1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910145558003321

Autore

Leece David

Titolo

Economics of the mortgage market [[electronic resource] ] : perspectives on household decision making / / David Leece

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford, UK ; ; Malden, MA, : Blackwell, 2004

ISBN

1-281-31200-2

9786611312008

0-470-69402-5

0-470-69323-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (274 p.)

Collana

Real estate issues

Disciplina

332.7

332.7/22

332.722

Soggetti

Mortgage loans

Mortgages

Housing - Finance

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"RICS Foundation"--Cover.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [235]-252) and index.

Nota di contenuto

An introduction to mortgage market economics -- The demand for mortgage finance : theory -- The demand for mortgage finance : empirical evidence -- The "tilt", mortgage designs, and the amortisation of debt -- Rationing, mortgage market adjustment, and separating equilibrium -- Credit rationing, mortgage market adjustment, and separating equilibrium : empirical evidence -- The households choice of mortgage design : theory -- The household's choice of mortgage design : theory -- The risky mortgage contract and embedded options : mortgage valuation and household behaviour -- Prepayment and default behaviour : empirical evidence -- Conclusion : the "field" of mortgage market economics.

Sommario/riassunto

The analysis of the mortgage market is a specialised field but examines a financial market with extremely wide-ranging implications; it affects the stability of the whole economy.  The key thing about this analysis is



the increasing importance of the secondary mortgage market - which in the US is now several times larger than the market for government debt. The UK secondary mortgage market is also growing and the book will provide a timely resource to those active and interested in this important financial market.  The 1990s saw an enormous growth of mortgage market analysis

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910139778003321

Autore

Olah George A (George Andrew), <1927-2017, >

Titolo

Beyond oil and gas : the methanol economy / / George A. Olah, Alain Goeppert and G. K. Surya Prakash

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Weinheim, Germany : , : Wiley-VCH, , [2009]

©2009

ISBN

3-527-64463-6

1-282-30247-7

9786612302473

3-527-62780-4

3-527-62781-2

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (352 p.)

Disciplina

333.793

Soggetti

Methanol industry - Economic aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Beyond Oil and Gas: The Methanol Economy; Contents; Preface to the Second Updated Edition; Acronyms and Initialisms; Units and their Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; 2 History of Coal in the Industrial Revolution and Beyond; 3 History of Petroleum Oil and Natural Gas; 4 Fossil Fuel Resources and Their Use; 5 Diminishing Oil and Natural Gas Reserves; 6 The Continuing Need for Carbon Fuels, Hydrocarbons and their Products; 7 Fossil Fuels and Climate Change; 8 Renewable Energy Sources and Atomic Energy; 9 The Hydrogen Economy and its Limitations; 10 The ""Methanol Economy"": General Aspects

11 Methanol and Dimethyl Ether as Fuels and Energy Carriers12



Production of Methanol: From Fossil Fuels and Bio-Sources to Chemical Carbon Dioxide Recycling; 13 Methanol-Based Chemicals, Synthetic Hydrocarbons and Materials; 14 Conclusions and Outlook; References; For Further Reading and Information; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The world is currently consuming about 85 million barrels of oil a day, and about two-thirds as much natural gas equivalent, both derived from non-renewable natural sources. In the foreseeable future, our energy needs will come from any available alternate source. Methanol is one such viable alternative, and also offers a convenient solution for efficient energy storage on a large scale.In this updated and enlarged edition, renowned chemists discuss in a clear and readily accessible manner the pros and cons of humankind's current main energy sources, while providing new ways to