Inaugural -Dissertation zur Erlangung des Grades eines Doktors der Wirtschafts -und Sozialwissenschaften der Wirtschafts -und Sozialwissenschaftlichen Fakultät der Christian -Albrechts -Universität zu Kiel The objective of this study is the development and application of models for financial...

Neural networks, grid computing, parallelization, high-dimensional optimization, quantitative investment, decision support. - Neuronale Netze, Parallelisierung, hoch-dimensionale Optimierung, quantitatives Investment, Entscheidungsunterstützung

State space models play a key role in the estimation of time-varying sensitivities in financial markets. The objective of this book is to analyze the relative merits of modern time series techniques, such as Markov regime switching and the Kalman filter, to model structural changes in the...