An Introduction To Sfc Models Using Python Paperback Edition Published

My latest book: An Introduction to SFC Models Using Python is instantly available every bit a paperback edition. It is currently available at (some) Amazon mass stores, as well as volition demo upwards at other online booksellers (such every bit Barnes as well as Noble) over the coming days. Many bookstores would hold upwards able to abide by the mass via a especial order.

Book Description

Stock-Flow Consistent (SFC) models are a preferred agency to acquaint economical models inwards the post-Keynesian tradition. This mass gives an overview of the sfc_models package, which implements SFC models inwards Python. The approach is novel, inwards that the user solely specifies the high-level parameters of the economical model, as well as the framework generates as well as solves the implied equations. The framework is opened upwards source, as well as is aimed at both researchers as well as those amongst less sense amongst economical models. This mass explains to researchers how to extend the sfc_models framework to implement advanced models. For those who are novel to SFC models, the mass explains only about of the basic principles behind these models, as well as it is possible for the reader to run illustration code (which is packaged amongst the software online) to examine the model output.


Paperback ISBN: 978-0-9947480-9-6
The mass is 128 pages (excluding terminate matter).

The mass contains only about figures, as well as sample code. The code is available online, every bit the sfc_models Python package.

Recommended retail price: $11.95 (USD), GBP 8.49, EUR 10.45 (excluding VAT).

Intended Audience

This mass is quite technical, every bit it mainly describes the Python programming framework. There are only about sections describing how SFC models operate, which largely appeared inwards draft course of teaching already on my website. It is mainly aimed at economists who would desire to showtime working amongst the sfc_models framework to construct stock-flow consistent models, or programmers who are interested inwards learning close SFC models. More casual readers volition hopefully abide by sections of interest, although only about of the cloth would hold upwards also technical. It is possible to run the illustration programs without much programming experience, but it would require installing the software. (Since the Python installation procedure varies depending upon the operating system, the reader is largely directed to online resources for the exact steps.)

Ebook Editions Delayed

Unfortunately, the ebook editions convey only about formatting issues that I convey been unable to ready correct now. I thought they were ready (which is why I pulled the trigger on the paperback edition), but I discovered a fairly modest (but vital) work inwards the formatting of the Python code inwards the ebook version. I hope that I volition ready the ebook edition yesteryear the weekend, but I am non making whatever promises. Although it is to a greater extent than expensive, the paperback edition has a fixed page layout which handles the code formatting relatively faithfully. For readers who are novel to Python, the paperback edition is likely the preferred edition, since it gives a improve thought of the layout of Python code. (Python is an odd reckoner linguistic communication inwards that the the white infinite -- code indentation -- matters.) Experienced Python programmers would spot the formatting issues, as well as know non to format their ain code that way.

If I cannot resolve the final result easily, I may hold upwards forced to sell the ebook every bit a fixed page layout on Kindle, a format that may non hold upwards supported yesteryear older readers. For other retailers, I would involve to piece of work a PDF version (or fixed format EPUB) which is by as well as large non supported.

I volition issue a longer description of the mass i time I locomote a improve grip on when the ebook editions volition hold upwards ready for sale. Since the paperback edition is already for sale, I only wanted to seat this proclamation up.

(c) Brian Romanchuk 2017