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"The first edition of Real Econometrics attempted to reduce math anxiety for students learning applied statistical techniques. Beginning with the assumption that students will learn more if they start with experiments and see how the statistical enterprise is used to approximate certain features of the experimental process, the book gives students a chance to explore policy questions at every step of the way. The response to this approach has been tremendous. Instructors appreciate the author's reliance on endogeneity as a founding concept, his more conversational and sometimes humorous writing style, and the diversity of examples and hands-on work. Political Science professors understand "Real Stats" as a book that will bridge their students from their earlier course on basic statistics to more advanced econometric techniques. One of the early reviewers described the book as "a stats book that ... really just cuts to the chase instead of wasting time on probablity theory and chi squares." For instructors teaching a research methods course to graduate students or upper level undergraduates in political science, public policy, or law, this is a welcome and badly needed approach. For this second edition of Real Stats, suggestions from reviewers will be considered carefully. The book may contain too much material for the typical political science oriented class, and it will not need some of the additional content planned for the revision of Real Economtrics such as advanced time series concepts. However, an expanded appendix (or early chapter introduction) reviewing probabilty and statistics, additional coverage of data presentation, the addition of conceptual exercises to balance out the mostly mathematical problems, and the inclusion of more code and guidance for R software are all likely improvements."

Relevance. Modern Russia is a succession of transformations of the national economy. The reforms carried out in the country affect the issues of social, scientific, scientific-technical (including the modernization of higher education), and general economic nature.The key mechanism for transforming Russia's economy is national projects, based on a series of documents developed and adopted by the government between 2002 and 2011. All ongoing transformations are based primarily on the development of human capital; systems related to education, health care; transformation of infrastructure; modernization of industry and public administration. The success of such transformations can be ensured by the state policy aimed at increasing the competitive advantages of the Russian economy in the field, science, and digitalization of the economy.Purpose. To analyze the current state of the Russian economy under the conditions of digital transformation and give recommendations for improving the mechanisms of macroeconomic regulation of the accelerated development of the Russian economy based on proactive industrial policy.Objectives. To substantiate the conceptual directions of the breakthrough development of industry in the Russian Federation in the strategic perspective, as the basis for sustainable socio-economic development of the country in the context of digitalization.Methodology. The study used methods of comparative analysis, economic-statistical and methods of expert evaluations.Results. The industrial complex, based on advanced technologies, is not only an indicator of the pace and efficiency of knowledge-intensive production, stabilizer of socio-economic processes but also serves as a guarantor of the national sovereignty of the country.Conclusions. The state socio-economic policy aimed at the introduction of advanced technologies affects not only the high-tech sector of the economy but also traditional industries. This policy will make it possible to transform the institutions of economic development and modernize existing business models, as well as to create conditions for improving the ongoing industrial policy.

Front Cover -- Navigating the Maze: How Science and Technology Policies Shape America and the World -- Copyright -- Dedication -- About the Author -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preamble -- Opening doors and expanding horizons -- Introduction -- What is science and technology policy? -- Part I: Past is prologue -- Chapter 1: The early years 1787-1860 -- Chapter 2: The Civil War era and its legacy years 1860-1870 -- Chapter 3: The Gilded Age 1870-1900 -- Chapter 4: A new century: A new America 1900-1925 -- Chapter 5: From depression to global engagement 1925-1945 -- Chapter 6: Donning the mantle of world leadership 1945-1952 -- Chapter 7: Growing pains 1952-1974 -- Chapter 8: A fresh start 1974-1992 -- Title I-National Science, Engineering, and Technology Policy and Priorities -- Findings -- Declaration of Policy -- Title II-Office of Science and Technology Policy -- Short Title -- Establishment -- Director: Associate Directors -- Functions -- Title III-President's Committee on Science and Technology -- Establishment -- Membership -- Federal Science, Engineering, and Technology Survey -- Title IV-Federal Coordinating Council for Science, Engineering, and Technology -- Establishment and Functions -- Findings -- Part II: Science and technology policies in the modern age -- Chapter 9: Crossing new intersections 1992-2000 -- Chapter 10: Years of anxiety 2001-2008 -- Assessment -- Recommendations -- Findings -- Recommendations -- Chapter 11: Recovery and reinvention 2009-2016 -- Chapter 12: Loose change -- Chapter 13: Epilogue -- The Trump era -- References -- Preamble: Opening doors and expanding horizons -- Introduction: What is science and technology policy -- Chapter 1: The early years 1787-1860 -- Chapter 2: The civil war era and its legacy years 1860-1869 -- Chapter 3: The gilded age 1869-1900.

"Government regulation of toxic substances varies dramatically between the United States and Canada. In Risk, Science, and Politics Kathryn Harrison and George Hoberg analyse these differences and evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of two very different regulatory styles." "The Canadian approach is exemplified by closed decision making, case-by-case review that relies heavily on expert judgement, and limited public debate about the scientific basis of regulatory decisions. In contrast, regulatory science in the United States is characterized by publication of lengthy rationales for regulatory decisions, reliance on standardized procedures for risk assessment, and controversy surrounding the interpretation of scientific evidence. Harrison and Hoberg's detailed comparisons will help readers understand the complexities and subtleties involved in regulation of toxic substances."--Jacket

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