After a decade's development, evolutionary computation (EC) proves to be a powerful tool kit for economic analysis. While the demand for this equipment is increasing, there is no volume exclusively written for economists. This volume for the first time helps economists to get a quick grasp on how EC may support their research. A comprehensive coverage of the subject is given, that includes the following three areas: game theory, agent-based economic modelling and financial engineering. Twenty leading scholars from each of these areas contribute a chapter to the volume. The reader will find himself/herself treading the path of the history of this research area, from the fledgling stage to the burgeoning era. The results on games, labour markets, pollution control, institution and productivity, financial markets, trading systems design and derivative pricing, are new and interesting for different target groups. The book also includes informations on useful web sites, conferences, and computer software.
The Yearbook on European Tort Law provides a comprehensive overview of the latest developments in the law of torts within Europe and thereby enables scholars as well as practitioners from different national backgrounds to keep abreast of questions concerning tort law. The Yearbook contains reports on the developments of tort law in the EU Member States (except Luxembourg), Switzerland, Poland and the Czech Republic as well as a report on the developments in the field of EU law. Additionally, with South Africa, one non-European country is included. In conclusion, a comparative overview reviews the essential aspects of all reports. The reports are written by scholars from the respective jurisdictions and, focusing on the year 2001, they include important court decisions, critical remarks on these decisions, a presentation of new legislation and a literature overview. In addition to the national reports, essays on key topics in the field of tort law are included in the Yearbook.
Table of contents:
ESSAYS: Strict Liability: What About Fault?; Tort Liability and Liability Insurance: A Difficult Relationship.- REPORTS: Austria; Belgium; Czech Republic; Denmark; England and Wales; Finland; France; Germany; Greece; Ireland; Italy; The Netherlands; Poland; Portugal; Spain; Sweden; Switzerland; European Union; South Africa; Comparative Remarks.- OTHER CONTRIBUTIONS: Liability and Liability Insurance in Large Loss Scenarios; The Significance to the Insurance Industry of Damages for Non-Pecuniary Loss; Wilburg's Flexible System in a Nutshell.- Authors.- European Centre of Tort and Insurance Law.- ECTIL Publication List.- Index
The Yearbook on European Tort Law provides a comprehensive overview of the latest developments in the law of torts within Europe and thereby enables scholars as well as practitioners from different national backgrounds to keep abreast of questions concerning tort law. The Yearbook contains reports on the developments of tort law in the EU Member States (except Luxembourg), Switzerland, Poland and the Czech Republic as well as a report on the developments in the field of EU law. Additionally, with South Africa, one non-European country is included. In conclusion, a comparative overview reviews the essential aspects of all reports. The reports are written by scholars from the respective jurisdictions and, focusing on the year 2001, they include important court decisions, critical remarks on these decisions, a presentation of new legislation and a literature overview. In addition to the national reports, essays on key topics in the field of tort law are included in the Yearbook.
Table of contents:
ESSAYS: Strict Liability: What About Fault?; Tort Liability and Liability Insurance: A Difficult Relationship.- REPORTS: Austria; Belgium; Czech Republic; Denmark; England and Wales; Finland; France; Germany; Greece; Ireland; Italy; The Netherlands; Poland; Portugal; Spain; Sweden; Switzerland; European Union; South Africa; Comparative Remarks.- OTHER CONTRIBUTIONS: Liability and Liability Insurance in Large Loss Scenarios; The Significance to the Insurance Industry of Damages for Non-Pecuniary Loss; Wilburg's Flexible System in a Nutshell.- Authors.- European Centre of Tort and Insurance Law.- ECTIL Publication List.- Index