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choice of viewpoint from which to assess outcomes, time horizon, choice of normative system, measurement properties of the …
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In modeling expectation formation, economic agents are usually viewed as forming expectations adaptively or in accordance with some rationality postulate. We offer an alternative nonlinear model where agents exchange their opinions and information with each other. Such a model yields multiple...
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This paper examines the impact of multinational trade accords on the degree of stock market linkage using NAFTA as a case study. Besides liberalizing trade among the U.S., Canada and Mexico, NAFTA has also sought to strengthen linkage among stock markets of these countries. If successful, this...
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This paper provides an explanation for an important institutional feature of staggered time-dependent adjustment rules assumed in a number of macroeconomic models. It identifies strategic complementarity as the crucial factor leading to nonsynchronized decisions in a game-theoretic framework....
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This thesis analyses symmetric and asymmetric interdependencies of financial markets through time for returns and variances. The work contributes to the literature in several areas: Symmetric interdependencies (correlations) are examined in the first part where a new bivariate correlation...
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We evaluate the extent of real interest rate interdependence among three month treasury bill rates of the G7. Monthly … suggests a high degree of interdependence between the G7 interest rates with the degree of integration increasing over the … contenders. The high degree of interdependence between the G7 financial markets suggests that capital between the G7 is highly …
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philosophical framework of accountability and standardisation of measurement. Interdisciplinary aspects of management accountability …
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interdependence of business units, and high business-unit differentiation. The evidence suggests that when interdependence between …
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underexplored question. There is no single theory that predicts what types of decision-making structures will be optimal in … second essay considers the implication of interdependence between the collaborating firms and the internal complexity of the … interdependence and significant internal complexity of the partners can reduce the need to centralize decision making in alliances and …
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Droughts produce a complex set of negative economic, environmental, and social impacts across a country or region. Using monthly standardized Precipitation Index (SPI) values, drought characteristics, namely, drought duration, severity, interval time and minimum SPI values, were determined. Two...
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