Advances in Computational Economics: Analyses in Macroeconomic Modelling (Hardcover)

Macroeconomic Modelling has undergone radical changes in the last few years. T... Macroeconomic Modelling has undergone radical changes in the last few years. There has been considerable innovation in developing robust solution techniques for the new breed of increasingly complex models. Similarly there has been a growing consensus... more

Spatial fixity is one of the characteristics that distinguishes housing from m... Spatial fixity is one of the characteristics that distinguishes housing from most other goods and services in the economy. In general housing cannot be moved from one part of the country to another in response to shortages or excesses in particular... more

Aims to review and discuss the different varieties of macro modelling of econo... Aims to review and discuss the different varieties of macro modelling of economic policies. This book also attempts to analyze policy themes that are important in Finland and elsewhere. Its last set of papers analyze exchange rate policies in Finland... more

A lot of economic problems can be formulated as constrained optimizations and ... A lot of economic problems can be formulated as constrained optimizations and equilibration of their solutions. Various mathematical theories have been supplying economists with indispensable machineries for these problems arising in economic theory.... more

The purpose of this book is to introduce novice researchers to the tools of me... The purpose of this book is to introduce novice researchers to the tools of meta-analysis and meta-regression analysis and to summarize the state of the art for existing practitioners. Meta-regression analysis addresses the rising Tower of Babel that... more

Contains a stimulating collection of original papers spanning a variety of top... Contains a stimulating collection of original papers spanning a variety of topics. This title contains three papers on the subject of job design and organizational performance covering the determinants of multiskilling from a theoretical perspective... more

Since the publication of the first edition of Network Economics: A Variational... Since the publication of the first edition of Network Economics: A Variational Inequality Approach in 1993 there have been many ad- vances in both methodological developments as well as applications in this field. These have occurred in an environment... more

This book highlights interdisciplinary insights latest research results and te... This book highlights interdisciplinary insights latest research results and technological trends in Business Intelligence and Modelling in fields such as: Business Intelligence Business Transformation Knowledge Dissemination & Implementation Modeling... more

Part of a series which examines advances in the quantitative analysis of finan... Part of a series which examines advances in the quantitative analysis of finance and accounting this title discusses the pitfall of using intuitive judgement in audit scheduling; the underpricing integration of public offerings; and the use of accruals... more

What are the macroeconomic prospects for South Africa until the new millennium... What are the macroeconomic prospects for South Africa until the new millennium? Two methods of macroeconomic modelling associated with the World Bank and IMF are used here to generate three scenarios based on moderately optimistic projections. The... more

Methodology of Macroeconomic Thought : A Conceptual Analysis of Schools of Tho... Methodology of Macroeconomic Thought : A Conceptual Analysis of Schools of Thought in Economics more

Trying to summarize the essentials of macroeconomic theory in the wake of the ... Trying to summarize the essentials of macroeconomic theory in the wake of the financial crisis that has shaken not only Western economies but also the macroeconomic profession is no easy task. In particular the notion that markets are self-correcting... more

When President Reagan and Prime Minister Thatcher adopted the neoliberal doctr... When President Reagan and Prime Minister Thatcher adopted the neoliberal doctrine as the paradigm of economics there was no evidence that the move would have been successful but thirty years on the recurrent crises that culminated in 2008 suggest a... more

To celebrate the centenary of the most radical union in North America - The In... To celebrate the centenary of the most radical union in North America - The Industrial Workers of the World - this collection examines radical economics and the labor movement in the 20th Century. The union advocates direct action to raise wages and... more

As an intellectual movement entrepreneurial studies began about the same time ... As an intellectual movement entrepreneurial studies began about the same time as the Austrian revival. The beginnings of the entrepreneurship movement might be dated to sometime before 1978 when Babson College established its Center for Entrepreneurial... more