This study compares the effects of economic internationalisation on the functional distribution of labour income in the U.S.and Germany. The benchmark for assessing the empirical analyses theoretically is the general equilibrium framework ofinternational trade theory. Focusing on general...

Offshore outsourcing continues to gain prominence as the printing industrystrides into the future. With different segments of the industry looking at reducingcosts and, in exchange providing value-added services, more companies turntowards outsourcing services offshore as a solution. Although it...

In dieser Arbeit werden weltweit wichtige Aktienkursindizes (AI´s) dargestellt, wobei eine axiomatische Untersuchung im Vordergrund steht. Von besonderer Bedeutung ist hierbei die Struktur, d.h. auch insbesondere die verwendeten Indexformeln und die eingesetzten Korrekturmethoden für den Fall...

Bei der vorliegenden Arbeit handelt es sich um eine Untersuchung mit dem Ziel, die Reaktionen im Umfeld von Veränderungen der Zusammensetzung der großen deutschen Aktienindizes DAX, MDAX und HDAX zu ermitteln. Da in der idealtypischen Finanztheorie eine Indexauswechslung keine...

When using derivative instruments such as futures to hedge a portfolio of risky assets, the primary objective is to estimate the optimal hedge ratio (OHR). When agents have mean-variance utility and the futures price follows a martingale, the OHR is equivalent to the minimum variance hedge...

The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of the Rupiah / US $ and the SBI interest rate of composite stock price index at the Jakarta Stock Exchange in 2007 - 2009. The method of analysis used to investigate the effect of the rupiah / US $ and the SBI interest rate of composite...

Identifying a suitable benchmark is essential when testing asset pricing models, measuring the performance of active investors, or providing market proxy portfolios for passive investors. Concern that increased domination of capitalization weighted stock indices by a few large firms will lead to...