This work concerns the formulation and solution of a multi-period security-constrained optimal power flow problem for real-time electricity market operations. The solution of the proposed problem is intended to be part of the core pricing procedure for electricity trading in open markets where...

Recent environmental trends, including (1) an expansion of existing command and control directives, (2) the introduction of market-based policy instruments, and (3) the adoption of extended producer responsibility, have created a need for new tools to help managerial decision-making. To address...

Drei große Reformenpakete und eine Reihe kleinerer Begleitmaßnahmen prägen das renten¬politische Erbe der rot-grünen Bundesregierung. Einerseits greifen sie Trends in der Reformpolitik seit Beginn der 90er Jahre auf. So verstärkt die Rentenstrukturreform 2001 beispielsweise die...

Tyrimo objektas – pajamų iš pelno mokesčio prognozavimas.Tyrimo tikslas – pasiūlyti pelno mokesčio pajamų prognozavimo modelį, kuris tiksliausiai prognozuotų pelno mokestį Lietuvos ekonominėmis sąlygomis.Uždaviniai:1) nustatyti pelno mokesčio įtaką valstybės pajamoms;2)...

The paper has a methodological character. It deals with possibilities of univariate time series models use in forecasting the regional labour market indicators. The main attention is focused on methodology for combining forecasts from different individual procedures. Forecasting performances of...

Portfolio selection has a long tradition in financial economics and plays an integral role in investment management. Portfolio selection provides the framework to determine optimal portfolio choice from a universe of available investments. However, the asset weightings from portfolio selection...

This paper investigates the farm level impacts of multiple peril yield and revenue insurance in an expected value-variance framework. The analysis is conducted using stochastic simulation jointly with numerical optimisation. Simulation is used to compute the means and variances of revenues as...

The objective of this paper was to compare and to analyze three portfolio selection models: Mean-Variance, Minimax and Minimax Weighted. These models were evaluated using historical data (September 1999 to August 2000, January 2001 to December 2001 and February 2002 to January 2003) obtained...

This dissertation consists of four stand-alone research papers which investigate various aspects of hedge fund performance and optimal portfolio choice. The first chapter of this thesis deals with the problem of unobserved hedge fund returns after delisting. It is a joint work with Prof. Jens...