Modernization theory : does economic development cause democratization? / Jose Antonio Cheibub and James Raymond Vreeland -- Dependency theory / James Mahoney and Diana Rodriguez-Franco -- Structuralism / Elliott Green -- Political development / Robert H. Bates -- The Washington Consensus and...

Economists are increasingly using computer simulations to understand the implications of their theoretical models and to make policy recommendations. New model solution techniques are required to deal with the increasingly important role of dynamics and uncertainty in macroeconomics. This book...

"The first edition of Real Econometrics attempted to reduce math anxiety for students learning applied statistical techniques. Beginning with the assumption that students will learn more if they start with experiments and see how the statistical enterprise is used to approximate certain features...

The future power markets are providing an impetus to the utilization of small sized power plants with better efficiencies. With new technological innovations in the generation, the share of renewable energy is expected to grow and provide a better platform to these new generation technologies,...

Recently, the environment requires more emphasis on reverse logistics in order to maintain sustainability of the human civilization. The article introduces a sustainable model for reverse logistics that is based on two storage facility. Generally speaking, the essential commodities are...