1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910145953203321

Autore

Epps T. W

Titolo

Quantitative finance [[electronic resource] ] : its development, mathematical foundations, and current scope / / T.W. Epps

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley, c2009

ISBN

1-282-11378-X

9786612113789

0-470-45528-4

0-470-45527-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (422 p.)

Disciplina

332.01

332.01/5195

332.015195

Soggetti

Finance - Mathematical models

Investments - Mathematical models

Electronic books.

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 (p. 391-395) and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Perspective and preparation -- pt. 2. Portfolios and prices -- pt. 3. Paradigms for pricing.

Sommario/riassunto

A rigorous, yet accessible, introduction to essential topics in mathematical finance Presented as a course on the topic, Quantitative Finance traces the evolution of financial theory and provides an overview of core topics associated with financial investments. With its thorough explanations and use of real-world examples, this book carefully outlines instructions and techniques for working with essential topics found within quantitative finance including portfolio theory, pricing of derivatives, decision theory, and the empirical behavior of prices. The author begins with introductory cha



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910786259203321

Autore

Gabriel Rami

Titolo

Why I buy [[electronic resource] ] : self, taste, and consumer society in America / / Rami Gabriel

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bristol, : Intellect, 2013

ISBN

1-84150-777-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (174 p.)

Disciplina

339.47

339.470973

381.30973

Soggetti

Consumption (Economics) - United States - History

Consumers - United States - History

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

Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: My Self and Consumer Society; Chapter 1: Dualism: What I Really Am; Chapter 2: Individualism: The Liberal Dream of the Rugged Individualist; Chapter 3: Expressivism: I Sing Myself; Chapter 4: Consumer Society; Chapter 5: Advertisements: Representations of the Self; Chapter 6: The Rest of the World: An Empirical Test; Conclusion: What Next?; Bibliography; Appendix; Index; Back Cover

Sommario/riassunto

This is a book about the relationship between the self and consumer society in America. There are many books and articles that explain consumerism in the twentieth century. through politics, economics, and sociology. Th is book is about both the psychological roots of consumer society in the self-why we buy-and the reciprocal influences between self and society. Why I buy explains how consumption came to imbue social and personal life and value. By exploring the relationship between oue individual needs and our institutions, Gabriel shows how many of the difficulties faced by our shared social