The empirical evidence from a growing body of academic literature clearly suggests that oil price increases and volatility dampen macroeconomic growth by raising inflation and unemployment and by depressing the value of financial and other assets. Surprisingly, this issue seems to have received...

This paper applies portfolio-theory optimisation concepts from the field of finance to produce an expository evaluation of the 2020 projected EU-BAU (business-as-usual) electricity generating mix. We locate optimal generating portfolios that reduce cost and market risk as well as CO2 emissions...

This paper examines the widely-held notion that the regulatory approach to setting earnings equalizes the accounting and internal rates of return and that this condition holds for any depreciation profile. The evidence suggests that the practical usefulness of this proposition for policy-making...

This note identifies instances where nonlinearities may occur in the application of goal programming. An illustration is presented and implications discussed.

Purpose: Building on the research program of Dillard and Brown (2015) and Dillard and Vinnari (2019), specifically related to an “ethic of accountability,” this paper recognizes accountability systems as key to how organizations conceptualize their responsibility to society. The objective...

Environmental stewardship has received much attention in the wine industry, but firms must also address social sustainability to be considered a 'sustainable' company. In this research, we compare qualitative and quantitative evidence of sustainability practice adoption of wine and other food...