We propose a new real options analysis method for evaluating R&D investments using a novel Poisson process to simulate the discrete progress typical of R&D breakthroughs. We take explicit account of the technical risk of an R&D project, while the market risk and the effect of learning-by-doing...

We propose a new real options analysis method for evaluating R&D investments using a novel Poisson process to simulate the discrete progress typical of R&D breakthroughs. We take explicit account of the technical risk of an R&D project, while the market risk and the effect of learning-by-doing...

We create individual cultural values measures for households and show that this is an important determinant of their financial behavior. To date, personal cultural values have only been indirectly measured through religion and trust. But these are, at best, an approximation of true cultural...

Two alternative approaches to identifying a model confidence set (MCS) are contrasted. Together with a specification of the established MCS test, we present a new version of a test that identifies a model set satisfying the MCS requirements and is characterised by an alternative model ranking...

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