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Financial Econometrics
Taylor and Francis 2002; US$ 79.95This book which provides an overview of contemporary topics related to the modelling of financial time series, is set against a backdrop of rapid expansions of interest in both the models themselves and the financial problems to which they are applied. This excellent textbook covers all the major developments in the area in recent years in an informative... more...
Communication in Mechanism Design
Cambridge University Press 2008; US$ 26.00Develops a calculus-based theory of communication in economic mechanisms. more...
Modeling Income Distributions and Lorenz Curves
Springer 2008; US$ 54.99The parameterization of income distributions using Lorenz Curves is a useful technique to analyze the characteristics of income inequality within a given population. It provides a way of describing how data are generated, why the level of inequality is what it is, and how these factors impact poorer sections of the population. This book brings together... more...
Modelling and Evaluating Treatment Effects in Econometrics
Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008; US$ 99.95The estimation of the effects of treatments endogenous variables representing everything from individual participation in a training program to national participation in a World Bank loan program has occupied much of the theoretical and applied econometri more...
PreMBA Analytical Primer
Palgrave Macmillan 2008; US$ 40.00The PreMBA Analytical Primer is a concise and focused review of the analytical tools and methods that are required in MBA quantitative courses. more...
Handbook of Computational Econometrics
Wiley 2009; US$ 162.00Handbook of Computational Econometrics examines the state of the art of computational econometrics and provides exemplary studies dealing with computational issues arising from a wide spectrum of econometric fields including such topics as bootstrapping, the evaluation of econometric software, and algorithms for control, optimization, and estimation.... more...
Reforming the Investment Climate
World Bank Publications 2006; US$ 9.99Most people agree that a good investment climate is essential for growth and poverty reduction. Less clear is how to achieve it. Drawing from more than 25 case studies, this book shows that reform often requires paying as much attention to dealing with the politics and institutional dimensions as to designing policy substance. While there is no single... more...
Global Development Finance 2006
World Bank Publications 2006; US$ 49.99International private capital flows to developing countries reached a record net level of $491 billion in 2005. This surge in private capital flows offers national and international policy makers a major opportunity to bolster development efforts if they can successfully meet three challenges. The first is to ensure that more countries, especially... more...
The Development Potential of Regional Programs
World Bank Publications 2007; US$ 9.99The need to promote increased trade, prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS, and ensure adequate water resources are some of the development challenges generating interest in increased regional and sub-regional cooperation. This evaluation seeks to provide guidance on when it is desirable for the Bank to support activities on a regional level, and assesses... more...









