Zipf’s law is one of the few quantitative reproducible regularities found in e- nomics. It states...

Portfolio analysis and optimization, together with the associated risk assessment and manageme...

This book discusses the risks of information concealment in the context of major natural or indus...

The scientific study of complex systems has transformed a wide range of disciplines in recent yea...

The current financial crisis has revealed serious flaws in models, measures and, potentially, the...

Concepts, methods and techniques of statistical physics in the study of correlated, as well as un...

Concepts, methods and techniques of statistical physics in the study of correlated, as well as un...

The history of mankind is a story of ascent to unprecedented levels of comfort, productivity and ...

This book explores the major differences between the kinds of risk encountered in different secto...

The book is motivated by the disruptions introduced by the financial crisis and the many attempts...

The book is motivated by the disruptions introduced by the financial crisis and the many attempts...

After a major disaster, when investigators are piecing together the story of what happened, a str...