This comprehensive text combines the theory and mathematics behind financial engineering with an emphasis on computation, in keeping with the way financial engineering is practiced intoday's capital markets.
Welcome to the Visit London Official City Guide 2008 where we celebrate one of the most vibrant and diverse cities in the world. In this guide you will discover 101 reasons to love London, starting with the most important: London may be the capital of the UK, but it is also a capital for the world, with nearly every global culture represented here.
Adult/High School–This charming urban fairy tale about an elopement pits maid-of-honor Jane, famous for her "Wonder Cat" cartoons, against best man Cal, an international journalist who has never heard of her work. The author captures the rustic charm of Castelfidardo, a small Italian town that happens to be the accordion-making capital of the world and is full of unpredictable electricity, dubious public restrooms, and bureaucratic snafus that nearly derail the nuptials.
Himself a sixth-generation lawyer, Hughes describes how to create a dynasty. A family's primary wealth, he says, is human capital and intellectual capital—that is, everyone in the family and everything each of them knows—and only secondarily financial capital. He explains how to establish internal practices and ethics to make the fortune grow.
The study of the economics of education has expanded considerably in scope over the last four and a half decades – as is evidenced by the wide range of material in this volume. But the key insights of human capital theory remain central to any analysis of the demand for education, and it is therefore appropriate that this is where the volume should begin. Psacharopoulos and Patrinos outline the basics of the human capital model, emphasizing the role that education has to play in raising individuals’ productivity. They also provide empirical estimates of the rate of return to education in a variety of countries.
