both the positive and negative psychological impacts of social media use. This book covers a broad range of topics such as research methods, social influence, the viral spread of information, the use of social media in political movements, prosocial behavior, trolling and cyberbullying, and friendship and romantic relationships. Emphasizing the integration of theory and application throughout, this book offers an illuminating look at the psychological implications and processes around the use of social media.

Handbook for Behavioral Skills Training

1st Edition
January 9, 2025
Peter Sturmey + 1 more
English
Paperback
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eBook
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Handbook for Behavioral Skills Training is a method consisting of multiple treatment components that is effective for training a wide variety of skills, both simple and complex, in people in a wide variety of populations, including children and adults with disabilities. This book is the first comprehensive research-based guide on behavior skills training for practitioners and human service organizations. Behavioral skills training includes instructions, modelling, rehearsal, and feedback, leading to improvement in social and language skills, reduced problem behavior, independence, and autonomy.This book provides a detailed roadmap from beginning (identifying training needs) to end (large scale application across entire organizations).

Handbook of the Economics of Climate Change

1st Edition
Volume 1
December 10, 2024
Lint Barrage + 1 more
English
Hardback
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eBook
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The new Handbook of the Economics of Climate Change Volume 1 provides readers from a broad range of backgrounds – including students, researchers, policy-makers, and practitioners – with a central reference for core elements the economics of climate change: Integrated Climate-Economic Modeling, Empirical Approaches to Climate Change Impact Quantification, Discounting, Mitigation Costs, Adaptation, Climate Policy Options, International Cooperation, and Uncertainty. Leading scholars present timely and accessible overviews on each of these topics, providing interested readers with a broad understanding of key issues and engaged scholars with a foundation for embarking on research in this field.

Handbook of the Economics of Conflict

1st Edition
Volume 1
December 6, 2024
Massimo Morelli + 2 more
English
Hardback
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Handbook of the Economics of Conflict highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters written by an international board of authors. Chapters in this release include Conflict Initiation and the Coase Theorem, Misperceptions and the dynamics of conflict, Power Mismatch, Shocks and Conflict, On the Salience of Ethnic Conflict, Polarization and Conflict, Trade Policy in the Shadow of War: A Quantitative Toolkit for Geoeconomics, Conflict in History, Strategic militarization, Propaganda and Conflict, Climate and Conflict, and The Psychology of Conflict.

Handbook of Labor Economics

1st Edition
Volume 5
December 5, 2024
Christian Dustmann + 1 more
English
Hardback
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Volumes 5 and 6 of the Handbook of Labor Economics will systematically review the research topics, empirical findings, and methods that constitute frontier research in the field. The focus will be on the most important research advances that have taken place since the publication of the previous Handbook Volume 4 almost 15 years ago.

Handbook of the Economics of Matching

1st Edition
Volume 1
December 5, 2024
Yeon-Koo Che + 2 more
English
Hardback
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eBook
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This first volume of the Handbook of the Economics of Matching summarizes both classic results and the many recent advances on matching with transfers. Its five chapters, written by leading researchers,cover both theoretical and empirical work.

The Sustainability Handbook, Volume 1

1st Edition
November 30, 2024
Mark Von Rosing
English
Hardback
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The Sustainability Handbook, Volume 1: The Body of Knowledge around Substantial Sustainability Innovation provides a comprehensive and holistic understanding of sustainability, bridging the gap between academic theory and business practices. Global climate change poses enormous environmental challenges, and societies across the world must adapt and innovate to further the goals of sustainability. The private sector must find new ways of doing business to align practices with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted by the international community. Using a conceptually structured framework throughout, the book examines the latest academic research to summarize what environmental, social, and economic sustainability means in different contexts.Using numerous specific case studies and insights from industry leaders, the book shows how to strategically integrate sustainability into the organization, with extensive focus on policies, incentives, measures, operations, production, consumption, and lifecycle management. Volume 1 explores the concept of Substantial Sustainability Innovation within an enterprise and why it is important. It clarifies the difference between environmental, social and governance aspects of sustainability and how they relate to each other. With examples from local sourcing to C02 reduction, business ethics to sustainability portfolio management, green business process management to gender diversity, this volume explores how you can use sustainability to innovate and identifies which components to use to build an effective sustainable strategy.For researchers, students, and businesspeople at all levels and sectors, this handbook is an essential reference of the latest sustainability tools and methodologies required to adapt and innovate towards sustainability.

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