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Long–term Business Relationships between Consignor and Trucking Carrier in Japan

KASUGA, Norihiro; Torii, Akio - EconWPA - 2005

In this paper, we have empirically analyzed the factors that lead to longer business relationships in the logistics … capital, such as skill in workers and know-how, is important to improve efficiency of the whole logistics system. At the same … volatility of demand tend to rely on transportation services procured from spot logistics markets with a shorter contract term …

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Management von Mitarbeiterrisiken in Unternehmen Theoretische Grundlagen und Entwicklung eines praxistauglichen Erfassungs- und Auswertungsverfahrens

Dannenberg, Henry - EconWPA - 2005

Die vorliegende Arbeit stellt einen Beitrag zur Bewertung von Mitarbeiterrisiken in Unternehmen dar. Es werden Ursachen determiniert, die einen Mitarbeiterausfall zur Folge haben. Diese werden auf ihre Eintrittswahrscheinlichkeit sowie möglicher Schäden hin untersucht. Darauf aufbauend wird...

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A Scoring Model of the Risk of Costly Arrears at a Microfinance Lender in Bolivia

Schreiner, Mark - EconWPA - 2001

Can scoring models help microfinance lenders in poor countries as much as they have helped credit-card lenders in rich countries? I model the probability that loans from a microlender in Bolivia had arrears of 15 days or more. Although arrears in microfinance depend on many factors difficult to...

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Scoring Drop-Out at a Microlender in Bolivia

Schreiner, Mark - EconWPA - 2001

This paper presents a scoring model that predicts the risk of drop-out for borrowers at a microfinance lender in Bolivia. Drop-out risk was greater for women, manufacturers, newer borrowers, and those with more arrears. Out-of-sample tests suggest that scoring may help microfinance lenders to...

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The role of risk and cost-benefit analysis in determining quarantine measures

Binder, Monika - EconWPA - 2002

This paper describes the World Trade Organization Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures and supporting international guidelines. It examines the existing import risk analysis approach to determining quarantine measures used by WTO member countries and considers some...

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Agricultural Applications of Value-at-Risk Analysis: A Perspective

Manfredo, Mark R.; Leuthold, Raymond M. - EconWPA - 1998

Value-at-Risk (VaR) determines the probability of a portfolio of assets losing a certain amount in a given time period due to adverse market conditions with a particular level of confidence. Value-at-Risk has received considerable attention from financial economists and financial practitioners...

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The 1998 Third Annual Survey of Risk Management Practices of Unit Trusts in Singapore

LOS, CORNELIS A. - EconWPA - 2004

Liberalization of Singapore's financial sector causes its fund management industry to expand rapidly. As of December 1, 1998 there were 191 unit trusts to choose from. Eventually, Singapore, like the USA and Hong Kong, will have more unit trusts than stocks listed on its exchange. Many...

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INVESTING IN THE FINANCIAL SECTOR OF EMERGING COUNTRIES: POTENTIAL RISK AND HOW TO MANAGE THEM

HERRERO, ALICIA GARCIA; HERRERO, SONSOLES GALLEGO; … - EconWPA - 2004

The purpose of this article is to assess how the changing operations of international banks in emerging countries in the last decades have altered the risks they face as well as their mitigation techniques. The recent expansion of the international banking business through the setup of branches...

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Stochastics for the worst case: distributions and risk measures for minimal returns

Mihai, Mihnea-Stefan - EconWPA - 2003

Distributions for returns are used to compute the capital charge for portfolios in investment banks. The mainstream definition of returns is based on closing prices and neglects the important effects of intraday trading activity on the losses . In this paper we introduce ''minimal returns'', a...

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“The Consumer Financing Business in India” – Building Blocks for the Future

Gupta, Akash; Agarwal, Rahul - EconWPA - 2004

In view of this changing landscape, we look at the three major drivers of growth in consumer finance: auto finance, housing finance and consumer durable finance. We discuss the trends in each of these areas as well as the shortcomings which are slowing down growth. We present some of the...

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