The world is currently undergoing an historic energy transition, driven by increasingly stringent decarbonisation policies and rapid advances in low-carbon technologies. The large-scale shift to low-carbon energy is disrupting the global energy system, impacting whole economies, and changing the...

In this paper, we present a framework for the development of on-chain forwards (and futures). This utilizes smart contracts to automate the custody of collateral and settlement of payouts on expiry. Importantly, our framework also enables forwards to be traded without counter party risk or...

This book provides a systematic overview of transmission network investment in liberalized power markets. Recent government policies to increase the share of intermittent renewable power generation and other technological innovations present new theoretical as well as practical challenges for...

This book discusses current challenges in Japan, focusing on the nation’s rapidly aging population and low birth rate, along with persistent public bond issues with heavy interest payments, the potential collapse of social security systems, and income inequality, as well as the global picture....

A Framework for Modelling Enterprise Technological Innovation Knowledge System Using Semantic Ontology Representation -- Exploring Effects of Patients’ Regulatory Focus on their Compliance after Misdiagnosis -- Understanding the Antecedents of Patient Self-Management Behavior in Online Health...

This book presents the best papers from the 4th International Conference on Mathematical Research for Blockchain Economy (MARBLE) 2023, held in London, UK. While most blockchain conferences and forums are dedicated to business applications, product development, or Initial Coin Offering (ICO)...

Chapter 1: A Two-Stage Stochastic Optimisation Model for Urban Same-Day Delivery with Micro-hubs -- Chapter 2: Computational Linear Bilevel Optimization -- Chapter 3: Faster Algorithms for Steiner Tree and Related Problems: From Theory to Practice -- Chapter 4: Prescriptive Analytics for...

Foreign exchange risk hedging policy: Evidence from France -- Use of Financial Instruments among the Chilean households -- IFRS 9 -Financial Assets: Debt Instrument Classification and Management under the new Accounting Standard. A case study of Greek Government Bonds, in Banks’ Investment...

"People pursue their own interests, whatever those interests might be. Some people have interests that are narrow and selfish, others have interests that are broad and altruistic, still others have interests that are somewhere in between. The idea that people are self-interested underpins all of...