What is ‘Political Risk’
Political risk is the risk an investment's returns could suffer as a…
Defining Time Value of Money
It is a mechanics which involve the compound interest factors to express…
International Political Economy
International political economy studies problems that arise from or are affected by…
Spreadsheets for economic analysis
In economic analysis spreadsheets may be helpful for a number of purposes:…
Nominal and Effective Interest
An interest rate takes two forms: nominal interest rate and effective interest…
Arithmetic Gradient Series
Suppose that there is a series of "n" payments uniformly spaced but…
Uniform annual series and future value
Suppose that there is a series of "n" uniform payments, uniform in…
Interest and Equivalence
Simple interest, as opposed to compound interest, is rare. With an investment…
Making Economic Decisions
Selecting an appropriate criterion (or criteria) for selecting among competing alternatives is…
Engineering Costs and Cost Estimating
An engineering economic analysis may involve many types of costs. Here is…


