Bright colours and pure whites were appreciated in the ancient world, appearing in texts and artefacts. In contrast to modern colours, ancient colours were intimately tied to the real world of the palaces, temples and tombs of the elites and divinities of the Bronze Age. The ori…
This text offers advanced undergraduates, MBA students and executives the theory and the practical tools needed to price and hedge derivatives in the professional marketplace. The author makes the theory and practice of pricing and hedging derivative securities accessible to ma…
This is the first comprehensive introduction to the concepts, theories, and applications of pricing and revenue optimization. This is the first comprehensive introduction to the concepts, theories, and applications of pricing and revenue optimization. From the initial success o…
"The exploding cost of health care in the United States is a source of widespread alarm. Similarly, the upward spiral of college tuition fees is cause for serious concern. In this concise and illuminating book, the well-known economist William J. Baumol explores the causes of th…
Stanford University student and Cuban American tennis prodigy Ramon Fernandez is outraged when a nearby mega-store hikes its prices the night of an earthquake. He crosses paths with provost and economics professor Ruth Lieber when he plans a campus protest against the price-goug…
Engaging and provocative writing, as well as a knack for revealing the "invisible hand" of economics at work have made Cowen and Tabarrok's Modern Principles of Economics a singularly distinctive and effective textbook for the principles course. The thoroughly updated new editio…
