Computing Skills for Economists or Global Strategy and Organization

Computing Skills for Economists

Author: Guy Judg

Today's students are expected to use computers and familiarise themselves with word-processing and spreadsheet packages in their work. They are also expected to be able to use the Internet for e-mail and accessing information on the Web. In fact, some lecturers use the Web to provide course notes or even deliver parts of the course interactively. Most available computer books are too general and often miss out features that would be particularly helpful to economists. In fact, they don't show how such tools can be used in economics.

This textbook fills a need for a computing and IT book aimed specifically at undergraduate economics students. It bridges the gap between IT literacy and the use of hardware, software and other resources in learning and doing economics. The main focus is on the tools and the resources that are particularly relevant to economists with examples of their use and suggestions of how to apply and exploit them in applications in economics.

FEATURES

Assumes no previous computing background - the book will adopt a practical and applied approach with emphasis on the software used by economists and how they use it.

Use of examples and applications will allow readers to learn by doing and develop their computing skills.

The book will be written in a concise and informal style with the use of screen grabs and text boxes.

wiley.co.uk/judge - a Website containing solutions to exercises, PowerPoint slides and other supplementary material for instructors. The site will also have an archive for data used in the book and be a means of updating information.

CONTENTS: Introduction: Tools,Tasks, Resources and Skills; Beginning to Work with Computers in Economics; Building on the Basics: Skills Development; Spreadsheets for Economists; The Internet for Economists; Statistics and Econometrics Software for Economists; More Advanced Computing Skills for Economists.

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A textbook for undergraduate economics students who have never turned on a personal computer. Judge (University of Portsmouth) introduces the use of word processors, spreadsheets, web browsers, statistics software, and econometrics software. Topics include regression on a spreadsheet, time series analysis with econometrics, and economic journals available on-line. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Table of Contents:

INTRODUCTION: TOOLS, TASKS, RESOURCES and SKILLS.
Economists, computers and IT in today's world
The contents, structure and approach of this book
Preliminary information and key concepts
Tools, tasks, skills and resources
Summary
Appendix. Skills for file and disk management tasks
BEGINNING TO WORK WITH COMPUTERS IN ECONOMICS
Beginning to work with a word processor
Your first word processed document
Beginning to work with a spreadsheet
Your first spreadsheet application
Beginning to work with e-mail software
Your first e-mail message
Beginning to work with a web browser
Your first time browsing the web
Beginning to work with presentation software
Preparing your first presentation
Beginning to work with database software
Creating your first database
Summary
Exercises and mini-projects
BUILDING ON THE BASICS. SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
Incorporating graphics, symbols and equations
Including a graphics image in a word processed document
Working with longer word processed documents
A word processed essay
Simple economic modeling using a spreadsheet
Cost-volume-profit analysis on a spreadsheet
Developing your e-mail skills
Sending and receiving a file attachment
Summary
Exercises and mini-projects
SPREADSHEETS FOR ECONOMISTS.
Analyzing and summarizing economic data
GDP per capita in OECD countries
Cross-tabulation
The position of women in economics departments
Regression on a spreadsheet
Carbon monoxide emissions in the European Union
A simple model of the UK consumption function
A simple Cobb-Douglas production function
Financial analysis on a spreadsheet
Investmentappraisal and the net present value of an investment project
Optimization in a spreadsheet
Least squares regression again
A linear programming problem
Portfolio selection
Working with matrices in a spreadsheet
A simple macroeconomic model
Dynamic economic models in a spreadsheet
A simple multiplier-accelerator model
Summary
Exercises and mini-projects
STATISTICS AND ECONOMETRICS SOFTWARE.
Introduction. Dedicated statistics and econometrics packages
Preparing to use statistics and econometrics software: some preliminary considerations
Becoming familiar with statistics and econometrics software
Cigarette consumption in Turkey
More advanced time series analysis with econometrics packages
Unit-root tests of Tansel's cigarette consumption data
Cointegration analysis of the advertising-sales relationship
Summary
Exercises and mini-projects
THE INTERNET FOR ECONOMISTS.
Introduction: the ever changing Internet - expansion, evolution, and revolution
Finding information on the web
Using search engines
Using SOSIG
Finding specific types of economic information on the web
Downloading and using data from the web
Conducting a bibliographical search
Economic journals available on-line
Working papers and pre-prints
Tracking down working papers by Hal Varian
Current awareness services
On-line learning and interactive tools on the web
Building your own web page
Creating a simple web page
Summary
Exercises and mini-projects
MORE ADVANCED COMPUTING SKILLS FOR ECONOMISTS.
Introduction
More advanced use of spreadsheets and econometrics software: controlling your software with macros and procedures
Other computing tools for programming in econometrics
More advanced word processing for mathematical documents
Symbolic algebra software
Getting ready for the future
Summary
Exercises and mini-projects
REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING.
INDEX.

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Global Strategy and Organization

Author: Anil K Gupta

In the battle for global dominance, only those organizations that lead the ongoing globalization of their industries will succeed. That’s why students need a strategic framework that they can apply in a global setting.

In GLOBAL STRATEGY AND ORGANIZATION, awarding-winning scholars and teachers Anil L. Gupta and Vijay Govindarajan focus on the four essential tasks for transforming a company in a global success:

• Identify market opportunities worldwide and pursue those opportunities by establishing the necessary presence in all key markets

•  Convert global presence into global competitive advantage

•  Cultivate a global mindset

•  Strive to reinvent the rules of the global game

Each chapter focuses on a specific, action-oriented issue. Reports on the activities of real firms, such as Wal-Mart, Dell Computer, and Canon, provide insights into the challenges associated with globalization and illustrate the author’s findings.

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.

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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.

The Future of Wireless Communications or Balance of Payments Adjustment

The Future of Wireless Communications

Author: William Webb

Here's a forward-looking new book that realistically forecasts the changes in mobile communications over the next 20 years to help you make informed decisions and develop successful strategies that address the future challenges of this industry. This resource provides organizations with specific recommendations on the direction of technological development, and examines critical constraints and drivers such as the limits of efficiency, standardization, radio spectrum, industry structure, and user requirements.

From cellular and fixed wireless systems... to wireless local area and personal area networks, this cutting-edge reference gives you an easy-to-understand overview of current and emerging wireless technologies and systems. The book predicts network structure in 2005, 2010, 2015 and 2020, and looks at a day in the life of users in 2010 and 2020. Contributions are included from leading industry experts Mark Birchler, Larry Marturano, Frank Yester, Michel Mouly, Tero Ojanpera, Malcolm Oliphant, Siegmund Redl, Mike Short and the UK Radiocommunications Agency.

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Forecasts changes in mobile communications over the next 20 years and provides organizations with specific recommendations on the direction of technological development. Overviews emerging wireless technologies and systems in plain language, then examines critical constraints and drivers such as the limits of efficiency, standardization, radio spectrum, industry structures, and user requirements. Coverage encompasses cellular and fixed wireless systems, and wireless local area and personal area networks. Webb is director of strategy at Motorola. He has written other books on wireless communications. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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Balance of Payments Adjustment: Macro Facets of International Finance Revisited

Author: Augustine C Ariz

A detailed analysis of the two approaches, Monetary and traditional Keynesian, to international adjustment and balance of payments.

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Business and economic scholars analyze in detail the two major approaches to international balance-of-payments adjustment, the traditional one called Keynesian and developed early in the 20th century, and the Monetary developed in the 1970s but which is claimed by its adherents to have been around since the time of David Hume. They review them theoretically and empirically, look at critiques, compare them theoretically and empirically, and survey the theoretical literature and empirical evidence on determining exchange rates. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)