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Convergence of the forward-backward sweep method in optimal control

McAsey, Michael; Mou, Libin; Han, Weimin - In: Computational Optimization and Applications 53 (2012) 1, pp. 207-226

The Forward-Backward Sweep Method is a numerical technique for solving optimal control problems. The technique is one of the indirect methods in which the differential equations from the Maximum Principle are numerically solved. After the method is briefly reviewed, two convergence theorems are...

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Determinants of the Choice of Reporting the Direct Method or Indirect Method of Cash Flow from Operating Activities: Malaysian Evidence

Hassan, Salleh; Christopher, Theo - In: Journal of Financial Reporting and Accounting 5 (2007) 1, pp. 139-156

the Indirect Method in reporting cash flow from operating (CFO) activities in their 1997 annual financial reports … perspective, the general hypothesis of this study is that the choice of the Direct Method over the Indirect Method in reporting … group (Direct Method) and 199 firms in the control group (Indirect Method). Based on the results from the univariate and …

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Abstraction and unrealistic assumptions in economics

Rappaport, Steven - In: Journal of Economic Methodology 3 (1996) 2, pp. 215-236

Economics has been persistently criticized for its heavy reliance on unrealistic assumptions. Some people reply to this criticism by saying that the unrealistic assumptions of economics result from abstraction from unimportant details, and abstraction is necessary for knowledge of a complex real...

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