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The paper argues that Cobb-Douglas (CD) production function merits use for analysing the production process, not because it should be looked upon as a simple tool which can be handled easily or as a crude remedy for estimation, but because of the advantages it possesses. These advantages are due...
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In the estimation of models with averaged data, weighted least squares is often used and recommended as a way of improving the efficiency of the estimator. However, if the size of the different groups is not conditionally independent of the regressand, consistent estimation may not be possible...
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We apply Maslow’s hierarchy of needs to the concept of utility and then go on to a new model where individual’s behavior is aimed at reaching optimal level of arousal of neural system and optimal level of domination in social ranking.
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of the model rank of simple financial risk systems in six Asian countries, in particular in Taiwan. Third, often it is … - uncertainty, complexity and rank. First, the concept of epistemic uncertainty is sufficient for modeling and the concept of … probability is unnecessary. This is illustrated by 'Galton's Error,' and the under-repesentation of systematic risk by American …
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A novel algorithm is developed for the problem of finding a low-rank correlation matrix nearest to a given correlation … within a fixed computational time. The problem of rank reduction of correlation matrices occurs when pricing a derivative …
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Geometric optimisation algorithms are developed that efficiently find the nearest low-rank correlation matrix. We show … nearest low-rank correlation matrix occurs as part of the calibration of multi-factor interest rate market models to …
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Loss of biodiversity is regarded as one of the key problems affecting the environment. In order to demonstrate the significance of biodiversity, the value of individual species or ecosystems today is generally determined in science and practice. The underlying thought is that a species or...
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incomplete markets and indivisible labor generates an aggregation error that looks much like the preference residual in the data …
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Prais (1958) showed that the standard CPI computed by most statistical agencies can be interpreted as a weighted average of household price indexes, where the weight of each household is determined by its total expenditures. In this paper, we analytically decompose the difference between the...
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'remanence' created by the aggregation of non- linear dynamics. Stochastic simulations are employed to analyse the properties of …
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