The physics of Wall Street: a brief history of predicting the unpredictable
A Harvard scholar argues that mathematical models can provide solutions to current economic challenges, explaining that the economic meltdown of 2008 was based on a misunderstanding of scientific models rather than on the models themselves
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Boston ; New York
Mariner Books
2014
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| Summary: | A Harvard scholar argues that mathematical models can provide solutions to current economic challenges, explaining that the economic meltdown of 2008 was based on a misunderstanding of scientific models rather than on the models themselves |
| Physical Description: | xviii, 286 Seiten 21 cm |
| ISBN: | 9780544112438 0544112431 |
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