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Safety-first portfolio optimization: Fixed versus random target

Singer, Nico - 2010

This paper analyzes the safety-first portfolio model under two different target assumptions, the fixed target, which is commonly assumed in the literature, and the random target, which has played only a minor role so far. As both targets can be easily motivated, the open question is, which...

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Safety-first portfolio optimization: Fixed versus random target

Singer, Nico - 2010

Safety-first portfolio optimization is concerned with maximizing the expected portfolio return subject to a safety-first constraint, which is defined as the probability of failing to achieve a specified target. Commonly the target is assumed to be fixed, which, however, leads to significant...

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Benchmarking Unemployment Benefits in the EU

Stovicek, Klara; Turrini, Alessandro - 2012

This paper proposes a methodology for benchmarking unemployment benefits systems, with a view to assess reform needs …, institutions and policy settings. The methodology is applied to EU countries and results are discussed. …

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International benchmarking of electricity distribution utilities

Førsund, Finn R.; Edvardsen, Dag Fjeld - 2001

Benchmarking by means of applying the DEA model is appearing as an interesting alternative for regulators under the new …

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Benchmarking sustainable development: A synthetic meta-index approach

Cherchye, Laurens; Kuosmanen, Timo - 2004

The need for monitoring countries’ overall performance in sustainable development (SD) is widely recognized, but the methods for aggregating vast amounts of empirical data remain rather crude. This paper examines the so-called ‘benefit of doubt’ weighting method as a tool for identifying...

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Benchmarking the Lisbon Strategy

Ioannou, Demosthenes; Ferdinandusse, Marien; Lo Duca, Marco - 2008

role of benchmarking as a means of improving the implementation record of structural reforms in the European Union. Against … this background, the paper puts forward a possible avenue for developing a strong form of quantitative benchmarking, namely …

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Cross-border student mobility and improvements in the philippine tertiary education program relevance and learning outcomes

Bayudan-Dacuycuy, Connie; Luzon, Paola Ellaine D.; … - 2024

Mainly using qualitative data, this paper analyzes whether and how cross-border student mobility contributes to enhanced Philippine tertiary education programs. The paper recognizes that the intake of international students is a product resulting from cross-border and homebased...

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Practical benchmarking in DEA using artificial DMUs

Didehkhani, Hosein; Lotfi, Farhad Hosseinzadeh; … - In: Journal of Industrial Engineering International 15 (2019) 2, pp. 293-301

a benchmarking method with multiple inputs and outputs. However, DEA does not provide any suggestions for improving … benchmarks under environmental conditions is another challenge of benchmarking by DEA. The current study attempts to extend basic … models for benchmarking of efficient units under practical conditions. To this end, we construct the practical production …

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Validating the whistleblowing maturity model using the delphi method

Kagias, Paschalis; Sariannidis, Nikolaos; Garefalakis, … - In: Administrative Sciences 13 (2023) 5, pp. 1-20

, Directive 1937/2019 became effective in the EU, aiming to deal with the defragmentation of whistleblowing legislation among the …

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Distributional differences in the time horizon of executive compensation

Haylock, Michael - In: Empirical Economics 62 (2021) 1, pp. 157-186

The aim of executive compensation plans is to incentivize executives to maximize long-term firm value. Past research shows that executives’ pay is determined by short-term stock performance to a substantial degree. This paper tests for distributional differences in the time horizon of the...

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