This paper evaluates the impact of intermittent wind generation on hourly equilibrium prices and output, using data on expected wind generation capacity and demand for 2020. Hourly wind data for the period 1994-2005 are used to obtain wind output generation profiles for thirty regions (onshore...

In this paper we build upon the robust procedures proposed in Vogelsang (1998) for testing hypotheses concerning the deterministric trend function of a univariate time series. Vogelsang proposes statistics formed from taking the product of a (normalised) Wald statistic for the trend function...

Using a simple model where singles try to maximize their pizazz, we examine the value of the option to give up single life in favor of marriage when singles' pizazz levels follow correlated geometric Browninan motions.

This paper studies the long run price relationships between two major wheat exporters in the world wheat market. Since the emergence of the EU as a major wheat exporter, the competition between the EU and the US has been fierce for a larger share of world wheat exports. One would expect through...

Using a two-country model of monetary union where policymakers minimize the continuous-time equivalent of a Barro-Gordon-type loss function, we examine the value of the option of monetary break-up when the national preference parameters associated with an inflationary surprise follow correlated...

Within an open economy, redistributive taxation makes home output scarcer, thereby improving the terms of trade all else equal. This can generate too much taxation and unemployment, and excess taxation tends to shrink, not grow, the larger the economy.

The payment of bonuses can bring big benefits. But harm, too, can result. In the financial sector, this is especially true, above all when they are related to noisy indicators of performance over brief periods. This paper starts by exploring these ideas, then proceeds to examine credit rating...

In this paper we investigate the portfolio behaviour of Iranian Banks consequent upon their having to comply with the Sharia.