Includes bibliographical references and index.

Front Matter -- Dynamic Decision Making -- Measuring Economic Benchmarks -- Cyclical and Structural Change -- Economic Dynamism: Growth and Overcoming the Limits of Geography -- Information: Competitive Edge in the Twenty-First Century -- Risk Modeling and Assessment -- Money, Interest Rates, and Financial Markets -- Strategy, Risk, Uncertainty, and the Role of Information -- Capital Markets: Financing Operations and Growth -- Financial Ratios: The Intersection of Economics and Finance -- Fiscal Policy as Agent of Change -- Global Capital Flows: Financing Growth, Creating Risk and Opportunity -- Innovation and Its Role in Economics and Decision Making -- Appendix: The Hodrick-Prescott Filter -- About the Author -- What's on the Companion Web Site -- Index -- Measuring Economic Benchmarks -- Cyclical and Structural Change -- Economic Dynamism -- Information: Competitive Edge -- Risk Modeling and Assessment -- Money, Interest Rates, and Financial Markets -- Strategy, Risk, Uncertainty, and the Role of Information -- Capital Markets -- Financial Ratios -- Fiscal Policy as Agent of Change -- Global Capital Flows -- Innovation and Its Role in Economics and Decision Making.

"A comprehensive analysis of the macroeconomic and financial forces altering the economic landscapeFinancial decision-making requires one to anticipate how their decision will not only affect their business, but also the economic environment. Unfortunately, all too often, both private and public sector decision-makers view their decisions as one-off responses and fail to see their decisions within the context of an evolving decision-making framework. In Decision-Making in a Dynamic Economic Setting, John Silvia, Chief Economist of Wells Fargo and one of the top 5 economic forecasters according to Bloomberg News and USA Today, skillfully puts this discipline in perspective. Details realistic, decision-making approaches and applications under a broad set of economic scenarios Analyzes monetary policy and addresses the impact of financial regulations Examines business cycles and how to identify economic trends, how to deal with uncertainty and manage risk, the building blocks of growth, and strategies for innovation Decision-Making in a Dynamic Economic Setting details the real-world application of economic principles and financial strategy in making better business decisions"-- Provided by publisher.

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