[enter Abstract Body]Utility theory is a pivotal concept in economics which provides insights into how an individual is motivated to act under their budget constraint. The main assumption of this theory and the entire economics is a rational human being and an individual derives utility from the...

Utility theory is a pivotal concept in economics that provides insights into how an individual is motivated to act under budget constraints. The main assumption of this theory and the entire field of economics is that a rational human being and an individual derive utility from the consumption...

This article develops a utility-based explanation for the existence of an asymmetric tax treatment of gains and losses when investors are loss averse. The authors find that loss offset rules should be more restrictive for investors which are (1) more risk averse in case of gains, (2) less risk...

This paper develops on the possible ramifications of M&A activity in solar farms. A theoretical model explores two possible mechanisms of M&A activity in solar assets: disposal of assets whilst in financial distress, or, alternatively, normal market behaviour as regards essentially marketable,...

We assess whether online data on vacancies and applications to a job board are a suitable source for studying skills dynamics outside of Europe and the United States, where a rich literature has examined skills dynamics using online vacancy data. Yet, the knowledge on skills dynamics is scarce...

We assess whether online data on vacancies and applications to a job board are a suitable source for studying skills dynamics outside of Europe and the United States, where a rich literature has examined skills dynamics using online vacancy data. Yet, the knowledge on skills dynamics is scarce...