Let Z = {Z(t), t ≥ 0} be a semimartingale reflecting Brownian motion that lives in the three-dimensional non-negative orthant. A 2002 paper by El Kharroubi, Ben Tahar and Yaacoubi gave sufficient conditions for positive recurrence of Z. Recently Bramson, Dai and Harrison have shown that...

This paper examines CEO compensation, with an emphasis on the power of CEOs to influence their own compensation by managing the compensation process. It analyzes the CEO's power over the board of directors and the political tactics used by the CEO to manage the board and its compensation...

This paper provides the context, rationale and key considerations that informed the Bank of Canada's decision to publish a summary of monetary policy deliberations. It includes an analysis of how other central banks disclose minutes and summaries of their monetary policy deliberations....

Prior to changes in the Western Australian legislation in 1993 an injured worker could sue his or her employer for damages at common law irrespective of the seriousness of injury or size of damages. A common law action is conditional on the personal injury being sustained during the course of...