Statistics for Business, Finance & Economics

Originally published in 1989, this book was the first comprehensive and analytical account of the Italian small firm economy to appear in English. Dealing principally with the area of central and north-east Italy where small business flourishes, the book relates to the concentration of such companie..

When originally published in 1993 this book was one of the first to present a systematic comparison of small enterprises in both urban and rural areas in contemporary Britain. Key issues such as relative performance levels and the relevance of recent develoopments to the economy as a whole are discu..

Until now there were no published analyses of the recent solvency work conducted in Europe, specifically the risk categories proposed by the IAA. Answering the insurance industry's demand in the wake of the EU Solvency II project, Solvency: Models, Assessment and Regulation provides a concrete summa..

As the deadline for Solvency II approaches, affected entities will find implementing the required policies into everyday practices becomes a major focus. The second edition of Solvency II: Stakeholder Communications and Change, explains how to prepare for and negate the associated risks. Gabrielle..

Prompted by the widespread curiosity aroused by the proceedings of the Parker Bank Rate Tribunal, the author has written a non-technical account of daily life in a City office and Boardroom. The author describes the ways in which money is put to work, and explains why the Sterling Area is so importa..

Prompted by the widespread curiosity aroused by the proceedings of the Parker Bank Rate Tribunal, the author has written a non-technical account of daily life in a City office and Boardroom. The author describes the ways in which money is put to work, and explains why the Sterling Area is so importa..

Directed both at students of international finance and practitioners in the field, the book stresses the importance of treating the analysis of sovereign risk in a more general framework than is typically the case, identifying the components of both the demand and supply of sovereign loans._x000D_ T..

This definitive text on sports management and finance focuses on how the modern sports team has evolved. Addressing the fact that the 21st Century sports team has turned to a real estate development, media, and entertainment corporation, this book focuses on the how and why of the change, rather tha..

Business students and professionals need the ability to think statistically about how to deal with uncertainty and its effect on decision-making in management and commerce. Traditional statistics texts tend to focus on probability, mathematical detail, and heavy computation, and thus fail to meet th..

This accessible guide helps readers build a useful repertoire of mathematical tools in decision making under uncertainty, especially in investment science. It uses real data and statistical procedures to show how SD theory is applied in financial situations, introduces utility theory for decision ma..

This classroom-tested text provides a deep understanding of derivative contracts. Unlike much of the existing literature, the book treats price as a number of units of one asset needed for an acquisition of a unit of another asset instead of expressing prices in dollar terms exclusively. This numera..

This classroom-tested text provides a deep understanding of derivative contracts. Unlike much of the existing literature, the book treats price as a number of units of one asset needed for an acquisition of a unit of another asset instead of expressing prices in dollar terms exclusively. This numera..