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on the average difference between the price option and its present average value at maturity (the bias), and tries to … detect some temporal regularities in the pattern of this bias. We found some very surprising almost-periodic patterns for the … bias, in particular for the long-time maturities (not so clearly for the puts), as studied by spectral analysis. Le prix d …
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efficient computation and simulation is feasible, even for large samples. We also discuss the implementation of analytical bias …
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, the root mean square error, bias and finally directional accuracy. The forecasts are even compared to naive random walk … by the naive random walk model. Tests of bias indicate that the Swedish forecasters underestimate GDP-growth and …
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In this paper we study consumption around the age of retirement. We consider a model where consumption and leisure are non-separable and retirement is endogenous. We consider the case where non-separabilities come from the existence of fixed costs to work. We show that the existence of...
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within the family, this paper explores the determinants of hate crimes, also known as bias-motivated crimes. Making use of a … random- and fixed-effects approaches. While there are limitations in the use of bias-motivation crime data in empirical …
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special attention given to the roles of gender and race. While the analysis reveals no overt bias in salary growth decisions …, there is evidence of institutional bias within one branch of the firm. In that branch the proportion of white females in an …
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Why do statisticians (econometricians, economists, financial analysts, etc.) continue to incompletely identify the algebraic/geometric structure of the multi-variate data series they profess to analyze, and instead continue to publish the results of incomplete, prejudiced and biased...
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South Korea has managed its National Cancer Screening Program (NCSP) since 1999 with free cancer screenings for the five major types of cancer (stomach, liver, colorectal, breast, and cervical cancer). Despite the tremendous amount of government funding, the necessity of this policy and...
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Many proponents of deliberative democracy expect reasonable citizens to engage in rational argumentation. However, this expectation runs up against findings by behavioral economists and social psychologists revealing the extent to which normal cognitive functions are influenced by bounded...
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International mediation of violent conflicts is commonplace in today’s world, and so is academic research on its features and effectiveness. But research that speaks to both the initiation and implementation of mediation remains relatively rare. This article outlines a theoretical and...
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