Author: B. Espen Eckbo
Publisher: North Holland
Keywords: finance, corporate, handbooks, empirical, volume, handbook
Number of Pages: 558
Published: 2007-06-04
List price: $149.95
ISBN-10: 0444508988
ISBN-13: 9780444508980

Judging by the sheer number of papers reviewed in this Handbook, the empirical analysis of firms’ financing and investment decisions-empirical corporate finance-has become a dominant field in financial economics. The growing interest in everything "corporate" is fueled by a healthy combination of fundamental theoretical developments and recent widespread access to large transactional data bases. A less scientific-but nevertheless important-source of inspiration is a growing awareness of the important social implications of corporate behavior and governance. This Handbook takes stock of t

Author: B. Espen Eckbo
Publisher: North Holland
Keywords: finance, volume, handbooks, corporate, empirical, handbook
Number of Pages: 608
Published: 2008-11-07
List price: $160.00
ISBN-10: 0444530908
ISBN-13: 9780444530905

In collaboration with the first volume, this Handbook takes stock of the main empirical findings to date across an unprecedented spectrum of corporate finance issues. The surveys are written by leading empirical researchers that remain active in their respective areas of interest. With few exceptions, the writing style makes the chapters accessible to industry practitioners. For doctoral students and seasoned academics, the surveys offer dense roadmaps into the empirical research landscape and provide suggestions for future work. * Nine original chapters s

Authors:Garret Eckbo, Introduction by David C. Streatfield,
Publisher: Univ. of Massachusetts Press
Keywords: centennial, reprint, series, landscape, architects, society, american, landscap, living
Number of Pages: 336
Published: 2009-02-28
List price: $39.95
ISBN-10: 1558496963
ISBN-13: 9781558496965

Garrett Eckbo (1910-1996) was one of the most highly respected and influential American modernist landscape architects. He worked assiduously to overthrow the Beaux-Arts system of landscape design and to develop an approach that would address the social and economic challenges of the modern world. Eckbo rejected the centrality of nature as a psychological and spiritual source of inspiration, criticizing the palliative introduction of nature into cities in parks designed by Olmsted and other nineteenth-century landscape architects and arguing instead for a scientific method that would provide a

Author: Espen Moe
Publisher: Ashgate Publishing
Keywords: modern, progress, economic, social, history, technological, state, growth, global, leadership, role, governance
Number of Pages: 308
Published: 2007-02-01
List price: $124.95
ISBN-10: 0754657434
ISBN-13: 9780754657439

This book focuses on the role of the state in promoting a country’s long-term technological progress and industrial leadership. Throughout history, a nation’s rise to dominance has invariably been followed by its fall; the dominant powers of today are not the same ones that controlled the world three hundred years ago. In the same manner, economic dominance has usually been fleeting, as leading nations have routinely been caught up and surpassed by challengers. This study looks at Schumpeterian growth - currently the most important source of economic growth - which credits the abil

Author: Espen Oino
Publisher: teNeues
Keywords: yachts, mega, toys, luxury
Number of Pages: 220
Published: 2008-08-15
List price: $59.95
ISBN-10: 383279266X
ISBN-13: 9783832792664

In the rarefied world of mega yachts, one name is respected above all others—Espen Øino. The top star in naval architecture, Øino’s creations combine the precision of fine machinery with indulgent finishes and the high-end amenities of a palace. This volume showcases 20 of his stellar creations accompanied by text from top yachting author Nick Jeffery, the most respected authority on luxury watercraft.

Author: Espen Hammer
Publisher: Routledge
Keywords: perspectives, contemporary, idealism, german
Number of Pages: 352
Published: 2007-09-07
List price: $37.95
ISBN-10: 0415373050
ISBN-13: 9780415373050

This outstanding collection of specially commissioned chapters examines German idealism from several angles and assesses the renewed interest in the subject from a wide range of fields. Including discussions of the key representatives of German idealism such as Kant, Fichte and Hegel, it is structured in clear sections dealing with: metaphysics the legacy of Hegel’s philosophy Brandom and Hegel recognition and agency autonomy and nature the philosophy of German romanticism. Amongst other important topics, German Idealism: Historical and Philosophical Perspectives addresses the debat

Author: Espen J. Aarseth
Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press
Keywords: literature, ergodic, perspectives, cybertext
Number of Pages: 216
Published: 1997-08-06
List price: $23.00
ISBN-10: 0801855799
ISBN-13: 9780801855795

Do the rapidly expanding genres of digital literature mean that the narrative mode--novels, films, television drama--is losing its dominant position in our culture? Author Espen Aarseth eases our fears of literary loss (at least temporarily) by pointing out that electronic text requires an interactive response to generate a literary sequence. Where’s the fun if you have to write your own ending? 21 illustrations.