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paradoxes in economic theory. The first section describes a necessary investigation in the synthesized universe of paradoxes, to … exposition of economics theory and the third section reveals the concept of meson economics and the principles of that economy …
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paradoxes in economic theory. The first section describes a necessary investigation in the synthesized universe of paradoxes, to … exposition of economics theory and the third section reveals the concept of meson economics and the principles of that economy …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011822357
Milton Friedman (1962) famously argued there can be no freedom of speech where the government owns the printing presses. According to Friedman, political freedom presupposes economic freedom. Less well-known are F. A. Hayek's and John Jewkes's illustrations of the same principle, both drawing...
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This study exposes the specious quality of ‘endogeneity bias'. It reviews how conceptualisation of the bias has evolved to embrace all major econometric problems, despite extensive lack of hard evidence. It reveals the crux of the bias – a priori rejection, as conditionally invalid, of...
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In recent years, the government, of African Countries has assumed major responsibilities for economic reforms and growth. In attempting to describe their economies, economists (policymakers) in many African Countries have applied certain models that are by now widely known: Linear programming...
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This study exposes the flaw in defining endogeneity bias by correlation between an explanatory variable and the error term of a regression model. Through dissecting the links which have led to entanglement of measurement errors, simultaneity bias, omitted variable bias and self-selection bias,...
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Traditional portfolio optimization models specify placement of capital as rather irrevocably and fully at risk through investment horizon(s) or continuously. Under this constraint, asset class allocation typically serves as primary mode of diversification, pursuing risk moderation by seeking to...
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the constraint that assets be fully and continuously invested is inconsistent with basic decision theory, as it disallows … in finance. We herein explore implications for the traditional ‘52'59 Markowitz approach to portfolio theory when the … incomplete Markowitz model. Relative to “Asset Price Trend Theory: Reframing portfolio theory from the ground up” (Dubois [2013 …
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In Albers & Albers (Spring, 2013) we demonstrated that the historic development of U.S. real GNP, 1869-present, may be structured in recurring 14-year periods. A steady-state rate of growth of 3.4969% is thereby calculated, generating an increase in real GNP proportional to the famous “Golden...
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In Albers & Albers (Spring, 2013) we demonstrated that the historic development of U.S. real GNP, 1869-present, may be structured in recurring 14-year periods. A steady-state rate of growth of 3.4969% is thereby calculated, generating an increase in real GNP proportional to the famous “Golden...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011260122