"The primary purpose of this scholarly book is to provide an objective look into the dynamic world of equity markets, valuation, and analysis. The coverage extends from discussing basic concepts and their application to increasingly intricate and real-world situations. This volume spans the...

A comprehensive guide to alternative investments that reveals today's latest research and strategies Historically low interest rates and bear markets in world stock markets have generated intense interest in alternative investments. With returns in traditional investment vehicles relatively low,...

Do you want to see your wealth grow? If so, then this easy-to-read guide that focuses on alternative investments - hedge funds, private equity, real estate, commodities, and infrastructure - is just for you. The fourth book in The H. Kent Baker Investments Series attempts to remove some of the...

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- About the Editors -- About the Chapter Authors -- CHAPTER 1 Equity Markets, Valuation, and Analysis: An Overview -- Introduction -- About This Book -- Purpose of the Book -- Distinguishing Features -- Intended Audience --...

The difference in land use modeling approaches is an important uncertain factor in evaluating future climate scenarios in global economic models. We compare five widely used land use modeling approaches: constrained optimization, constant elasticity of transformation (CET), the additive form of...

Across many contexts, majority rules are used as a decision-making procedure to coordinate conflicts within groups. Despite the prevalence of majority rules procedures, it is unclear how children think about majority rules as a way to resolve group disagreements in early childhood, and how this...