Meyers R.A. (Ed.) Complex Systems in Finance and Econometrics

Springer – 2011, 923 pages, 282 illus., 100 in color
ISBN: 1441977023, 1441977007Presents authoritative, peer-reviewed articles from the Encyclopedia of Complexity and Systems Science
Addresses market bubbles and crashes, foreign exchange, and bond markets
Shows how the behavior of an entire system is often more than the sum of its parts
Includes a glossary of important terms and a concise definition of the subject in each articleComplex Systems in Finance and Econometrics is an authoritative reference to the basic tools and concepts of complexity and systems theory as applied to an understanding of complex, financial-based business and social systems. Fractals, nonlinear time series modeling, cellular automata, game theory, network theory and statistical physics are among the essential tools and techniques for predicting, monitoring, evaluating, managing, and decision-making in a wide range of fields from health care, poverty alleviation, and energy and the environment, to manufacturing and quality assurance, model building, organizational learning. and macro and microeconomics. Sixty of the world’s leading experts present 47 articles for an audience of advanced undergraduate and graduate students, professors, and professionals in all of these fields: drawn from three sections of the Encyclopedia of Complexity. Agent Based Modeling and Simulation.- Finance and Econometrics.- System Dynamics.