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  • Friends and Fortunes

    Social Capital Inequality in America

    by Benjamin Cornwell, Cristobal Young, Barum Park, Nan Feng ...
    Series series Structural Analysis in the Social Sciences
    Durable social connections are priceless resources for support, companionship, and opportunity. They make life worth living. However, not everyone has equal access to these seemingly free social resources. Like many other valuable things in life, 'social capital' is both a source and a consequence of inequality throughout the population – something that reinforces the status quo and existing ... Read more

    $36.89 USD

  • The Myth of Millionaire Tax Flight

    How Place Still Matters for the Rich

    by Cristobal Young ...
    Series series Studies in Social Inequality
    In this age of globalization, many countries and U.S. states are worried about the tax flight of the rich. As income inequality grows and U.S. states consider raising taxes on their wealthiest residents, there is a palpable concern that these high rollers will board their private jets and fly away, taking their wealth with them. Many assume that the importance of location to a person's success is ... Read more

    $19.69 USD

  • Multiverse Analysis

    Computational Methods for Robust Results

    by Cristobal Young, Erin Cumberworth ...
    Series series Analytical Methods for Social Research
    There are many ways of conducting an analysis, but most studies show only a few carefully curated estimates. Applied research involves a complex array of analytical decisions, often leading to a 'garden of forking paths' where each choice can lead to different results. By systematically exploring how alternative analytical choices affect the findings, Multiverse Analysis reveals the full range of ... Read more

    $28.69 USD

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  • Causal Inference

    The Mixtape

    by Scott Cunningham ...
    An accessible, contemporary introduction to the methods for determining cause and effect in the social sciences“Causation versus correlation has been the basis of arguments—economic and otherwise—since the beginning of time. Causal Inference: The Mixtape uses legit real-world examples that I found genuinely thought-provoking. It’s rare that a book prompts readers to expand their outlook; this one ... Read more

    $31.49 USD

  • Modelling Transport

    by Luis G. Willumsen, Juan de Dios Ortúzar ...
    Already the market leader in the field, Modelling Transport has become still more indispensible following a thorough and detailed update. Enhancements include two entirely new chapters on modelling for private sector projects and on activity-based modelling; a new section on dynamic assignment and micro-simulation; and sizeable updates to sections on disaggregate modelling and stated preference ... Read more

    $75.00 USD

  • Prospect Theory

    For Risk and Ambiguity

    by Peter P. Wakker ...
    Prospect Theory: For Risk and Ambiguity, provides a comprehensive and accessible textbook treatment of the way decisions are made both when we have the statistical probabilities associated with uncertain future events (risk) and when we lack them (ambiguity). The book presents models, primarily prospect theory, that are both tractable and psychologically realistic. A method of presentation is ... Read more

    $61.49 USD

  • Modelling our Changing World

    by Jennifer L. Castle, David F. Hendry ...
    Series series Palgrave Texts in Econometrics
    This open access book focuses on the concepts, tools and techniques needed to successfully model ever-changing time-series data. It emphasizes the need for general models to account for the complexities of the modern world and how these can be applied to a range of issues facing Earth, from modelling volcanic eruptions, carbon dioxide emissions and global temperatures, to modelling unemployment ... Read more

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  • Statistical Models

    Theory and Practice

    by David A. Freedman ...
    This lively and engaging book explains the things you have to know in order to read empirical papers in the social and health sciences, as well as the techniques you need to build statistical models of your own. The discussion in the book is organized around published studies, as are many of the exercises. Relevant journal articles are reprinted at the back of the book. Freedman makes a thorough ... Read more

    $59.09 USD

  • Human Capital and Economic Growth

    by Andreas Savvides, Thanasis Stengos ...
    This book provides an in-depth investigation of the link between human capital and economic growth. The authors take an innovative approach, examining the determinants of economic growth through a historical overview of the concept of human capital.The text fosters a deep understanding of the connection between human capital and economic growth through the exploration of different theoretical ... Read more

    $71.99 USD

  • Agent-Based Models in Economics

    A Toolkit

    Edited by Domenico Delli Gatti, Giorgio Fagiolo, Mauro Gallegati, Matteo Richiardi, Alberto Russo ...
    In contrast to mainstream economics, complexity theory conceives the economy as a complex system of heterogeneous interacting agents characterised by limited information and bounded rationality. Agent Based Models (ABMs) are the analytical and computational tools developed by the proponents of this emerging methodology. Aimed at students and scholars of contemporary economics, this book includes a ... Read more

    $34.49 USD

  • Quantitative Risk Assessment

    The Scientific Platform

    by Terje Aven ...
    Quantitative risk assessments cannot eliminate risk, nor can they resolve trade-offs. They can, however, guide principled risk management and reduction - if the quality of assessment is high and decision makers understand how to use it. This book builds a unifying scientific framework for discussing and evaluating the quality of risk assessments and whether they are fit for purpose. Uncertainty is ... Read more

    $60.69 USD

  • Neural Networks in Finance

    Gaining Predictive Edge in the Market

    by Paul D. McNelis ...
    Series series Academic Press Advanced Finance
    This book explores the intuitive appeal of neural networks and the genetic algorithm in finance. It demonstrates how neural networks used in combination with evolutionary computation outperform classical econometric methods for accuracy in forecasting, classification and dimensionality reduction. McNelis utilizes a variety of examples, from forecasting automobile production and corporate bond ... Read more

    $93.59 USD