We consider a real options model for the optimal irreversible investment problem of a profit maximizing company. The company has the opportunity to invest into a production plant capable of producing two products, of which the prices follow two independent geometric Brownian motions. After...

In this paper we study the link between elections, fiscal policy and economic growth/fluctuations. The set-up is a dynamic stochastic general equilibrium model of growth and endogenously chosen fiscal policy, in which two political parties can alternate in power. The party in office chooses...

Durch die zunehmende Verlagerung der Kreditbeantragung ins Internet stehen potentielle Kreditnehmer häufiger vor der Herausforderung, den komplexen Kreditentscheidungsprozess ohne persönliche Beratung absolvieren zu müssen. Dieser stellt jedoch hohe Anforderungen an das Finanzwissen und die...

"This book is set against the assumption that humans' unique feature is their infinite creativity, their ability to reflect on their deeds and to control their actions. These skills give rise to genuine uncertainty in society and hence in the economy. Here, the author sets out that uncertainty...