Homophily and Transitivity in Dynamic Network Formation -- by Bryan S. Graham
In social and economic networks linked agents often share additional links in common. There are two competing explanations for this phenomenon. First, agents may have a structural taste for transitive...
View ArticleEconomic Analysis of Property Rights: First Possession of Water in the...
We analyze the economic determinants and effects of prior appropriation water rights that were voluntarily implemented across a vast area of the US West, replacing common-law riparian water rights. We...
View ArticleThe Impact of the Civil War on Southern Wealth Holders -- by Brandon Dupont,...
The U.S. Civil War and emancipation wiped out a substantial fraction of southern wealth. The prevailing view of most economic historians, however, is that the southern planter elite was able to retain...
View ArticleBond Risk Premia in Consumption-based Models -- by Drew D. Creal, Jing...
Workhorse Gaussian affine term structure models (ATSMs) attribute time-varying bond risk premia entirely to changing prices of risk, while structural models with recursive preferences credit it...
View ArticleImpacts of the Affordable Care Act on Health Insurance Coverage in Medicaid...
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) aimed to achieve nearly universal health insurance coverage in the United States through a combination of insurance market reforms, mandates, subsidies, health insurance...
View ArticleClimate Econometrics -- by Solomon M. Hsiang
Identifying the effect of climate on societies is central to understanding historical economic development, designing modern policies that react to climatic events, and managing future global climate...
View ArticleBias against Novelty in Science: A Cautionary Tale for Users of Bibliometric...
Research which explores unchartered waters has a high potential for major impact but also carries a higher uncertainty of having impact. Such explorative research is often described as taking a novel...
View ArticleNutrient Intake: A Cross-National Analysis of Trends and Economic Correlates...
Nutrition is a key input in the health production function, and a better understanding of how we eat can aid in guiding effective policy change towards better population health. This study documents...
View ArticleTSX NAVex Prepares For Launch - Toronto Stock Exchange's New Mutual Fund...
Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) today announced that its new centralized mutual fund solution, TSX NAVex, has entered the client testing phase. Participating Organizations of TSX can now connect to the...
View ArticleTradingScreen Wins WatersTechnology Best Sell-Side Technology Award -...
TradingScreen, the leading independent provider of liquidity, trading, and investment technology via SaaS, has won the WatersTechnology Sell-Side Technology Award for Best Sell-Side OTC Trading...
View ArticleSimCorp Appoints Thorvaldur Flemming Jensen Head Of ASP Division
SimCorp, a leading provider of investment management solutions and services for the global financial services industry, today announced that it has appointed Thorvaldur Flemming Jensen head of its...
View ArticleSGX Welcomes Zhongrong International As Derivatives Trading Member
Singapore Exchange (SGX) is pleased to welcome Hong Kong-based Zhongrong International Futures Company Limited as the newest trading member in its derivatives market.read more...
View ArticleRARE Infrastructure Joins mFund Service
RARE Infrastructure, an affiliate of Legg Mason (the responsible entity for RARE’s funds), has today admitted two new infrastructure funds to ASX’s mFund Settlement Service. This brings the total...
View ArticleREVISION: Optimal Execution with Nonlinear Transient Market Impact
We study the problem of the optimal execution of a large trade in the propagator model with nonlinear transient impact. From brute force numerical optimization of the cost functional, we find that the...
View ArticleREVISION: Discrete Homotopy Analysis for Optimal Trading Execution with...
Optimal execution in financial markets is the problem of how to trade a large quantity of shares incrementally in time in order to minimise the expected cost. In this paper we study the problem of the...
View ArticlePatrick Lencioni Pinpoints the Three Essential Virtues of Ideal Team Players...
In his first new book in nearly four years, bestselling author and acclaimed storyteller Patrick Lencioni returns with a compelling new title that furthers his innovative work with teams. In...
View ArticleLondon Stock Exchange Group Plc Blocklisting Application
Application has been made to the UKLA and the London Stock Exchange for a block listing totalling 2,000,000 ordinary shares of 6 79/86 pence each to trade on the London Stock Exchange and to be...
View ArticleMisys Launches Misys FinCloud
Misys today announced it is launching Misys FinCloud, a new range of Cloud solutions and global Cloud environment offering Misys clients the highest standards of security, performance and operating...
View ArticleLondonâs Position As Home Of RMB Issuance Confirmed As Hungary Lists...
London Stock Exchange today saw the second RMB denominated government bond of a non-Chinese issuer admitted to trading on its markets. The Hungarian Government mandated the Bank of China to arrange an...
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