"Argues that complexity science provides a useful paradigm for analysis of social and policy sciences"--
For regulators and practitioners, this book examines the regulatory and economic needs of banks and insurance companies, focusing on practical advice and solutions to everyday problems. In line with the new Basel proposals, banks have to stress-test their assessment of capital a…
Approaches to measuring linguistic differences
"The present volume collects contributions addressing different aspects of the measurement of linguistic differences, a topic which probably is as old as language itself butat the same timehas acquired renewed interest over the last decade or so, reflecting a rapid development o…
Assessment of error and uncertainty is a vital component of both natural and social science. Empirical research involves dealing with all kinds of errors and uncertainties, yet there is significant variance in how such results are dealt with. Contributors to this volume present …
"What is freedom? Canwemeasure it? Does it affect policy? This book develops an original measure of freedom called autonomy freedom, consistent with J.S. Mill's view of autonomy, and applies it to issues in policy and political design. The work pursues three aims. First, it exte…
"This book describes the fundamental scientific principles underlying high quality instrumentation used for environmental measurements"--Provided by publisher
