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Learning to face stochastic demand
(Discussion paper, Working paper, 2000-09)We consider repeated interaction among several producers of a homogenous, divisible good, traded at a common market. Demand is uncertain, and its law is unknown. We explore an adaptive scheme leading such producers over ... -
More is less : the tax effects of ignoring flow externalities
(Discussion paper, Working paper, 2000-11)Using a model of nonlinear decay of the stock pollutant, and starting from the same initial conditions, the paper shows that a tax that only corrects for stock externalities can, at the steady state, be higher than a tax ... -
Toeholds and fire-sales in bankruptcy auctions
(Discussion paper, Working paper, 2000-11)We study the role of distressed bank debt in affecting the outcome of Swedish bankruptcy auctions. The auction determines the going-concern premium, i.e., the premium over the piecemeal liquidation value to be paid for the ... -
Risk taking in selection contests
(Discussion paper, Working paper, 2000-11)We study selection contests in which the strategic variable is degree of risk rather than amount of effort. The selection efficiency of such contests is examined. We show that the selection efficiency of a contest may be ... -
Foreign direct investment and local cooperation : a contingent claims approach
(Discussion paper, Working paper, 2000-12)We address key issues that a foreign investor needs to evaluate when deciding whether to enter into a joint venture with a local partner. We explicitly show how the values depend on the valuation methodology, i.e., the ... -
A control theory of financial structure : outside equity control and the priority and maturity structure of debt
(Discussion paper, Working paper, 2000-12)Firms' financial structures typically consist of debt claims of different priority and maturity, and outside equity with control rights. The present paper develops a simple control theory of financial structure in which ... -
Education and the allocation of talent
(Discussion paper, Working paper, 2000-12)This paper considers a two-sector education model with two novel features. First, contracts have an independent role in sorting workers into different sectors of the economy. Second, education improves workers’ awareness ... -
Career concerns, multiple tasks, and short-term contracts
(Discussion paper, Working paper, 2000-12)We study optimal incentive contracts when commitments are limited, and agents have multiple tasks and career concerns. The agent career concerns are determined by the outside market. We show that the optimal compensation ... -
Overpricing (and underpricing) in IPOs : a model of excess initial returns
(Discussion paper, Working paper, 2000-12)This paper develops a model in which new issues, in equilibrium, may be overpriced or underpriced, depending on parameter values. The ability of an investor to withdraw from the offering upon observing unfavorable information ... -
An analysis of a combinatorial auction
(Discussion paper, Working paper, 2001)Our objective is to find prices on individual items in a combinatorial auction that support the optimal allocation of bundles of items, i.e. the solution to the winner determination problem of the combinatorial auction. ... -
Five essays on risk analysis in agriculture
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Revenue cap regulation in a deregulated electricity market : effects on a grid company
(Discussion paper, Working paper, 2001)In Norway, an incentive-based regulation of electricity distribution companies, based on revenue caps, was introduced in 1997. The revenues are adjusted annually, and the new revenue cap is determined on the basis of last ... -
Essays on changing volatility in thinly traded equity markets
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Aggregation of gravity models for journeys-to-work
(Discussion paper, Working paper, 2001)This paper deals with the use of gravity models to examine journeys-to-work. The purpose of the paper is to study very simple examples demonstrating that gravity models may be subject to serious misspecification in aggregate ... -
A microeconomic approach to distance-deterrence functions in modeling journeys to work
(Discussion paper, Working paper, 2001)In this paper we suggest a microeconomic model for how commuting flows relate to traveling distance. Commuting is the preferred choice of a worker whenever he can obtain an increase in wages greater than the cost of ... -
Four essays on security design : motivation and implementation
(Doctoral thesis, 2001) -
Area yield futures and options : risk management and hedging
(Discussion paper, Working paper, 2001)It is shown how a farmer can lock in a certain revenue by a combined trade in futures price and futures yield contracts, abstracting from production costs. An economic model is proposed for a combined price futures and ... -
Asymmetric information and irreversible investments : real option valuation and strategies
(Doctoral thesis, 2001) -
Internal pricing in supply chains
(Discussion paper, Working paper, 2001)A supply chain is two or more parties linked by a flow of goods, information and funds. Since this means that supply chain management concerns environments in which there are multiple decision makers, which may be different ... -
Data assimilation into biomass dynamics models : a Monte Carlo simulation experiment
(Discussion paper, Working paper, 2001)In this paper, we use a variational data assimilation method to fit biomass dynamics models to simulated data. The method is the variational adjoint technique in which a cost function measuring the distance between the ...