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Forecasting the short end of the term structure of interest rates
Graham, Austin - 2010
Master of Arts
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009463981
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More than Numbers: R&D-related Disclosure and Firm Performance.
Merkley, Kenneth Joe - 2011
This dissertation examines the relation between reported financial performance and qualitative disclosure in the research and development (R&D) disclosure setting. While the influence of performance on firms? disclosure decisions is a fundamental issue in the accounting literature, prior studies...
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Financial statements in less developed countries : what do preparers demand?
Yaftian, Ali Mohannad; Mirshekary, Soheila - 2009
This study reports on an empirical investigation of the characteristics, attitudes, and beliefs of preparers of external financial reports in a less developed country. The basic research instrument consisted of a questionnaire in two parts: the first addressing attitudes of professional...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009484131
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News Aware Volatility Forecasting: Is the Content of News Important?
Robertson, Calum S.; Geva, Shlomo; Wolff, Rodney C. - 2007
The efficient market hypothesis states that the market incorporates all available information to provide an accurate valuation of the asset at any given time. However, most models for forecasting the return or volatility of assets completely disregard the arrival of asset specific news (i.e.,...
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Outlook vs. Futures: Three Decades of Evidence in Hog and Cattle Markets
Colino, Evelyn V.; Irwin, Scott H. - 2007
indicate,with one exception, no meaningful differences in forecast accuracy between outlook forecastsand futures prices. The …
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How Much Can Outlook Forecasts be Improved? An Application to the U.S. Hog Market
Colino, Evelyn V.; Irwin, Scott H.; Garcia, Philip - 2008
flexibility and model averaging consistently outperform Iowa outlook estimates at all forecast horizons. Evidence from the … encompassing tests, which are highly stringent tests of forecast performance, indicates that many price forecasts do provide … incremental information relative to Iowa. Simple combinations of these models and outlook forecasts are able to reduce forecast …
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ANALYSIS OF THE 2002 FARM BILL AND NEW FARM BILL ALTERNATIVES
Taylor, Richard D.; Koo, Won W. - 2006
This report evaluates the 2002 farm bill and the effects of the individual programs within the bill on North Dakota net farm income. A stochastic simulation model was developed, using @Risk by Palisade. @Risk replaces the mean values for price and yield with a distribution of values for the...
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MODELOS DE SÉRIES TEMPORAIS APLICADOS À SÉRIE DOS ÍNDICES DE PREÇOS AO CONSUMIDOR NA REGIÃO DE LAVRAS, MG, NO PERÍODO DE 1992 A 1999
Silva, Roberta Bessa Veloso; Ferreira, Daniel Furtado; … - 2000
a modelfeaturing an intervention for a better model adjustment and forecast. The parameters of the model whichfeatured … in the forecast of PIC from May to December, 1999.To Brasília, the model fitted was an AR (2) with a permanent gradual …
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An Analysis of Global Timber Markets
Sohngen, Brent; Mendelsohn, Robert; Sedjo, Roger A.; … - 1997
This paper presents a model of global timber markets that captures the evolution of a broad array of forest resources and timber market margins over time. These margins include the inaccessible northern and tropical margins, plantation establishment, and timberland management. A baseline case is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009446261
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Determinantes e previsão da taxa de câmbio nominal: uma aplicação do modelo de paridade da taxa de juros atrelado ao mercado monetário, 1999-2004
Cassuce, Francisco Carlos da Cunha; Mattos, Leonardo … - 2005
high capacity of forecast of the model structuralized for the development of the study. Admitting the forecasted values …
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