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Towards a critique of the concepts of solidarity and discrimination as applied in inter-temporal analyses of the so-called global problems

Klaus, Václav; Tříska, Dušan - In: Politická ekonomie 2007 (2007) 6, pp. 723-750

The authors' approach to the ethical and political aspects of inter-temporal interactions is the following: 1) Two representative agents Ra and Râ are analyzed and asymmetries in their wealth and voting powers are dealt with by a the text-book tool of a welfare function - its intra and...

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Corporate strategy and financial theory

Vlachý, Jan - In: Politická ekonomie 2009 (2009) 2, pp. 147-162

The dramatically growing disproportion between the value of corporate assets and market valuation has resulted in a well-researched schism between strategic management and financial theory. Options theory provides a potent tool to resolve this issue. We propose a model which is consistent with...

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Flexibility Value of Czech Power-Generation

Vlachý, Jan - In: Ekonomika a managment 2008 (2008) 2

The power-generation industry offers numerous opportunities to apply real options. This paper uses current empirical market data to estimate the value of flexibility in the Czech energy sector, which can serve to compare available technologies, and support various investment decisions. The model...

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Replication Methods in the Pricing and Hedging of Barrier Options

Tomáš, Tichý - In: Czech Journal of Economics and Finance (Finance a uver) 54 (2004) 7-8, pp. 305-324

This paper considers various options replication methods. Firstly, a specific type of barrier option, an up-and-out call, is considered. Other barrier options are briefly also described, and various types of barriers are considered. Secondly, a general definition of replication methods is...

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An Analysis of Financial Performance Using the EVA Method

Dluhošová, Dana - In: Czech Journal of Economics and Finance (Finance a uver) 54 (2004) 11-12, pp. 541-559

The paper considers company performance measures and the development of the Economic Value Added (EVA) indicator in volatile economies, particularly in the case of the Czech Republic. Methods used for pyramidal analysis, their assumptions, and their application possibilities are discussed. A...

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Hedging Strategies and Financial Risks

Zmeškal, Zdenìk - In: Czech Journal of Economics and Finance (Finance a uver) 54 (2004) 1-2, pp. 50-63

Hedging strategies represent basic instrument used toward eliminating financial risk. Increasing volatility of … select hedging strategies. Five basic hedging strategies ? delta hedging, minimum variance, minimum value at risk, maximum … portfolios consisting of risk assets (share, bond, commodity price, and exchange rate) and hedged assets (financial derivative …

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The penalty on risky personal income due to tax rate progression

Vlachý, Jan - In: Politická ekonomie 2007 (2007) 5, pp. 625-636

This paper analyzes the tax penalty on volatile personal income under progressive tax rates. The phenomenon may have an effect on long-term entrepreneurial decisions as well as risky occupational choice. An options-based model is used to estimate the expected effective rate due from tax-payers...

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New elements in global architecture of isurance markets

Ducháčková, Eva; Daňhel, Jaroslav - In: Politická ekonomie 2006 (2006) 3

changes in comercial insurable risk and financial decesion of enormous natural catastrophes in last decade. The traditional …

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St Petersburg paradox and cardinal utility function

Hlaváček, Jiří; Hlaváček, Michal - In: Politická ekonomie 2004 (2004) 1, pp. 48-60

stochastic utility. In this article we reassume the von Neumann and Mongernstern explanation to this paradox based on the risk … situational risk seeking behaviour of players under the boundary of survival). …

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Teorie očekávaného užitku versus kumulativní prospektová teorie: empirický pohled (available in Czech only)

Skořepa, Michal - In: Czech Economic Review 1 (2007) 2, pp. 180-195

-making under risk at least in the near future. …

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