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Analysis of the Colby quarterly econometric model of the U.S. economy using the economic effects of September 11th
Culpen, Alison - 2002
The economic repercussions of September 11th are unique in that never before have economists needed to forecast and examine the impact of an event of such magnitude. This paper explains many of the economic effects of September l Ith, from the initial aftermath to recent developments. These...
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Financial soundness and development : a multi-country analysis using panel data
Akhter, Md. Selim - University of Western Sydney; College of Business; … - 2008
A large body of the literature argues that the soundness of financial system is largely determined by the economic and institutional environment in which the financial system works. Drawing on this theoretical underpinning, research in this thesis models financial soundness indicators (FSIs)...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009482161
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Hedging and risk aversion constraints
Cotter, John; Hanly, Jim - 2005
We examine whether hedging effectiveness is affected by asymmetry in the return distribution by applying tail specific metrics to compare the hedging effectiveness of short and long hedgers using crude oil futures contracts. The metrics used include Lower Partial Moments (LPM), Value at Risk...
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Validating the backtests of risk measures
Cotter, John; Zhong, Yan Ping - 2007
Financial risk model evaluation or backtesting is a key part of the internal model’sapproach to market risk management … various evaluation methodologies to gauge the accuracy of riskmodels. We compare evaluation effectiveness using the standard … distribution specification is a moreimportant factor in determining the evaluation performance than the choice of thevolatility …
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Myopia of Health-Care Reform Using Business Models
Kenneth, MacInnes; McAlister, Vivian C. - 2001
Background: Health-care institutions have looked to business for models to respond to the requirement for reform. This has changed the perspective of institutions that were founded on charitable principles, and managed with liberal employment policies and deficit budgeting. Using lesions from...
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Do Bank Mergers Create Shareholder Value? An Event Study Analysis
Sharma, Varini - 2010
This paper investigates the economic role of bank mergers in creating shareholder value based on the idea that shareholder wealth will increase if the consolidation leads to the aforementioned gains. This paper is divided into seven sections. The second section of my paper provides an academic...
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Zur Wirksamkeit der "Förderung beruflicher Weiterbildung" (FbW)
Jansen, Marcus - 2005
Evaluationsansätze auf Basis von Matchingverfahren werden heute weitgehend als superiores Instrument zur Bewertung der Wirksamkeit der Förderung beruflicher Weiterbildung angesehen. Die vorliegende Arbeit gibt zu bedenken, dass solche Verfahren ungenaue Schätzergebnissen generieren, wenn eine...
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Four Essays on University Economics
Hein, Miriam - 2008
of university economics. The focus of the first two articles is on the evaluation of research output and research …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009471716
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M?glichkeiten und Grenzen der ?konomischen Bewertung von personalstrategischen Ma?nahmen. Der Versuch einer Evaluation am Beispiel eines Zielmanagementsystems mit variabler Gehalts...
Br?ck, Eveline - 2005
personalwirtschaftlichen Ma?nahmen diskutiert.Im zweiten Teil wird anhand eines personalpolitischen Instruments aus der Praxis eine Evaluation … integrated management approaches. Finally the measurement of specific HR practices by a range of evaluation models are discussed …. In the second part, an own evaluation approach is presented and realized proving the practicability of the economic …
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Lessons Learned From Germany’s 2001-2006 Labor Market Reforms
Schumm, Irene - 2009
In der Dissertation werden die Gesetze zur Reform des Arbeitsmarktes in Deutschland, besser bekannt als Hartz-Reformen, untersucht. Zunächst wird ein Überblick über die wichtigsten Änderungen aus den vier Reform-Paketen gegeben sowie die Effekte, welche man sich davon versprach. Des Weiteren...
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