Agent-Based Computational Demography: Using Simulation to Improve Our Understanding of Demographic Behaviour (Contributions to Economics)

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Agent-Based Computational Demography (ABCD) aims at starting a new stream of research among social scientists whose interests lie in understanding demographic behaviour. The book takes a micro-demographic (agent-based) perspective and illustrates the potentialities of computer simulation as an aid in theory building. The chapters of the book, written by leading experts either in demography or in agent-based modelling, address several key questions. Why do we need agent-based computational demography? How can ABCD be applied to the study of migrations, family demography, and historical demography? What are the peculiarities of agent-based models as applied to the demography of human populations? ABCD is of interest to all scientists interested in studying demographic behaviour, as well as to computer scientists and modellers who are looking for a promising field of application.

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Communicating in Business has the same core content as English for Business Communication but with American English as its model.

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How To Communicate Better: Mention That You Need The Book.......2001-05-10

This CD is a companion piece to a BOOK on communicating in business. With the book I am sure it would be quite useful but that is not included with this pricey CD set. Here is a sample of how each track is prefaced:

"Unit 8, Practice 1, Page 68. Listen to a model presentation based on the notes in your book."

This was a randomly chosen example. The track chosen was the second CD, second track.

While I can not adequately judge the quality of the combined CD and book without the book it appears to be a useful set. The set is a fairly basic introduction to professional communications targeted at the newly employed, professionals to whom English is a second language and students.

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A comprehensive and up-to-date guide to all key aspects of menu planning

An in-depth knowledge of menu planning is essential to building a successful foodservice concept. Fundamentals of Menu Planning, Second Edition offers a complete and thoroughly accessible review of the principles of planning a menu, from concept development and design mechanics to menu pricing and marketing issues.

Extensively revised to address today's foodservice industry needs, this Second Edition contains all-new sections on key topics such as types of foodservice operations, sanitation concerns in menu planning, design mechanics, the yield test, and increasing sales through the menu. Coverage also includes:

Institutional, industrial, and commercial menus
Nutrition and menu planning
Standard recipes, menu styles, and menu characteristics
Recipe costing and menu merchandising

This edition is also enhanced with powerful pedagogical tools for easy teaching and learning, offering readers highlighted key words, practice problems on costing and yield, helpful suggestions for further reading, and many other useful features.

Written by a team of authors who combine solid teaching expertise with real-world culinary experience, this book is ideal for culinary and hospitality management students as well as professional chefs who need strong single-source coverage of the basics of menu planning and management.

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Culinary Calculations 1st Edition with Fundamentals of Menu Planning 2nd Edition Set
Terri Jones
Manufacturer: Wiley
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ASIN: 0471705292

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With Starting a Limited Liability Company you’ll learn how an LLC can work for you and exactly what you need to do to set up and operate one. The updated second edition features completely revised and updated planning strategies, and new chapters on the one-member liability company, estate planning, home businesses, and more. You’ll also find:

Expert guidance on applying LLCs to operating a business, estate planning, protecting assets, real estate acquisitions, professional practices, avoiding ancillary probate, and venture capital operations
Plans and strategies for converting partnerships into LLCs and combining LLCs and trust planning
A detailed glossary, along with checklists and loads of sample legal forms that simplify the process

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Solid Information About LLCs.......2003-12-07

If you contemplate starting a LLC, "Starting A Limited Liability Company" is a good book to help you learn a bit about the LLC business structure. The authors tell us that an LLC is a hybrid between a partnership and a corporation, combining the best of both. We also learn that because of its simplicity, LLC's are becoming the most popular business structure for new enterprises.

When deciding which business structure to use, the authors say we should ask ourselves the question: "Is there any reason to consider any approach other than an LLC?" The authors suggest that many S-corporations and C-corporations would switch to the LLC structure if it weren't for tax issues involved with making the conversion.

I don't believe that's fully true. The S-corporation has one or two very powerful advantages over the LLC. First, for members who are active in operating an LLC, the earnings are subject to self-employment taxation. With an S-corporation, part of the distributed earnings could be paid as wages and part as distributions. Those distributions legally escape employment taxation. This can save the entrepreneur $6,000 or so a year in employment taxes (Figuring about $40,000 a year in wages and $40,000 in distributions, and using 15% as the approximate employment tax rate, saves about $6,000 per year). Compounding those amounts over 25 years can easily amount to half a million dollars or more. Many entrepreneurs would rather invest that money themselves rather than pay it into the Social Security system.

The second advantage to S-corporations is that for companies operating in multiple states, corporate law is better established than LLC law. So, for entrepreneurs who started with S-corporations, there really seems to be little reason to convert.

The authors say that the LLC is a good structure for tech companies. But, for various reasons, most tech companies will probably operate as C-corporations. For example, C-corporations can offer employee stock options. And, if they desire the pass-through nature of early losses, an S-corporation works well.

The LLC offers a certain familiarity for sole proprietors who wish to become LLCs, because we learn that a single-member LLC is essentially disregarded for tax purposes. The single owner files Schedule C, just as if he/she were a sole proprietor. The authors devote a chapter to home-based businesses, saying sole proprietors might want to consider converting to an LLC to gain the benefits of liability protection. The authors also say having an "LLC" name makes the business sound more professional than a sole proprietorship.

The book includes a good chapter about "piercing the LLC veil." As with corporations, an LLC is a separate entity from the individual/individuals owning it and certain formalities must be taken to distinguish between the two or the protections of LLC formation can be lost. For example, don't commingle LLC money and personal funds.

If you're thinking of starting a LLC, "Starting A Limited Liability Company" is a good read.

Peter Hupalo, Author of "How To Start And Run Your Own Corporation: S-Corporations For Small Business Owners."

Second Edition 2003 TERRIBLY OUT OF DATE.......2003-11-21

This Second Edition, published in 2003 has not been properly updated from the First Edition. The information is INCORRECT. DO NOT rely on the information in this book!!!

I contacted the publisher today, and expect a call back in the next two days, but until this book comes out in a revised printing, please be aware that despite its 2003 publication, it is very very out of date

For example, Appendix B states that only 48 states and the District of Columbia have passed LLC acts, and shows that Massachusetts was the last state to pass an LLC act, in 1995. In actuality, ALL 50 States and the DoC have passed LLC acts, the last State passed its act in early 1997!! That makes this book out of date by OVER 6 YEARS.

In Appendix A, a State by State comparison of LLC laws is similarly out of date, showing information that is 6 years old. For example, Appendix A states that Arizona requires 2 members to form an LLC. I formed an LLC in 1997, in Arizona, with only 1 member. The state laws governing LLCs have been ammended to more consistently conform to the Model LLC Act, and the information in Appendix A is now totally out of date.

I owned the First Edition of this book (which has been reviewed favorably here on Amazon), and when I ordered this Second Edition, I threw away the old edition, so I am unable to compare the main body of the two books to see what has actually been updated.

Erroneous Appendices aside, there are better books on forming LLCs available today. I reccomend the books by Anthony Mancuso published by NOLO. And for persons wanting a very detailed analysis of the taxation of LLCs, "Profits, Taxes, & LLCs" by Holmes F Crouch is a comprehensive, if challenging, read.

A thorough treatment of LLCs.......2000-07-19

I found this book to be very helpful, especially in the area of writing an Operating Agreement. The authors compare LLCs with other types of business structures and give the advantages/disadvantages of each. They have also added notes and tips throughout the book that will help you resolve issues in setting up your company. I used the tips to compile a checklist for setting up my business. Finally, there are plenty of sample documents that you can adapt for your own use. Although I have gotten an attorney to help with the fine details related to my state, I would highly recommend this book to help you understand and plan an LLC.

A great help for a small company!.......1998-07-28

This book saved my company quite a bit of money. We were considering incorporation, but this book tuned us into a better alternative! It contains all the info needed to form a LLC on your own.

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The Effective Manager: Managing Information: Effective Communication (Institute of Management Open Learning)

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The Effective Manager: Managing Information: Getting the Message Over (Institute of Management Open Learning)

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The Effective Manager: Managing Information: Managing Information (Institute of Management Open Learning)

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The Effective Manager: Managing Information: Running Effective Meetings (Institute of Management Open Learning)

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An in-depth profile of one of America's major employers. Provides a revealing look at what life is truly like at the company and how to get a job there. Includes information on the company's history, business, competition, job positions, career paths, hiring process, culture, benefits, pay, and more. Enriched with responses from over 100 insider interviews.

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Dun & Bradstreet Guide to $Your Investments$ 1997 (Serial)
Nancy Dunnan
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Dun & Bradstreet Guide to $Your Investments$ 1997 : The Year-Round Investment Sourcebook for Managing Your Personal Finances
Nancy Dunnan
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Empty Nester's Financial Handbook: Smart Money Advice You Can Use After The Kids Are Gone
Mark E. Battersby
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Empty Nesters Financial Handbook
Mark Battersby
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ASIN: 0218986173

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What do empty nesters do after the kids are gone and the tuition payments are over? Splurge on vacations, new cars, a second homemaybe all of the above. What they should be doing is planning seriously for their future. Often because of high education expenses and loans empty nesters find themselves poorly prepared for the future. In addition, Social Security, pensions, Medicare and such are not as safe as they used to be. This new book shows empty nesters how to maximize their cash flow. using these ideas that anyone can implement quickly:c How to invest more aggressively as you move closer to retirement c How to downsize to save moneyc How much you need to help children financially after they leave the nest c How to generate extra cash from your home, hobbies, and collectibles

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This three volume reference work provides a thorough and up-to-date survey and analysis of recent developments in the economics of telecommunications. The handbooks serve both as a source of reference and technical supplement for the field of telecommunications economics.

Volume III examines the structure within which modern communications companies operate and evolve, and how corporations must account for multiple objectives associated with both national economic and social policy. The volume draws useful lessons from the recent corporate experience of major international telecommunications companies. The contributors explore the interaction of diversity in national approaches with the continuing need for international cooperation and coordination, which continues to be an important area of debate.

The books are written at a level intended for professional use by economists, advanced undergraduate and graduate students, and will also prove useful to policy analysts, engineers and managers within the industry.

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Britain's financial and economic relations with Nazi Germany are assessed in this book. The structure and formulation of British policy, the interaction of government and business and the relationship between British business interests and Nazi germany are looked at. A particular focus of the book is on the crisis of uncertainty felt in Britain over the rejection of economic internationalism. Sterlings devaluation and the imposition of tariffs opened up a breach with Europe which exerted a severely destabilising influence. In the face of economic nationalism at home and agroad, leading figures in British commercial and political life struggled to prevent a complete breakdown of relations with Germany - the most important trading partner in Europe.

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The Switzerland Business & Investment Handbook covers all key aspects of conducting business, investing and living in Switzerland. It is a unique reference manual featuring over thirty separate chapters, each of them concise and to the point, providing the information that really matters. Besides an introduction to Switzerland’s historical, political, social and economic framework, the book covers the Swiss legal system, company and contract law, intellectual property law, personal and corporate taxation, VAT, international tax aspects, real estate, residence, the social security and pension system, Swiss annuities and life insurance, corporate and private banking, and other important subjects. Overview tables, useful checklists, portraits of the Swiss cantons, a bibliography, a comprehensive facts and figures section, as well as a clearly organized address section, make the handbook user-friendly and practice-oriented. The book is aimed at:

Company executives who wish to have a clear overview of the legal, tax and economic framework in Switzerland
Investors and entrepreneurs interested in investing and doing business in Switzerland
Tax and legal advisors, business consultants and fiduciaries
English-speakers living, working or doing business in Switzerland

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Switzerland Business Law Handbook
Emerging Markets Investment Center
Manufacturer: International Business Publications, USA
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ASIN: 0739705636

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This law handbook contains information on basic business legislation, laws and regulatoins affecting export-import, business, foreign investments, property rights, taxation and banking.

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Switzerland Business Law Handbook

Manufacturer: International Business Publications, USA
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Switzerland Business Law Handbook (World Business Law Handbook Library)

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Switzerland Business Law Handbook (World Business Law Handbook Library)
Igor Oleynik
Manufacturer: International Business Publications USA
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Binding: Digital

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ASIN: B00005R500
Release Date: 2006-01-01

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Basic business legislation, laws, export-import regulations affecting business, business climate and contacts

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Basic business legislation, laws, export-import regulations affecting business, business climate and contacts

SWITZERLAND BUSINESS AND INVESTMENT HANDBOOK - ECONOMY, LAW, TAXATION, REAL ESTATE, RESIDENCE, FACTS AND FIGURES, KEY ADDRESSES

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SWITZERLAND BUSINESS AND INVESTMENT HANDBOOK - ECONOMY, LAW, TAXATION, REAL ESTATE, RESIDENCE, FACTS AND FIGURES, KEY ADDRESSES
KALIN
Manufacturer: JOHN WILEY AND SONS LTD
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000N5DBSU

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Switzerland Business and Investment Handbook - Economy, Law, Taxation, Real Estate, Residence, Facts and Figures, Key Addresses
KALIN
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Binding: Paperback
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Switzerland Business Law Handbook
International Business Publications USA
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