You Can Do the Math or Industrial Economics

You Can Do the Math: Overcome Your Math Phobia and Make Better Financial Decisions

Author: Ron Lipsman

Every day we are faced with financial decisions. Should I buy that DVD player or 100 lottery tickets? What percentage of my salary should I allocate to my 401K? How much should I be saving for my daughter's college education? Will I be better off leasing or buying my next car? The problem for most of us is that we freeze up when making these choices; regardless of our level of formal education, we find ourselves intimidated by the numbers and poorly prepared to make some of the most important decisions of our lives. We've become a society of math-o-phobes with profound consequences for our financial well-being. In You Can Do the Math, Ron Lipsman draws from over 30 years of teaching mathematics to help you take control of your financial destiny by applying basic arithmetic techniques. Step by step, he walks you through the fundamental calculations that underlie virtually every financial decision. Mastering such concepts as compounding interest, lease and loan payments, and the impact of inflation, you will learn how to: Institute a successful college savings program; Minimize your taxes; Wisely purchase insurance; Decide whether to buy or rent a home; Plan for retirement; and much more. Featuring entertaining real-life examples and keyed to a companion Web site (math.umd.edu/~rll/cgi-bin/finance.html) where you can input your own figures and calculate the results, You Can Do the Math demystifies credit, mortgages, stocks and bonds--and even the odds of beating the house in Vegas, and will become an essential resource for anyone looking to conquer their math anxiety and make more informed financial decisions.

See also: O Guia de Sobrevivência de Gerente de Caso:Vitória de Estratégias de Prática Clínica

Industrial Economics: Economic Analysis and Public Policy

Author: Stephen Martin

The book's central topic is the exercise of market power, the control of price and exclusion of competitors. This edition includes detailed case studies and examples, including many international cases.

Table of Contents:

1. Introduction.
2. The Welfare Consequences of Market Power.
3. Public Policy Toward Private Enterprise—Introduction.
4. The Dominant Firm.
5. Oligopoly—The Recognition of Interdependence.
6. Oligopoly—Collusion.
7. Structure, Conduct, Market Power—The Evidence.
8. The Determinants of Market Structure.
9. The Determinants of Firm Structure.
10. Public Policy Toward Mergers.
11. Sales Efforts.
12. Research and Development.
13. Industrial Economics and International Trade.
14. Industrial Economics and Macroeconomics.
15. Price Discrimination/Tying.
16. Predation.
17. Vertical Restraints.
18. Public Policy Toward Private Enterprise.
References.
Case Index.
Name Index.
Subject Index.