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  • Bayesian Methods for Ecology

    by Michael A. McCarthy ...
    The interest in using Bayesian methods in ecology is increasing, however many ecologists have difficulty with conducting the required analyses. McCarthy bridges that gap, using a clear and accessible style. The text also incorporates case studies to demonstrate mark-recapture analysis, development of population models and the use of subjective judgement. The advantages of Bayesian methods, are ... Read more

    $52.49 USD

  • Dismantling Solidarity

    Capitalist Politics and American Pensions since the New Deal

    by Michael A. McCarthy ...
    Why has old-age security become less solidaristic and increasingly tied to risky capitalist markets? Drawing on rich archival data that covers more than fifty years of American history, Michael A. McCarthy argues that the critical driver was policymakers' reactions to capitalist crises and their political imperative to promote capitalist growth.Pension development has followed three paths of ... Read more

    $27.59 USD

  • Rethinking Class and Social Difference

    Edited by Dr. Barry Eidlin, Dr. Michael A. McCarthy ...
    Series Book 37 - Political Power and Social Theory
    Rethinking Class and Social Difference brings together contributions from scholars developing new social scientific and theoretical approaches to a wide range of differing forms of social difference and inequality, especially as they are rooted in and informed by the political economy of capitalism. These include race, nationalism, sexuality, professional classes, domestic employment, digital ... Read more

    $95.99 USD

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  • Statistical Methods for Survival Data Analysis

    by Elisa T. Lee, John Wenyu Wang ...
    Series series Wiley Series in Probability and Statistics
    Praise for the Third Edition“. . . an easy-to read introduction to survival analysis which covers the major concepts and techniques of the subject.” —Statistics in Medical ResearchUpdated and expanded to reflect the latest developments, Statistical Methods for Survival Data Analysis, Fourth Edition continues to deliver a comprehensive introduction to the most commonly-used methods for analyzing ... Read more

    $124.00 USD

  • Jilted Generation

    How Britain Has Bankrupted Its Youth

    by Ed Howker, Shiv Malik ...
    Why are so many adult children living still living with mum and dad? Why do young people seem so disinterested in politics? And what are the hidden threats to Britain's long-term prosperity lurking in the next few decades?First published in 2010, Ed Howker and Shiv Mailk's Jilted Generation answers fundamental questions about the society you thought you knew. It identified, for the first time, the ... Read more

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  • Problems in Probability

    Translated by Andrew Lyasoff ...
    by Albert N. Shiryaev ...
    Series series Mathematics and Statistics (R0)
    For the first two editions of the book Probability (GTM 95), each chapter included a comprehensive and diverse set of relevant exercises. While the work on the third edition was still in progress, it was decided that it would be more appropriate to publish a separate book that would comprise all of the exercises from previous editions, in addition to many new exercises.Most of the material in this ... Read more

    $49.99 USD

  • The Economy of Ireland

    National and Sectoral Policy Issues

    Edited by John W. O'Hagan, Carol Newman ...
    An essential book for students of economics as well as economists and policymakers. The twelfth edition of this enduring and popular book surveys all major changes in the Irish economy in the past fifteen years, with particular emphasis on the last five years. In this new edition, the authors examine: - The broad historical context to a study of the Irish economy. - Ireland's hard landing, ... Read more

    $29.79 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Tempered Stable Distributions

    Stochastic Models for Multiscale Processes

    by Michael Grabchak ...
    Series series Mathematics and Statistics (R0)
    This brief is concerned with tempered stable distributions and their associated Levy processes. It is a good text for researchers interested in learning about tempered stable distributions.A tempered stable distribution is one which takes a stable distribution and modifies its tails to make them lighter. The motivation for this class comes from the fact that infinite variance stable distributions ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • Why We Need a New Welfare State

    Edited by Duncan Gallie, Anton Hemerijck, John Myles, Gøsta Esping-Andersen ...
    Leading scholars in the field examine the highly topical issue of the future of the welfare state in Europe. They argue that welfare states need to adjust, and examine which kind of welfare architecture will further Europe's stated goal of maximum social inclusion and justice. The volume concentrates on four principal social policy domains; the aged and transition to retirement; the welfare issues ... Read more

    $44.09 USD

  • The Pillars of the Italian Economy

    Manufacturing, Food & Wine, Tourism

    Edited by Marco Fortis ...
    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    This book offers a detailed analysis of the key sectors in the Italian economy, with the focus especially on areas in which the economy excels, such as the automatic packaging machinery sector, pharmaceutical production, the food and wine industry, and tourism. The book explains how, contrary to widespread opinion, Italy is one of the world’s most competitive countries in foreign trade, as ... Read more

    $170.09 USD

  • Computational Finance

    An Introductory Course with R

    by Argimiro Arratia ...
    Series series Computer Science (R0)
    The book covers a wide range of topics, yet essential, in Computational Finance (CF), understood as a mix of Finance, Computational Statistics, and Mathematics of Finance. In that regard it is unique in its kind, for it touches upon the basic principles of all three main components of CF, with hands-on examples for programming models in R. Thus, the first chapter gives an introduction to the ... Read more

    $71.99 USD