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Advanced Applications in Finance: An Overview of Problems and Solution Techniques

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Applications in Finance, Investments, and Banking

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In the last two decades, we have witnessed spectacular innovations in Finance. These innovations may have been rooted in the process of economic growth; from the uncertainty and volatility associated with foreign exchange rates, interest rates and other asset prices; or even from the desire to get around government-imposed regulation (Miller, 1992).

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  1. CISDM, School of Management, University of Massachusetts, USA

    Thomas Schneeweis

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Ho, D. (1999). Advanced Applications in Finance: An Overview of Problems and Solution Techniques. In: Ho, D., Schneeweis, T. (eds) Applications in Finance, Investments, and Banking. Advances in Computational Economics, vol 9. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-3007-4_1

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