Statistics for Business, Finance & Economics

Developed from the esteemed author’s advanced undergraduate and graduate courses at the University of Cambridge, this text provides a hands-on, sound introduction to mathematical finance. Assuming no prior knowledge of stochastic calculus or measure-theoretic probability, the author includes the rel..

Written by a leading contributor to volatility modeling and Risk’s 2009 Quant of the Year, this book explains how stochastic volatility is used to tackle practical issues arising in the modeling of derivatives. With many unpublished results and insights, the book addresses the practicalities of mode..

What makes stock market efficiency so important for the economy? This book looks at the theory and issues that underpin market abuse and why an offence often dismissed as a victimless crime is punished so severely. It explores the impact of perception and other factors that distort the market and ou..

Taking into account the ongoing worldwide financial crisis, this timely volume provides insight to better understand volatility in various stock markets. It is one of the first to draw on a range of international authorities who offer their expertise on market volatility in developed, emerging, and ..

Taking into account the ongoing worldwide financial crisis, this timely volume provides insight to better understand volatility in various stock markets. It is one of the first to draw on a range of international authorities who offer their expertise on market volatility in developed, emerging, and ..

Written in an easy-to-read style, Strategic Business Forecasting: The Complete Guide to Forecasting Real World Company Performance provides the fundamentals of business forecasting. The author explains the basic forecasting methods and practical applications. He avoids theoretical discussions and ge..

This volume presents a clear and concise explanation of why the American banking crisis of 1933 occurred. The bulk of the book analyses the actual events of the final major panic which was ushered in by the closing down of the banks in the State of Michigan on February 14, 1933. The following three ..

Shedding new light on the recent worldwide banking debacle, this handbook presents possible remedies as to what should have been done prior, during, and after the crisis. With contributions from well-known academics and professionals, the book contains exclusive, new research that will undoubtedly a..

Shedding new light on the recent worldwide banking debacle, this handbook presents possible remedies as to what should have been done prior, during, and after the crisis. With contributions from well-known academics and professionals, the book contains exclusive, new research that will undoubtedly a..

This edited volume brings together finance industry perspectives from top global institutions, which focus on the bottom line for integrating ESG factors into the operations of the finance industry. Executives and senior practitioners answer the question: 'does following sustainable finance principl..

This is widely acknowledged as a scholarly and well-documented study of early banking in England. It bridges gaps in the early history of English banking and deals with the operations of the pre-Bank of England bankers, the evolution of English paper money and the remarkable transactions of the earl..

The Efficiency of China's Stock Market..