China's rise as an economic powerhouse raises a number of questions that are the subject of lively debate. How did the country do it? How applicable are the lessons of China's economic reform of the past thirty years to the challenges it faces in the next three decades? What does the detailed patter[...]

Both state-space models and Markov switching models have been highly productive paths for empirical research in macroeconomics and finance. This book presents recent advances in econometric methods that make feasible the estimation of models that have both features. One approach, in the classical fr[...]

The heir to the magnificent English trading company, the Noble Housethe direct descendant of the first Toranaga Shogun battling to usher his country into the modern agea beautiful young French woman forever torn between ambition and desireTheir lives intertwine in an exotic land newly open to foreig[...]

From the award-winning author of "Waiting" and "War Trash: " a riveting tale of espionage and conflicted loyalties that spans half a century in the entwined histories of two countries--China and the United States--and two families.
When Lilian Shang, born and raised in America, discovers her fa[...]

The battle comes to a head in the forest of unicorn! Noh-A learns that the head of the Kite family has been systematically wiping out his own clan on his quest for power, just to capture her and steal her immortality. But the unicorn aren't extinct just yet. The unicorn's last offspring faces the po[...]

Shintarou Kisaragi, a NEET - person "Not in Education, Employment, or Training" - has refused to leave the comfort of his room for two whole years but Shintarou's easy and solitary life is about to take an unexpected turn when his computer crashes and he is forced to venture into the world he was[...]

Momo Kisaragi has a problem. She has to be the center of attention. In fact, she can't get people to stop looking at her. But when a chance encounter leads her to discover the strange truth behind her eye-catching ability, she's thrust into a deadly hostage situation that's far more than she bargain[...]

"In Waiting, Ha Jin portrays the life of Lin Kong, a dedicated doctor torn by his love for two women: one who belongs to the New China of the Cultural Revolution, the other to the ancient traditions of his family's village. Ha Jin profoundly understands the conflict between the individual and societ[...]

De-Westernizing Media Studies brings together leading media critics from around the world to address central questions in the study of the media. How do the media connect to power in society? Who and what influence the media? How is globalization changing both society and the media?[...]

This book is a review on the economic theories of systemic risks in the financial market and the topics in constructing the macroprudential framework for banking regulation in the future. It explains the reasons why the traditional microprudential regulatory framework missed its target in stabilizin[...]

Jin bu 11-14 Mandarin Chinese is a brand new course written by a team of Chinese teachers from the SSAT Confucius Institute and SSAT Confucius Classrooms to meet the needs of pupils taking Chinese as a foreign language.[...]