If Value is a statistical concept that transforms into Growth (Pal, 2016b) then the Mean Reversion Ranking Framework (Pal, 2015a) with its three bin classification Value-Core-Growth could be a new way to look at market efficiency and CAPM. The Value-Core-Growth RMI™ Indices built around the...

Cryptography is about communication in the presence of an adversary. Cryptofinance is the efficient exchange of ownership, the verification of ownership, as well as the ability to algorithmically design conditional contracts, all with security, privacy, and minimal trust without using...

As intelligence moves from arbitrary and erratic patterns of human discretionary knowledge-building toward a more systematic and organic AI, there is a need for a new market mechanism to validate, distribute, and reward intelligent processes. Such an intelligent market is built on a systematic,...

The mathematisation of economic theory is an issue that has been discussed many times. These discussions have been dominated by debate about the appropriateness of the deductive method for economics. This rather narrow focus has pushed a number of important methodological issues regarding the...

Over the last two decades the attention given to the research on Publicprivate partnerships (PPPs) has been steadily increasing. A literature surveys on the research trends of PPP in English language publications suggest some emerging trends in the topics dedicated to the PPP. A similar...

The Rockonomix assignment and Web site were developed (1) as tools to reward students who possess skills and talents that are traditionally undervalued in the economics classroom (e.g., creativity, artistic talents, technological skills, and communication skills) and (2) as a means of...

Impact evaluation based on randomized controlled trials (RCTs) offers a powerful tool that has fundamentally reshaped development economics by offering novel solutions to long-standing problems of weak causal identification. Nonetheless, RCTs suffer important and under-appreciated pitfalls, some...

This paper focuses on Ludwig von Mises methodological apriorism. It uses Wittgenstein’s private language argument as the basis for a critique of Mises’s claim to have found apodictically certain foundations for economic analysis. It is argued instead that Mises’s methodology is more...

We investigate the application of agile methodology to regulatory compliance projects. Regulatory compliance projects normally apply waterfall approach given the regulatory explicit specified requirements. We identify the major advantages and disadvantages. The findings have implications for...