Risks And Returns
Mostrando 1-12 de 20 artigos, teses e dissertações.
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1. A Retrospective Study on Unfractionated Bovine Heparin Safety in On-Pump Cardiac Surgery
Abstract Background: Heparin decreases the risks of thrombotic phenomena in extracorporeal circulation. However, it must present a robust safety profile itself, especially for bleeding. Contamination of porcine heparin demands an alternative source and consequent assessment of safety. Objective: To evaluate the safety of unfractionated bovine heparin durin
Int. J. Cardiovasc. Sci.. Publicado em: 2020-05
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2. Are Country and Size Risks Priced in the Brazilian Stock Market?
Abstract When estimating a firm's cost of equity for valuation and other purposes in emerging markets without (or with only partial) capital market integration, many practitioners include a premium for country risk. In principle, the inclusion of such a risk factor would be justified if the particular country of interest was not sufficiently integrated into
BAR, Braz. Adm. Rev.. Publicado em: 20/04/2017
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3. Economic valuation of a toll road concession with traffic guarantees and the abandonment option
Abstract Governments worldwide have been encouraging private participation in transportation infrastructure. To increase the feasibility of a project, public-private partnership (PPP) may include guarantees or other support to reduce the risks for private investors. It is necessary to value these opportunities under a real options framework and thereby analy
Prod.. Publicado em: 10/11/2015
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4. Do people adjust career choices according to socioeconomic conditions?: an evolutionary analysis of future discounting
The ability to process environmental cues and make advantageous choices has been fundamental during human evolution. Discounting future rewards is a capacity of our evolved mind and could be useful for understanding career decisions. This paper investigated the relationship between real-life plans, career choices, and income indicators based on an evolutiona
Psychol. Neurosci.. Publicado em: 2013-12
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5. GENETIC-NEURAL MODEL FOR PORTFOLIO OPTIMIZATION WITH FINANCIAL OPTIONS IN THE BRAZILIAN MARKET / MODELO GENÉTICO-NEURAL PARA OTIMIZAÇÃO DE CARTEIRAS COM OPÇÕES FINANCEIRAS NO MERCADO BRASILEIRO
This dissertation develops an intelligent, quantitative and probabilistic model to determine an optimal composition of a portfolio consisting of a financial asset and options over this asset. Initially we studied the characteristics of the historical distribution of returns and volatility of the most liquid stocks from the BOVESPA Stock Exchange, from Januar
IBICT - Instituto Brasileiro de Informação em Ciência e Tecnologia. Publicado em: 08/02/2011
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6. Exchange rate policies, patterns of specialization and economic development : theory and evidence in developing countries
The objectives of this paper are twofold. First, it intends to provide theoretical elements to analyze the relation between real exchange rates and economic development. Our main hypothesis is very much in line with the Dutch disease literature, and states that competitive currencies contribute to the existence and maintenance of the manufacturing sector in
Publicado em: 02/07/2010
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7. Estudo da relação causal entre os níveis organizacionais de folga, o risco e o desempenho financeiro de empresas manufatureiras
This dissertation aims to investigate the existence of a causal relationship between levels of organizational slack, the risk of the company and its performance. The point of departure is the conjecture that the magnitude of the organizational slack is a determinant factor of the risk as well as the performance of the company. The importance of this piece of
Publicado em: 2009
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8. Análise de investimento em cana-de-açúcar irrigada no noroeste mineiro / Economic analysis of irrigated sugar cane in Minas Gerais’ northwest
The increasing demand of sugar and alcohol, the sugar cane main products, both in domestic and international market, is causing the expansion of sugar cane fields all over the country. Due to the lack of available land in São Paulo, the most important sugar cane producer, other states, like Minas Gerais, are amplifying sugar cane fields. The northwest of th
Publicado em: 2009
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9. Risco-retorno e elasticidade da demanda da madeira serrada e custo do manejo florestal na Amazônia / Risk-return and demand elasticity of sawn wood and forest management cost in Amazon
This work had as a main objective to contribute for the native forest management in the Amazonian Oriental area, collaborating for the visualization of financial economical aspects. The risk-return relationship of sawn wood from different forest native species of the Amazonian area was characterized, with the specific objective to determinate the riskreturn
Publicado em: 2009
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10. Corporate interest rate risk management with derivatives in Australia: empirical results
Financial and insurance theories explain that large widely-held corporations manage corporate risks if doing so is costective to reduce frictional costs such as taxes, agency costs and financial distress costs. A large number of previous empirical studies, most in the U.S., have tested the hypotheses underlying corporate risk management with financial deriva
Revista Contabilidade & Finanças. Publicado em: 2008-04
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11. Effects of differentiation on risks and returns of coffee production in Minas Gerais / Efeitos da diferenciação sobre riscos e retornos da produção de café em Minas Gerais
Coffee market deregulation and growing demand for quality drink has increased market competition and the pressure on producers. Differentiated coffee production has emerged as an option to ensure product competition in search for better prices and advantages in a market that defines remuneration according to coffee quality. The number of differentiated coffe
Publicado em: 2008
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12. RETURNS TO CARRY TRADE IN FIXED EXCHANGE RATES REGIMES / RETORNOS DE ESPECULAÇÕES CAMBIAIS EM REGIMES DE CÂMBIO CONTROLADO
The failure of uncovered interest rate parity is almost unanimous in the literature. The consequence is the existence of predictable excess returns to currency speculation. This paper documents the returns to the carry trade strategy in fixed exchange rate regimes in a set of episodes. Empirical documentation shows not only that these regimes end in abrupt d
Publicado em: 2008