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Applied Investment Theory: How Markets and Investors Behave, and Why
Institutions now dominate trading in equities around the world. Mutual funds are the most prominent, and doubly important as custodians of retirement savings. Despite this, there is no comprehensive description of fund manager behaviour, much less a matching theory. This is troubling because one of the most economically significant puzzles in finance is why experienced, well-resourced fund mana…
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- 978-3-319-43976-1
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- XXV, 246
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- 339 COL a
Financing without Bank Loans
This book covers all important financial innovations for SME financing, and combines theoretical analysis and real world practices employed in China’s financial market. As China is increasingly becoming a key player in the global economy, the book helps readers gain a better understanding of the current structure and operation of, as well as future changes in, the Chinese economy. Given the h…
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- 978-981-10-0901-3
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- XVII, 174
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Financing the Underfinanced
This book, as a comprehensive, in-depth analysis of one of the fastest-growing industries in China, covers all the most important areas and issues in the country’s online lending industry. It includes, but is not limited to, the history of online lending, the scale of the online lending market, the basic business models in and a risk analysis of online lending, the characteristics of typical …
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- 978-3-662-46525-7
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- XVIII, 167
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Financial System Stability, Regulation, and Financial Inclusion
Financial authorities face a number of key challenges, including maintaining financial stability; ensuring long-term finance for stable economic growth; promoting greater access to financial services for both households and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs); and fostering a competitive financial industry. Access to finance for SMEs is particularly important, given their large shares in …
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- 978-4-431-55254-3
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- XVII, 122
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- ADB Institute Series on Development Economics
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Financial Security in China
This book studies typical issues regarding China’s financial security, such as internal and external currency security, herd behavior in bank credit, system risk in the stock market, major risks in the insurance industry, risks related to shadow banking, and real-estate finance security. The book reflects the author’s longtime research experience and personal thought. It uses a completely n…
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- 978-981-10-0969-3
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- XVI, 224
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- Research Series on the Chinese Dream and China’s Development Path
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Financial Liberalisation
This book is the thirteenth volume in the International Papers in Political Economy (IPPE) series which explores the latest developments in political economy. A collection of eight papers, the book concentrates on the deregulation of domestic financial markets and discusses financial liberalisation in terms of its past performance, current progress and future developments. The chapters have bee…
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- 978-3-319-41219-1
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- XVI, 374
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- International Papers in Political Economy
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Annual Report on China’s Economic Growth: Macroeconomic Trends and Outlook
This book probes into China's economic growth in 2013 and predicts China's development prospects. China’s GDP growth in 2014 continues to slow down, and is expected to be 7.6%, with the CPI stable at a level of 2.5%. With the pressures of structural slowdown, 2014 will be a year of adjustment, and there will be a slowdown in new initiatives to minimize risk. Against a background of policies t…
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- 978-3-662-49050-1
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- VII, 198
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- Research Series on the Chinese Dream and China’s Development Path
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- 339 ANN a
The Global Financial Crisis and the Indian Economy
After tracing the causes of the global financial crisis, the book focuses on two fundamental systemic issues connected with its manifestation: financial-sector regulation and the problem of the dollar-centric international monetary system, both of which have been widely cited among the important factors leading to the 2008 financial crisis. The important analytical question of monetary policy t…
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- 978-81-322-2395-5
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- XI, 142, 31 b/w illustrations
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- The Global Financial Crisis and the Indian Economy
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Integrating Human Capital with Human Development The Path to a More Producti…
For the most part, human capital theory emphasizes human cognitive development and the acquisition of knowledge and skills that enable enhanced productivity and earnings. In light of recent research findings, particularly concerning neurodevelopment and early childhood development, it is becoming apparent that this standard version of human capital theory has a far too limited conception of hum…
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- 978-1-137-45674-8
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The Ownership of the Firm, Corporate Finance, and Derivatives
This book clarifies several ambiguous arguments and claims in finance and the theory of the firm. It also serves as a bridge between derivatives, corporate finance and the theory of the firm. In addition to mathematical derivations and theories, the book also uses anecdotes and numerical examples to explain some unconventional concepts. The main arguments of the book are: (1) the ownership of t…
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- 978-981-287-353-8
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- XII, 76
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- SpringerBriefs in Finance
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