Books in the Routledge Advanced Texts in Economics and Finance series

This textbook presents students with all they need for advancing in mathematical economics. Higher level undergraduates as well as postgraduate students in mathematical economics will find this book to be extremely useful.

Offers comprehensive coverage on the application of econometric methods to empirical analysis of economic issues. This book uncovers the missing link between textbooks on economic theory and econometrics and highlights the powerful connection between economic theory and empirical analysis perfectly through examples on rigorous experimental design.

Covers the history of culture in economics from Adam Smith onwards. This book also covers the way culture is incorporated into economic analysis; methods used in empirical analysis on culture and economics; and culture as an explanatory factor of cross-country difference in institutions and performance.

There is an ever-increasing interest in the question of how and why legal norms can effectively guide human action. This volume demonstrates how economic tools can be used to examine this question and scrutinize these legal norms. It is intended for students in law schools and economics departments alike.

Presents an introduction to the study of how information affects economic relations. This title provides a narrative treatment of the more formal concepts of Information Economics, using easy to understand illustrations from film and literature and nutshell examples.

At each point in time, individuals make choices with respect to the acquisition, sale, and/or use of a variety of different goods. Such activity can be summarized by aggregate variables. This book focuses on developing simple theoretical models that provide insight into the reasons for fluctuations in such aggregate variables.

This updated edition has been comprehensively revised to develop the themes contained in the first edition, taking into account the changes that have occurred in the global economy since the turn of the millennium.

Asia's demand for second-generation financial institutions and markets needs to be met in order for the region's further development to be sustained. This book provides an assessment of practices and regulations in Asia's financial institutions and markets and documents the opportunities and challenges that lie in the region's financial systems.

This book - an overview of contemporary topics related to the modelling of financial time series - is set against a backdrop of rapid expansions of interest in both the models themselves and the financial problems to which they are applied.

Spanning a range of disciplines, including business, mathematics, finance and economics, this book offers a presentation of the topics and related parts of Stochastic Analysis and statistical finance that are covered in majority of university programmes.

Presents the classic lectures in econometric theory. Starting with the linear regression model, least squares, Gauss-Markov theory and the principles of econometrics, this book guides the introductory student to an advanced stage of ability. It covers multicollinearity and reduced-rank estimation, and the treatment of linear restrictions.

This title aims to provide a detailed account of all aspects of public economics. Topics covered include classical theorems of welfare economics; the theory of public expenditure; and the effects of taxation on savings, labour supply investment and risk-taking.

Revised edition of the author's Behavioral economics, 2014.