Ekonomi & finans

Games are played everywhere: from economics and online auctions to social interactions, and game theory is about how to play such games in a rational way, and how to maximize their outcomes. This VSI reveals, without mathematical equations, the insights the theory can bring to everything from how to play poker optimally to the sex ratio among bees.

William Easterly, acclaimed author and former economist at the World Bank, addresses the problems of extreme poverty and the West's failed attempts to help the poor. While recognising the energy and compassion behind the campaign to make poverty history he argues that grand plans and good intentions are a part of the problem not the solution.

Offers you one simple tool that can enhance your investment decision-making process - the chart. This book gives you the basics needed to look at a chart and get a feel for what the market or individual stock is doing. It covers only the nuts and bolts of chart analysis, barely touching upon the next level concepts.

"Entertainingly indiscreet... Knee's talent for wicked pen portraits is put to good use. "--Financial Times Investment bankers used to be known as respectful of their clients, loyal to their firms, and chary of the financial system that allowed them to prosper.

In The Little Book That Builds Wealth, author Pat Dorsey-the Director of Equity Research for leading independent investment research provider Morningstar, Inc.

Praise for Jim Rogers and Adventure Capitalist "[Jim Rogers is] the Indiana Jones of finance. " Time "Rogers has a knack for storytelling and drawing the reader in. You'll finish this book feeling as though you, too, have spun around the globe. " USA Today "A terrific read.

In recent years, metals have been among the safest and most lucrative investments around, but they are not entirely risk free. Before you begin investing or trading in metals, you need authoritative information and proven investment strategies. You need Precious Metal Investing For Dummies.

Drawing on Russia's Department files, personal papers of key Wall Street figures, biographies and conventional histories, this book reveals: the role of Morgan banking executives in funneling illegal Bolshevik gold into the US; the co-option of the American Red Cross by powerful Wall Street forces; and, more.

There are many ways to make money in today's market, but the one strategy that has truly proven itself over the years is value investing. Now, with The Little Book of Value Investing, Christopher Browne shows you how to use this wealth-building strategy to successfully buy bargain stocks around the world.

Traders can mentor themselves and further their development by drawing upon research and practice from psychology and various performance disciplines. Leading associate professor of psychiatry Brett Steenbarger provides a practical collection of validated strategies for enhancing trader performance and changing their psychological patterns.

The Life of John Maynard Keynes traces the life and career of the famous English economist and evaluates his contribution to modern economic policy making.

Professional English in Use Finance is the latest exciting addition to the bestselling English Vocabulary in Use titles.

Tells investors how they can make money and, avoid losses in up markets, down markets, and everything in between. Showing how mistakes made in the market collapse were similar to those made in previous down cycles, this title reveals simple steps investors can follow to avoid costly mistakes.

This book documents a real-life challenge made to author Dolf deRoos to buy one house a week for a year. He accepted to prove that a good real estate investment is possible more frequently than most people think, and reached his goal of 52 houses in less than 10 months.

The Repo markets have grown dramatically in the past few years because of the need to hedge short positions in the capital and derivatives markets. Virtually all major currency markets in the world now have an established repo market, the facility is also increasingly being used in developing currency markets as well.

This book examines the life and works of John Kenneth Galbraith and demonstrates how his non-conventional approach to economics is critical to understanding the trouble that currently exists within economics and economic policies.

Offers an understanding of the financial heritage, along with value investing insights for various types of markets and financial environments.

This edition of this highly successful 'Principles of Business Economics' gives undergraduates, MBA students or aspiring managers a clear and concise text that covers all aspects of an introductory course in microeconomics. Core concepts are covered whilst keeping technical jargon and mathematics to a minimum.

Within 6 months of beginning their careers full of promise and hope, most traders are literally out of money and out of trading. This work reduces the likelihood that you may have to pay this "traders' tuition," by detailing a market-proven program for weathering those first few months and becoming a profitable trader from the beginning.

A model of clarity... It provides absolutely essential reference material for the dress historian and archaeologist, for the early textile specialist, and those interested in the tools and equipment used. TOOL AND TRADES HISTORY SOCIETY NEWSLETTER [Linda Woolley, curator of early and medieval textiles and dress, V&A Museum]

"A truly enlightening work filled with fundamental strategies that have worked for others. Martin Fridson documents the essential principles inherent in every billionaire's success.

Steve Nison is the acknowledged as the Western authority on Japanese charting analysis. His seminars and articles have generated worldwide interest in candlesticks and because he cannot meet all the requests for speaking engagements he has here developed course book of tutorials that address the fundamentals of this kind of analysis.

Schaum's Outlines present all the essential course information in an easy-to-follow, topic-by-topic format. You also get hundreds of examples, solved problems, and practice exercises to test your skills.

A title that mixes a potent combination of earnings quality analysis, long-side investing, and short-side portfolio risk management to help you create a long-short portfolio with less volatility and greater returns, while avoiding landmine stocks that will blow a hole in your financial security.

Offering investing do's and don'ts that help you multiply your money, this book gives techniques for building a profitable portfolio. It helps you: accurately gauge the market; buy and sell stocks at just the right moment; seize opportunities presented by market corrections; take advantage of the rich potential of mutual funds; and more.

Microeconomic Analysis has been a fixture of graduate programs in economics for fifteen years, providing unique authority, clarity, and breadth of coverage.

Stock options are no longer solely an executive perk. While most books on the subject focus on how business owners can set up a stock options program for their company, this book shows option holders at all levels the keys to exercising one of the most lucrative benefits in today's booming market.

Fibonacci analysis--named after the thirteenth-century Italian mathematician--is an extremely effective tool for understanding market movement. Nevertheless, Fibonacci analysis can be difficult to understand, preventing most traders from taking full advantage of this valuable technique. Fibonacci Analysis gives traders a concise and clear explanation of what this tool is, how it works, and how to apply it in today's markets. Constance Brown covers a wide range of topics including Fibonacci analysis in cycles of expansion and contraction, Fibonacci ratios for price projection, and applications for time analysis. Brown offers practical guidance on such specific tools as rhythmic wave diagrams, support and resistance, proportional analysis, and use with oscillators. Fibonacci Analysis is eminently practical, showing the most effective use of a technique that can increase the probability of trading success.

Economics has the capacity to offer us deep insights into some of the most formidable problems of life, and offer solutions to them too. Combining a global approach with examples from everyday life, Partha Dasgupta reveals the connections between economics, politics, and development, and shows how these interactions create the world we live in today.

Hobsbawm's brilliant history, beautifully repackaged as an Abacus History Great