The role of movements in real rates in explaining the relationship between long and short-term interest rates is explored using a model of optimal government debt management.

In this paper, we present a high-resolution Incoherent Quasi-elastic Neutron Scattering experiment on Crambin hydrated at h=0.6g/g. Hydration was attained by using D2O and H2O, in order to separate the contribution of the protein from that of the water. The spectra were interpreted in terms of...

Drought and desertification are largely considered as the major and most complex natural hazards. This is mainly due to the complexity of the web of impacts that ripple through too many sectors causing serious economic, social and environmental consequences. Hence, a wide range of actors are...