We propose a new method for measuring how far away banks are from complying with a multi-ratio regulatory framework. We suggest measuring the efforts a bank has to make to reach compliance as an additional portfolio which is derived from a microeconomic banking model. This compliance portfolio...

A new basis for an international poverty measurement is proposed based on linear programming for specifying the least cost diet and explicit budgeting for non-food spending. This approach is superior to the World Bank’s '$-a-day' line because it is (1) clearly related to survival and well...

Part 1: Lessons -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: IBM ILOG CPLEX Optimization Studio—A primer -- Chapter 3: Setting up a model -- Chapter 4: Data structures and related OPL language elements -- Chapter 5: Introduction to IBM ILOG Script -- Chapter 6: Modeling with tuples -- Chapter 7:...