The use of artificial neural networks in the modeling of foreclosure of commercial mortgages is explored by employing a large set of individual loan histories previously used in the literature of proportional hazard models, and specifically in Vandell et al (JAREUEA: 21(4), 451-480). Radial...

This manuscript explores the use of artificial neural networks in the modeling of foreclosure of commercial mortgages. The study employs a large set of individual loan histories previously used in the literature of proportional hazard models on loan default. Radial basis function networks are...

Previous research on modeling the Eleventh District Costs-of-fund Index (COFI) has disregarded the long-run cointegrating relationship between the COFI and the market rates, the dynamic nature of the COFI distribution, and the fact that the sampling distribution of the COFI is not Normal. This...

The barrier options theory of corporate security valuation is applied to the contingent claims of a regulated bank. The regulator/insurer of a bank owns a down-and-in call option on the bank assets which can be balanced against the expected coverage cost. Raising the regulatory barrier (critical...

The (S,s) model of inventories is a robust alternative to production smoothing theories. Despite the apparent usefulness of the model, exhaustive testing has been lacking in the literature. This note employs a recently published econometric methodology to test the (S,s) model and provide...