Hidden Markov Models: Applications to Financial Economics (Advanced Studies in Theoretical and Applied Econometrics)

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Markov chains have increasingly become useful way of capturing stochastic nature of many economic and financial variables. Although the hidden Markov processes have been widely employed for some time in many engineering applications e.g. speech recognition, its effectiveness has now been recognized in areas of social science research as well. The main aim of Hidden Markov Models: Applications to Financial Economics is to make such techniques available to more researchers in financial economics. As such we only cover the necessary theoretical aspects in each chapter while focusing on real life applications using contemporary data mainly from OECD group of countries. The underlying assumption here is that the researchers in financial economics would be familiar with such application although empirical techniques would be more traditional econometrics. Keeping the application level in a more familiar level, we focus on the methodology based on hidden Markov processes. This will, we believe, help the reader to develop more in-depth understanding of the modeling issues thereby benefiting their future research.

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The ability to implement change quickly is crucial to an organizations's success--not only in traditionally sedate industries, but also in today's fast-moving hi-tech ones. Sherman and Chaganti, from their study of 100 American corporations, half in stable industries, half in volatile ones, find that a firm's structure of governance bears heavily on the speed with which the firm can "reorient" itself. What are the characteristics of firms that change quickly? What inhibits others? And what, precisely, is the impact of a firm's stockholders, board and top management on its ability to adapt? Sherman and Chaganti provide answers to these and other questions, in the first book yet to focus entirely on the determinants of time in corporate reorientations. In order for a firm to develop or sustain a competitive advantage, it must not only adapt correctly to environmental change, but also adapt quickly. This study examines the factors associated with the time a firm takes to initiate "reorientation." The results of the research indicate that even in relatively large organizations, reorientations are not rare and occur routinely. Further, deterioration of a firm's financial condition tends to hasten its initiation of reorientation. However, the determinants of time taken to initiate reorientation differ in firms with relatively high prior performance and firms with relatively low prior performance.

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This book is the second volume of a three volume reference set that will provide comprehensive information on breeding commercial horticultural crops. In a systematic way, it deals with the history and commercial importance of each fruit, the origin and early development of cultivation, regional characteristics, breeding objectives, fruit characteristics such as color, shape and disease resistance. Volume II deals with, for example, citrus fruits, avocados, and kiwifruits.

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This is the one essential handbook for all who work with or are interested in fungi (including lichens, slime moulds and yeasts). This new edition, with more than 20,500 entries, provides the most complete listing of generic names of and terms used to describe fungi available. For each genus, the authority, the date of publication, status, systematic position, number of accepted species, distribution, and key references are given. Diagnoses of families, orders and higher categories are included for most groups. In addition, there are biographic notes, information on well-known metabolites and mycotoxins, and broad accounts of almost all pure and applied aspects of the subject (including citations of important literature). All information has been updated as necessary since the publication of the eighth edition in 1995. In addition the ninth edition has the following new features: a refined classification of fungal phyla reflecting the latest molecular evidence, including a major revision of the classification of the Ascomycota; a full integration of anamorphic genera in the classification; a revised synopsis of the proposed classification.

Ainsworth & Bisby's Dictionary of the Fungi

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Ainsworth & Bisby's Dictionary of the Fungi
G. C Ainsworth
Manufacturer: Commonwealth Mycological Institute
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding
ASIN: B0000EGQUD

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Good reference book, for serious mycologists.

Ainsworth & Bisby's dictionary of the fungi
G. C Ainsworth
Manufacturer: Commonwealth Agricultural Bureaux [for the] Commonwealth Mycological Institute
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding

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The one essential handbook for all who work with or are interested in fungi (including lichens, slime molds and yeasts). This new edition, with 19,700 entries, provides the most complete listing of generic names of and terms used to describe fungi available. For each genus, the authority, the date of publication, status, systematic position, number of accepted species, distribution and key references are given. Diagnoses of families, orders and higher categories are included for most groups. In addition, there are biographic notes, information on well-known metabolites and mycotoxins, and broad accounts of almost all pure and applied aspects of the subject (including citations of important literature).

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Good reference book, for serious mycologists........1999-02-09

A great standard reference for the quagmire of fungal taxonomy. At time's it is so specific that a dictionary is needed to read it! Readers interested in identification of fungi should chose a field guide.

Ainsworth and Bisby's DICTIONARY OF THE FUNGI (Including the Lichens), Seventh Edition

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Ainsworth and Bisby's DICTIONARY OF THE FUNGI (Including the Lichens), Seventh Edition
D. L. et al. (based upon Ainsworth and Bisby) Hawksworth
Manufacturer: Commonwealth Mycological Institute
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000GLDBYK

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A DICTIONARY OF THE FUNGI.
G.C. & G.R. Bisby. Ainsworth
Manufacturer: Kew
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000O6J6S2

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Deadly combat between gladiators is perhaps the best-known example of public entertainment offered in the Roman world. Wild and domesticated animals were also a part of these extravagant shows, and the elaborate presentation--or sometimes butchery--of creatures to gild an official's magnificence was among the most common forms of public diversion. Pitting bulls against bears, lions against Christians and criminals, elephants against rhinoceroses or parading large numbers of giraffe or zebras, the games devised by the Romans ranged from astonishing to brutally cruel. It is now difficult to comprehend the pleasure that huge crowds took from the death or struggle of animals and people, but the history of the role of animals in ancient Rome is both fascinating and important in view of modern sports spectacles and the enjoyment we take in animals in our daily lives.

Based entirely on primary source material and infused with the author's direct experience with many of the animals discussed, Animals for Show and Pleasure in Ancient Rome is a comprehensive investigation of the rise, function, and pageantry of wild and domesticated animals as household pets and as fodder for entertainment in the Roman world. Extending from Egypt through the Greek city-states to the magnificent coliseums of the golden age of Roman civilization, Jennison provides an absorbing, evocative, and in-depth history that includes information about what animals were known to the Romans, which creatures they liked best, which animals were used as pets, from what places they obtained animals and how much they cost, how they were trapped, and the architectural development and dispersion of arenas throughout the Roman world. Originally published in 1937, Animals for Show and Pleasure in Ancient Rome remains the authoritative work on the subject.

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Developing Successful Sport Sponsorship Plans, Second Edition (Sport Management Library)
David K. Stotlar
Manufacturer: Fitness Information Technology
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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Developing Successful Sport Marketing Plans, Second Edition (Sport Management Library) (Sport Management Library)

The Sponsorship Seeker's Toolkit, Second Edition

The Athlete's Guide to Sponsorship: How to Find an Individual, Team or Event Sponsor

Made Possible By: Succeeding with Sponsorship

Sport Facility Management: Organizing Events and Mitigating Risks (Sport Management Library)

ASIN: 1885693567

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In this updated edition of Developing Successful Sport Sponsorship Plans, internationally renowned sport marketing professor David Stotlar takes you inside some of the most lucrative sport organizations to explain how to build a sponsorship plan that works. Drawing on his marketing experience and an understanding of the sport industry that can only come from an insider, he provides the specific issues to consider, the essential questions to guide your thinking, and the right exercises to help you develop and implement a sponsorship plan that is beneficial to both program and sponsor, including fully updated analyses of the latest sponsors and athlete endorsements, as well as a new "Best Practices" section to conclude each chapter. With this latest edition of Developing Successful Sport Sponsorship Plans, students as well as professionals can use this definitive, well-tested protocol to construct their own successful sponsorship plans.

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Uncle Sam Celebrates Busy Moms! Over 2,000 Government Programs for Moms and Women...Rich, Poor, Young, or Old! Get Free Money, Services, Gifts, Help and Information for your Home, Health, Career, Kids, Business, and Your Pocketbook!

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Book was published in 1999, seems outdated........2007-08-15

Our favorite government spaz appears to have branched into the categories of parents! This book was published in 1999, so alot of the information may be outdated. Oh well, at least he's not screaming in my face during a commercial to buy this book!

Very useful info.......2007-06-09

I picked this book up at the library and kept it over my time limit -- this book has a lot of useful info in it not to mention which agencies you need to refer to in your own state like dept of higher education, transportation dept and many more. If help is what your looking for then you are starting on the right track w/ this book

Free Stuff for Busy Moms.......2006-01-29

This book has some great insight. There are some programs that I was unaware take place. I can recommend programs to family and friends. Also it's great to get free or discounted items for busy moms!

A Disappointment.......2004-01-21

Although I fit the catagory of being a "busy mom", I had a very hard time finding anything in this book that I could benefit from. Much of the book is filled with opportunities for those in a low-income bracket meeting the criteria for government subsidies. For people in that situation, this book would be a wonderful resource - and is well researched. Between the asssistance for low-income families, senior citizens, those seeking lovers and cheap abortions I found little I could apply to my life. The book also could be organized better. An enormous amount of information is given without any way to sift through it and find the opportunities that one would qualify for.

Almost worth it..........2001-05-06

I purchased this book as well as FREE college and training money for women. Both books provide TONS of resources but you will need time to sift through them to determine your eligbility. However the books are HUGE let downs in that they have duplicate information, not only on the pages of each book itself, but both of them carry identical programs or information. They simply changed the print and layout of the books. My best advice is to buy whichever of Mr. Lesko's books you beleive is best suited to your own situation, and save your money, don't purchase any others. You will only get repeat information.

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The one professional resource that sits on the desk of almost every agency in the world. This is the book that aspiring talent looking for representation must have, and it's the only resource of its kind, listing over 2,000 agencies from around the world and the services that support the modeling industry, including * U.S. Modeling Agencies * International Modeling Agencies * Canadian Modeling Agencies * Talent Agencies * Personal Managers * Modeling Associations * Modeling Conventions * Modeling Schools * Scouting Companies * Casting Directors * Composite Card Printers. The Model & Talent Directory is the one resource you need to find the names, addresses and phone numbers to begin an amazing career in the modeling industry!

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HipHopModels.com.......2001-03-04

The complete directory. Every agency has this on their desk. In most cases you need to put your name on it so it doesn't walk away. If your in the industry or want to be YOU NEED IT!

Hip-Hop Models and Talent Inc New York.

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Building Customer Relationships.

This is NOT the book the title suggests

i want my money back

Packed with Knowledge!

reformulating the obvious

The One to One Manager: Real-World Lessons in Customer Relationship Management
Don Peppers , and Martha Rogers
Manufacturer: Currency
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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The One to One Fieldbook (One to One)

The One to One Future (One to One)

Return on Customer: Creating Maximum Value From Your Scarcest Resource

Enterprise One to One

Managing Customer Relationships: A Strategic Framework

ASIN: 0385494084
Release Date: 1999-10-19

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In the fourth installment of their popular One to One series, Don Peppers and Martha Rogers examine a new aspect of the process they've defined and championed: the actual implementation of so-called customer-relationship management principles in pioneering organizations such as American Airlines, 1-800-FLOWERS, General Electric, and even the Carrollton, Texas, Fire Department. "This is not a fad. This is the reality of today's competitive landscape," they write in The One to One Manager. "The 'one-to-one future' is no longer the future. It's happening now." Using some two dozen examples, Peppers and Rogers show how a bank created a concierge-like program to connect with customers, how two clothing companies developed "mass customization" techniques to meet consumer demands cost-effectively, and how a software firm put on a "human face." The aggregate effectively demonstrates how some of today's more innovative enterprises are developing "individual relationships with individual customers," while offering practical advice for others who would like to do the same. --Howard Rothman

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Learn from the pioneers of Customer Relationship Management.

In The One to One Manager, visionary authors Don Peppers and Martha Rogers, Ph.D., go behind the scenes to report on the challenges and solutions discovered by managers leading 1 to 1 efforts at organizations such as Xerox, General Electric, Oracle, First Union, Hewlett-Packard, USAA, Levi Strauss, and British Airways. Filled with in-depth interviews with executives on the front lines of the 1 to 1 revolution, and based on more than two dozen case histories from companies around the world, The One to One Manager examines the actual day-to-day issues involved in setting up and running 1 to 1 initiatives.

The One to One Manager introduces readers to the groundbreakers, the pathfinders, and the explorers of a vast and rapidly expanding new universe of customer-focused business strategies. Among the fascinating pioneers profiled in this book, you will meet:

General Robert McDermott, the visionary leader who transformed USAA from an insurance firm mired in paperwork into an IT-savvy financial institution dedicated to meeting customer needs at warp speed.
Richard Vague, the CEO of First USA, champion of the "trusted agent" model for building lifelong customer relationships.
Nina Smith, a Xerox marketing executive blazing a trail through a forest of competing sales and distribution channels.
Royal Bank of Canada's Anne Lockie, who melds her knowledge of technology with a keen awareness of human nature to create 1 to 1 relationships with nine million customers.
Bruce Varner, a Texas fire chief who trains his fire fighters to treat local citizens as valued customers.

These early adopters, scouts, and risk takers offer managers and executives invaluable lessons in their efforts to map a new business universe in which organizations and enterprises organize around customer needs. It is a universe in which companies compete at extreme velocity, racing to devise strategies that will lock in customer loyalty, raise profits, and avoid the trap of commoditization. A virtual roadmap to the business world of the future, The One to One Manager is the book executives and managers the world over have been waiting for.

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"The One to One Manager" is specifically targeted to help managers and executives master the opportunities -- and obstacles -- they are likely encounter in increasing their company's "share of customer."

A revolution is sweeping companies and organizations around the world as businesses shift from the notion of mass marketing to mass customization. Consequently, companies are evolving from traditional product-based enterprises to customer-focused, one-to-one enterprises that will allow them to develop longer-lasting, more profitable customer relationships. In "The One to One Manager, customer-relationship-management pioneers Don Peppers and Martha Rogers take readers behind the scenes of companies such as Xerox, Levi-Strauss, and American Airlines to show how managers and executives implement 1 to 1 programs to reshape their companies. Rather than relying on decentralized product lines, managers learn how to integrate services and customize products to meet the needs of individual customers. The book offers specific advice on how to make the transition to customer relationship management, and successfully deploy customer-centered behaviors in terms of sales, marketing, and service.

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Building Customer Relationships........2007-09-28

Peppers and Rogers show convincing reasons why customer relationships are important in today's environment. Mass production is no longer the norm and by fostering meaningful relationships with our customers, we grow the trust with our valued customers. If we don't, our organizations dies from a thousand small cuts. Companies may not die immediately, but if they don't use these principles, they face an ineviable decline.

The authors detail some pertinent cases from their own background on the 1to1 relationship building in different companies. This shows the meaning of true customer relationship management. Several examples are given where a company uses the Internet to increase their customer relationship management. As one reviewer stated, nothing is really new in this book, but many companies are still not using these methods to further their customer relationships. This is an OK read, with many good examples thrown in.

This is NOT the book the title suggests.......2004-03-27

There is nothing in this book for a manager. I was hoping to see application of the ideas of 1-to-1 to employees instead of customers. A lot of similar benefits could be reaped. There is also virtually nothing about managing in a 1-to-1 company, or instituting that kind of change as a manager.

What this book has is a number of marginally interesting mini-case histories "caselets" that convey only the basics of what was done, and nothing about the thought process used to develop the ideas or the issues that came up and were addressed in the implementation. A book with a quarter of the cases, but with substantially more detail would have been much more useful.

i want my money back.......2003-12-07

I'm really surprised the authors became so famous as the new gurus of CRM or 1to1 marketing. This book is just a collection of superficial case studies but it says nothing on the technologies used, the real problems companies had to face when they implemented CRM programs. This is just a book for high school kids or sunday newspaper readers who want know more about CRM without getting into the details. Not worth the money and absolutely simplistic.

Packed with Knowledge!.......2002-01-30

Essentially a collection of best practices for customer relationship management, this edition of the best-selling one-to-one marketing series is bound to set your managerial brains turning in new directions. We [...] highly recommend this book as a straightforward introduction to the CRM philosophy. Peppers and Rogers never get bogged down in impossibly complex technological solutions. Instead, they explain why CRM is an important tool, what it can accomplish and how to implement it. So before you meet with any consultants, read this book.

reformulating the obvious.......2000-07-25

Are you sitting down? This book tells us that the internet is changing the way business is conducted! When you've recovered from that breathtaking revelation, you may be ready to learn that customers are Very Important to businesses. The authors like to capitalize their endless platitudes: "Learning Relationships", "Lifetime Value" and when capitalization ceases to impress, we get acronyms: CRM, MPC. Wow! This is ground-breaking stuff.

And the examples! Would you buy a book touting British Airways and First Union Bank as positive examples of customer-sensitive businesses?

The good news is that, containing little but air for b-school types, it's a quick read. That gained it an extra star in my rating.

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Of the developing nations of East Asia, Indonesia came relatively late to liberalizing its trade and investment regime. Only in the mid-1980s, when it was clear that oil revenues alone would not suffice and that a new engine of growth was needed, did the country's government swing behind a systematic deregulation effort. Tariffs were cut, non-tariff barriers were lowered, foreign investment restrictions were reduced, export promotion incentives were enhanced, and various financial sector regulations were eased. All this combined to spark a labor-intensive export-led economic boom that was accompanied by an expansion in wages and employment and a boost in productivity. This book documents how Indonesia truly became part of the East Asian miracle story starting in the mid-1980s. Destined to become a leading case study of export-led development in Indonesia, this book grew out of a World Bank/Indonesian Economic Society Symposium held in Jakarta. There was, however, a parallel story as well, of crony capitalism and weak governance, that led to the financial and political crisis of 1997-98. These aspects were reflected in continued protection of certain sectors where the cronies were active, in restrictions on domestic trade and competition that were left in place for their benefit, and in financial manipulations that were conducted to their advantage. These aspects are noted as well in the book and pulled together in the concluding chapter, which takes the story up through the crisis years to the present.

Deregulation and Development in Indonesia

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Deregulation and Development in Indonesia
Farrukh (EDT) Iqbal
Manufacturer: Praeger Publishers
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000ORDJBQ

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This book examines the evolution of multinational trading companies from the eighteenth century to the present day. During the Industrial Revolution, British merchants established overseas branches which became major trade intermediaries and subsequently engaged in foreign direct investment. Complex multinational business groups emerged controlling large investments in natural resources, processing, and services in Asia, Latin America, and Africa.

Merchants to Multinationals - British Trading Companies in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries

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Merchants to Multinationals - British Trading Companies in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries
Geoffrey Jones
Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OL1HCU

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Merchants to Multinationals : British Trading Companies in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries
Geoffrey Jones
Manufacturer: Oxford University Press(UK)
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OKU8EY

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