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Full-Text Articles in Economics
Tournaments With Ex Post Heterogeneous Agents, Theofanis Tsoulouhas, Kosmas Marinakis
Tournaments With Ex Post Heterogeneous Agents, Theofanis Tsoulouhas, Kosmas Marinakis
Research Collection School Of Economics
This paper compares relative performance evaluation via tournaments to absolute performance evaluation via piece rates when agents are heterogeneous ex post, to make the point that agent heterogeneity compromises the insurance function of tournaments. In particular, we show that the more heterogeneous agents are the less insurance can be offered through tournaments and the less dominant tournaments are over piece rates. Thus, absolute performance piece rates should be preferred when agents are highly heterogeneous. However, even with heterogeneous agents, tournaments become more desirable when the number of agents or the uncertainty about the common shock increases sufficiently.
Direction-Of-Change Forecasts Based On Conditional Variance, Skewness And Kurtosis Dynamics: International Evidence, Peter F. Christoffersen, Francis X. Diebold, Roberto S. Mariano, Anthony S. Tay, Yiu Kuen Tse
Direction-Of-Change Forecasts Based On Conditional Variance, Skewness And Kurtosis Dynamics: International Evidence, Peter F. Christoffersen, Francis X. Diebold, Roberto S. Mariano, Anthony S. Tay, Yiu Kuen Tse
Research Collection School Of Economics
Recent theoretical work has revealed a direct connection between asset return volatility forecastability and asset return sign forecastability. This suggests that the pervasive volatility forecastability in equity returns could, via induced sign forecastability, be used to produce direction-of change forecasts useful for market timing. We attempt to do so in an international sample of developed equity markets, with some success, as assessed by formal probability forecast scoring rules such as the Brier score. An important ingredient is our conditioning not only on conditional mean and variance information, but also conditional skewness and kurtosis information, when forming direction-of-change forecasts.
Wage Inequality, Intergenerational Mobility, And Education In Singapore, Kong Weng Ho
Wage Inequality, Intergenerational Mobility, And Education In Singapore, Kong Weng Ho
Research Collection School Of Economics
Accompanying Singapore’s phenomenal economic growth over the past four decades has been a rapid increase in educational attainment over the years. In 1960, the mean years of schooling for residents aged 25 and over was 3.14 years; in 2006, it was 9.3 years. This dramatic increase in the supply of skilled labour in all sectors of the economy helped to power Singapore’s high growth rates over the past few decades of economic development, which also saw declining wage inequality and high upward intergenerational mobility in education. However, we need to ask if these trends will continue in the future and …
New Mexico Labor Market Review 09-30-2007, New Mexico Department Of Workforce Solutions
New Mexico Labor Market Review 09-30-2007, New Mexico Department Of Workforce Solutions
Historic Publications
The New Mexico Labor Market Review is a monthly publication presenting statistical data and analysis on labor market conditions throughout New Mexico. Issues examine statewide and regional trends in employment, unemployment, labor force estimates, industry activity, wages, occupational demand, and related economic conditions, often accompanied by feature articles on topics affecting the state’s economy. This issue covers August 2007.
Culture Sometimes Matters: Intra-Cultural Variation In Pro-Social Behavior Among Tsimane Amerindians, Michael Gurven, Arianna Zanolini, Eric Schniter
Culture Sometimes Matters: Intra-Cultural Variation In Pro-Social Behavior Among Tsimane Amerindians, Michael Gurven, Arianna Zanolini, Eric Schniter
ESI Publications
Agent-centered models usually consider only individual-level variables in calculations of economic costs and benefits. There has been little consideration of social or cultural history on shaping payoffs in ways that impact decisions. To examine the role of local expectations on economic behavior, we explore whether village affiliation accounts for the variation in dictator game offers among the Tsimane of the Bolivian Amazon independently of other factors that could confound such an effect. Our analysis shows that significant differences in altruistic giving exist among villages, village patterns are recognized by residents, and offers likely reflect variation in social expectations rather than …
Electrification, Economic Development And Poverty Alleviation: Examining The Role Of Macro-Factors In Sri Lanka, Kamal Kapadia
Electrification, Economic Development And Poverty Alleviation: Examining The Role Of Macro-Factors In Sri Lanka, Kamal Kapadia
Link Foundation Energy Fellowship Reports
Access to modern energy services is central to enhancing rural incomes, reducing poverty and achieving the Millennium Development Goals; however, it is not sufficient in and of itself (Barnes 1988; Barnes & Floor 1996; Barnes & Foley 2003; Bose 1993; Cabraal et al 2005; Department for International Development 2002; Modi et al 2006; Saghir 2005; The World Bank 2001; The World Bank Group 2004; UN-Energy 2005; United Nations Development Program 2006). Energy services need to be integrated into a broader development program that also delivers other rural development services such as agricultural improvement technologies, healthcare and education, in order to …
Containing The Cost Of Infant Formula To The Wic Program, David Davis
Containing The Cost Of Infant Formula To The Wic Program, David Davis
Economics Commentator (1972- 2016)
No abstract provided.
Why Is Economics Not Yet A Pluralistic Science?, John B. Davis
Why Is Economics Not Yet A Pluralistic Science?, John B. Davis
Economics Faculty Research and Publications
No abstract provided.
Some Perspectives On The Actuarial Adequacy Of The Pension Benefit Guarantee Corporation, Andrew Frank Thompson
Some Perspectives On The Actuarial Adequacy Of The Pension Benefit Guarantee Corporation, Andrew Frank Thompson
UNIversitas: Journal of Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity
This paper analyzes the actuarial adequacy of PBGC in providing insurance coverage to employees participating in single employer, defined benefit pension plans. The first part of this investigation examines the micro and macro economic factors that impact the financial stability and actuarial viability of PBGC. A second section discusses externalities that may contribute to suboptimal premiums and adverse selection for PBGC. A linear control model is introduced to analyze the most effective way PBGC might use its $100 million credit line with the Department of the Treasury. In addition, a model based on the economic theory of clubs develops relationships …
From A Different Perspective, Chris Schrage
From A Different Perspective, Chris Schrage
UNIversitas: Journal of Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity
In recent years there have been many celebrity endorsements to programs meant to alleviate poverty. Now marketers are getting people to purchase items with the promise to send so much of the purchase price to various charities. What better way to promote social responsibility while gaining market share and profits? However, poverty is not going away in a manner that one might assume with so much money. Why not?
Regional Cooperation In Asia: Options For Pakistan, Ishrat Husain Dr.
Regional Cooperation In Asia: Options For Pakistan, Ishrat Husain Dr.
Faculty Research - Talks, Speeches, & Discourse
The topic ‘Regional Cooperation’ is quite wide and encompasses many different dimensions – political, security, cultural, economic etc. I would like to focus my remarks this morning on economic cooperation and interaction only. The context for regional economic cooperation is the globalization that is driving the economic processes. From 1990 to 2003 global GDP increased 1.7 times while global trade and FDI increased 2.2 and 3 times respectively. Globalization has contributed to economic growth through several channels.
Mission Drift Understand It, Avoid It, James Copestake
Mission Drift Understand It, Avoid It, James Copestake
Journal of Microfinance / ESR Review
No abstract provided.
Center News, Esr Review
Innovation Spurs Growth, Jasmine Mohanty, Jasmine; Panda, Debadutta K. Panda
Innovation Spurs Growth, Jasmine Mohanty, Jasmine; Panda, Debadutta K. Panda
Journal of Microfinance / ESR Review
Product innovations are different and specific to MFIs, but all focus on one feature: they are all geared toward providing a wider range of financial products and intermediation options. These innovations are the launching pad and competitive advantage for MFIs, but most people are confused about these innovations.
Editor's Introduction: Finding Balance, Paul C. Godfrey
Editor's Introduction: Finding Balance, Paul C. Godfrey
Journal of Microfinance / ESR Review
No abstract provided.
Vol. 09 No. 2 Esr Review, Esr Review
Vol. 09 No. 2 Esr Review, Esr Review
Journal of Microfinance / ESR Review
No abstract provided.
Trade-Offs Between Social And Financial Performance, Gary Woller
Trade-Offs Between Social And Financial Performance, Gary Woller
Journal of Microfinance / ESR Review
True or False: Trade-offs occur between social performance and financial performance in microfinance. Conventional wisdom says true. Extending formal financial services to poor and hard-to-reach clientele necessarily entails higher costs and lower per unit returns and is, subsequently, harder to scale up. The trade-off inherent in this relationship creates incentives for microfinance institutions (MFIs) to move up-market and away from their traditional poor clientele—a phenomenon known as mission drift.
Front Matter, Esr Review
End Matter, Esr Review
Sv Mixture Models With Application To S&P 500 Index Returns, Garland B. Durham
Sv Mixture Models With Application To S&P 500 Index Returns, Garland B. Durham
Finance
Understanding both the dynamics of volatility and the shape of the distribution of returns conditional on the volatility state is important for many financial applications. A simple single-factor stochastic volatility model appears to be sufficient to capture most of the dynamics. It is the shape of the conditional distribution that is the problem. This paper examines the idea of modeling this distribution as a discrete mixture of normals. The flexibility of this class of distributions provides a transparent look into the tails of the returns distribution. Model diagnostics suggest that the model, SV-mix, does a good job of capturing the …
From Brown To Busing, Elizabeth Cascio, Nora Gordon, Ethan Lewis, Sarah Reber
From Brown To Busing, Elizabeth Cascio, Nora Gordon, Ethan Lewis, Sarah Reber
University of Kentucky Center for Poverty Research Discussion Paper Series
An extensive literature debates the causes and consequences of the desegregation of American schools in the twentieth century. Despite the social importance of desegregation and the magnitude of the literature, we have lacked a comprehensive accounting of the basic facts of school desegregation. This paper uses newly assembled data to document when and how Southern school districts desegregated, as well as the extent of court involvement in the desegregation process over the two full decades after Brown. We also examine heterogeneity in the path to desegregation by district characteristics. The results suggest that the existing quantitative literature, which generally either …
Sports And The Law: Using Court Cases To Teach Sports Economics, Victor Matheson
Sports And The Law: Using Court Cases To Teach Sports Economics, Victor Matheson
Economics Department Working Papers
The purpose of this paper is two-fold. First, it lays forth a rationale for the use of court cases in teaching a sports economics class. Second, it provides an overview of the most important cases related to sports economics. Court classes allow students to develop critical reading and reasoning skills while allowing the instructor to present readings outside the standard textbook that are accessible to most undergraduates. A sports economics course with a focus on legal issues also broadens the course to fit better within a liberal arts education rather than being a narrow speciality field.
The Impact Of Wetlands Rules On The Prices Of Regulated And Proximate Houses: A Case Study, Katherine Kiel
The Impact Of Wetlands Rules On The Prices Of Regulated And Proximate Houses: A Case Study, Katherine Kiel
Economics Department Working Papers
Federal, state and local wetlands protection laws that restrict landowners’ ability to develop their properties in certain ways could decrease the value of the affected properties. However, the regulations could also give benefits to nearby neighbors who no longer need worry about increased development in their area. Given that some properties may decline in value, while others increase, the impact on individual properties must be determined empirically. This study uses a data set from Newton, Massachusetts to examine the impact of wetlands laws on the regulated properties, as well as on proximate properties. Looking at house sales data from 1988 …
Unexplained Differences In The Fdi Receipts Of Middle East And North Africa, Ayca Tekin-Koru
Unexplained Differences In The Fdi Receipts Of Middle East And North Africa, Ayca Tekin-Koru
Topics in Middle Eastern and North African Economies
No abstract provided.
An Empirical Examination Of Price Competition In The Turkish Credit Card Market, Ahmet Faruk Aysan, Nusret Ahmet Muslim
An Empirical Examination Of Price Competition In The Turkish Credit Card Market, Ahmet Faruk Aysan, Nusret Ahmet Muslim
Topics in Middle Eastern and North African Economies
No abstract provided.
How Open Are Arab Economies? An Examination With The Cti Measure, Jay Squalli, Kenneth Wilson
How Open Are Arab Economies? An Examination With The Cti Measure, Jay Squalli, Kenneth Wilson
Topics in Middle Eastern and North African Economies
No abstract provided.
Financial Sector Deepening And Economic Growth: Evidence From Turkey, Oya Pinar Ardic, H. Evren Damar
Financial Sector Deepening And Economic Growth: Evidence From Turkey, Oya Pinar Ardic, H. Evren Damar
Topics in Middle Eastern and North African Economies
No abstract provided.
Foreign Debt Dynamics In Middle Income Countries, Fatma Dogruel, A. Suut Dogruel
Foreign Debt Dynamics In Middle Income Countries, Fatma Dogruel, A. Suut Dogruel
Topics in Middle Eastern and North African Economies
No abstract provided.
The Impact Of Trade Liberalization Of Growth, The Case Of Turkey, Nathalie Hilmi, Alain Safa
The Impact Of Trade Liberalization Of Growth, The Case Of Turkey, Nathalie Hilmi, Alain Safa
Topics in Middle Eastern and North African Economies
No abstract provided.
Time Series Approaches To Testing Income Convergence In Mena Countries, Haluk Erlat
Time Series Approaches To Testing Income Convergence In Mena Countries, Haluk Erlat
Topics in Middle Eastern and North African Economies
No abstract provided.