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Following rapid technological advancements that have taken place
throughout the late 20th and early 21st centuries, this intriguing
book provides a dynamic agenda for the study of artificial
intelligence (AI) within finance. Through an in-depth consideration
of the use of AI, it utilises case-study examples to investigate
AI’s effectiveness within investment and banking. Artificial
Intelligence and Financial Behaviour examines to what extent AI can
guide people to improve their financial wellbeing. It explores
potential effects of, and problems with, specific technologies, as
well as describing current regulatory considerations regarding the
use of AI and machine learning. Chapters succinctly portray the
impact AI may have on investor and trader behaviour. This highly
informative book will be beneficial for students and researchers
studying behavioural and regulatory economics. It will also be
immensely useful for financial regulators who are analysing
problems from contemporary points of view.
Over the first decade of the new millennium, Zambia's real GDP rose
by 80%. Much of this rise came from the mining sector, but a
substantial fraction came from the manufacturing sector, whose
output rose by 50% in real terms over the decade. This volume
provides a detailed account of Zambia's current industrial
capabilities. From mining-related industries through general
manufacturing, agribusiness and construction, it describes the
structure of each of the country's major industries. It provides
detailed profiles of fifty leading industrial companies that
together represent the frontier of current capabilities in each
area of activity. Along the way, it addresses key issues of current
interest. * Where did the capabilities of Zambia's leading
industrial companies come from? How many of these companies came
from abroad? How many had their origins in the public sector? And
how many were set up by domestic trading companies that began local
manufacturing operations? * The copper industry generates
three-quarters of Zambia's export earnings. But to what extent has
Zambia developed downstream capabilities in the manufacture of
copper products? * How large a role is China playing in the flow of
Foreign Direct Investment to Zambia? And in what industries are
Chinese companies active? This is the fourth volume in John
Sutton's "Enterprise Map" series, which profiles the industrial
capabilities of selected countries in sub-Saharan Africa. Volumes
on Ethiopia, Ghana and Tanzania have already appeared. The
forthcoming fifth volume will be on Mozambique.
From the pen of highly esteemed trade scholar Alan Sykes, this book
presents a rigorous introduction to the law and economics of modern
international trade agreements. With a bottom-up approach that
requires neither a background in international trade law nor
significant economics training, Sykes sets out to map and explain
the complex dynamics of international trade agreements and
institutions, synthesising legal analysis and cutting-edge economic
research in order to present the reader with a sophisticated,
holistic view of the field. Against the backdrop of the current
impasse in both negotiation and dispute settlement at the World
Trade Organisation, the book charts a clear path from the
historical origins of trade law and the international system, to
the current state of play, including unpacking the major areas of
controversy. It exposits the economic theory of trade agreements,
discusses the role of international trade law in domestic legal
systems and analyzes the role of self-enforcement and formal
dispute resolution mechanisms. It provides lucid and detailed
analysis of the restrictions, exceptions, obligations and special
measures that constitute the core building blocks of international
trade rules, including the distinct features of international trade
in services. With an international outlook, the book also addresses
the role of China in the world trading system, looking at such
issues as the credibility of market access commitments, China's
industrial policies, “forced technology transfer” and currency
manipulation. Providing an eloquent, thorough and technically
astute overview of international trade agreements, this title will
be invaluable to scholars and teachers of international trade
across the disciplines of law, economics and political science.
Marketing: A Global Perspective is the much-anticipated EMEA
edition of Grondslagen van de Marketing, the market leader in the
Netherlands for over 25 years. In this bestseller, Dr Bronis
Verhage strikes the right balance between marketing theory and
practice. The text features perspectives from Europe, the Middle
East, Africa and the wider world, embedded in a global context,
offering a cutting-edge review of new priorities in marketing, as
illustrated by a diverse selection of analyses of world-class
companies' customer-focused strategies. This
attractively-illustrated, full-colour edition includes a range of
case vignettes assessing small and medium-sized enterprises and
large global corporations such as L'Oreal, Philips and Google,
encompassing the entire field of marketing, including services
marketing, B2B and green marketing.
Elgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful
introductions to major fields in the social sciences and law,
expertly written by the world's leading scholars. This Advanced
Introduction presents a focused narrative about political
decision-making based on the work that has defined public choice as
a discipline. Randall G. Holcombe emphasizes the theoretical
foundations of Public Choice, examining the way that voter
preferences are aggregated through democratic decision-making, the
way that political exchange leads to the production of public
policy, and the way that the constitutional framework within which
political activity takes place is designed. He provides a concise
discussion of the main models of Public Choice in an engaging
manner, giving readers a foundation for understanding the
theoretical and empirical work in the field. Each chapter ends with
a Notes section that discusses the research on which the chapter is
based, with an emphasis on the pioneering work that has shaped the
development of Public Choice. Undergraduate and graduate level
students in economics, political science and public administration
will find this introduction an essential resource for understanding
political decision making. Instructors in those fields will find
this book a useful and affordable text and an indispensable
resource for teaching Public Choice.
This innovative book explores how the design of financial education
programmes could benefit from the findings of behavioural economics
and finance and cognitive sciences. It covers the social, cultural
and technological determinants of financial education, the role of
the banking system in promoting financial literacy, and how
governments and regulatory authorities are dealing with financial
education and risk literacy programmes in schools. Featuring
contributions from authors with diverse methodological and
ideological backgrounds, Financial Education and Risk Literacy
offers a rich and multifaceted debate. Chapters explore theory and
empirical evidence, utilising investigations of programmes deployed
and the outcomes of experiments. This book also complements the
emerging literature by studying how individuals perceive and
process information when making financial decisions. Economics
students and scholars, in particular those studying behavioural
economics, will appreciate the forward-looking agenda of this book.
Its insights into how policymakers can benefit from a behavioural
approach will also help regulators in the financial education
sector.
This exercise book is comprised of questions covering topics in Differential and Integral Calculus, Matrix Algebra and Linear Programming. The aim of the work is to develop student competency in using mathematical techniques as a “toolbox” for the solution of problems relevant to Economics, Business and Finance.
The book provides an introductory revision chapter of basic mathematical principles followed by chapters of multiple-choice questions each covering a particular section of the work.
In addition to multiple-choice questions, there are extension tutorials requiring written responses and sample tests covering each section of the work. Answers are provided to each question at the back of the book together with a formula sheet for easy reference.
John Maynard Keynes (1883-1946) is perhaps the foremost economic
thinker of the twentieth century. On economic theory, he ranks with
Adam Smith and Karl Marx; and his impact on how economics was
practiced, from the Great Depression to the 1970s, was unmatched.
The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money was first
published in 1936. But its ideas had been forming for decades ? as
a student at Cambridge, Keynes had written to a friend of his love
for 'Free Trade and free thought'. Keynes's limpid style, concise
prose, and vivid descriptions have helped to keep his ideas alive -
as have the novelty and clarity, at times even the ambiguity, of
his macroeconomic vision. He was troubled, above all, by high
unemployment rates and large disparities in wealth and income. Only
by curbing both, he thought, could individualism, 'the most
powerful instrument to better the future', be safeguarded. The
twenty-first century may yet prove him right. In The Economic
Consequences of the Peace (1919), Keynes elegantly and acutely
exposes the folly of imposing austerity on a defeated and
struggling nation.
Presenting a contemporary outlook on how organizations must adjust
to the 'Era of Me', this timely book analyses contemporary learning
paradigms, sustainability, performance management, and theories of
work-related attitudes to promote organizational culture and
productivity in workplaces in the volatile modern era. In the 21st
century, the organizational environment in most western-oriented
societies is dynamic, multifaceted, complex, and ambiguous. This
comprehensive book explores the unique challenges faced by modern
organizations due to increasingly varied, flexible, and virtual
work arrangements, shifting employee characteristics, technological
developments, increased competition, and enhanced diversity in
business. Covering a broad range of salient topics and shifting the
employee-employer relationship to one of mutual goals and trust,
chapters challenge old management styles while recommending novel
future methods of engineering the world of work in an era of
constant change. Using a symbiosis of research, theory, and
practice, Engineering the World of Work will be an invaluable
resource for students, and scholars of psychology, organizational
studies and business administration. It will also be an essential
guide to managers, stakeholders, consultants, and policymakers who
are interested in practical ways of adjusting to the changes of the
21st century.
With a GDP that just reached $2.6 trillion, India is poised to
become the world's third largest economy in less than a decade. In
doing so, it will have moved one step closer to reclaiming its
pre-industrial glory when it accounted for one-sixth of the global
output and ranked second in economic size. This rapid movement in
the absolute size of the economy will be insufficient, however, to
bring prosperity to India's vast population. Today, 44% of the
country's workforce remains in agriculture and another 42% in small
enterprises with fewer than twenty workers. Labor productivity of
both sets of workers remains low and they live overwhelmingly on
subsistence-level incomes. In New India: Reclaiming the Lost Glory,
Arvind Panagariya outlines a concise strategy to transform India
from a primarily rural and agricultural economy to an urban and
industrial economy with well-paid jobs for those with limited
skills. Panagariya argues that the creation of good jobs requires
the emergence of medium and large enterprises in industry and
services, especially labor-intensive sectors such as apparel,
footwear, and other light manufactures. He explains that India
needs policies conducive to the growth of firms from small to
medium, medium to large, and large to larger still. Such policies
include greater outward orientation; more flexible land, labor, and
capital markets; concerted effort to improve the quality of higher
education; faster urbanization; and improved governance at all
levels. Written by a preeminent authority on the Indian economy,
New India: Reclaiming the Lost Glory provides a data-driven and
persuasive roadmap for India to eliminate abject poverty,
accelerate economic growth, and return to its historically
prominent position in the global economy.
Elgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful
introductions to major fields in the social sciences, business and
law, expertly written by the world's leading scholars. Designed to
be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of
the substantive and policy issues associated with discrete subject
areas. Written by two expert economists, this comprehensive
Advanced Introduction provides a thorough and up-to-date analysis
of central banks and monetary policy, analysing the ways in which
views about monetary policy have developed and changed. Key
Features: Provides a historical overview of the gestation of the
Bank of England, the Federal Reserve, and the European Central Bank
Analyses the processes involved in monetary policymaking, including
strategy reviews, policy instruments, and central bank
communication, whilst considering financial stability and crisis
management Concludes with a look towards the future challenges
faced by central banks, including the low interest rate environment
and the greening of central bank policies Accessible and
informative, this Advanced Introduction will prove a vital resource
to students and scholars of economics and finance. It will also
prove invaluable to practitioners and policymakers interested in
financial sector supervision and regulation in central banks.
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