This paper proposes an alternative solution to the problem related to the risk that banks incur in the protection of deposits. This solution lies in the use by banks of contingent convertible leasing contracts to face financial distress situations by solidifying their own funds and thus...

The adoption of renewable energy technology has received significant government support. However, there is limited empirical evidence on the effectiveness of subsidies that are used to promote the adoption of such technologies. This paper exploits a natural experimental setting, in which a solar...

This case addresses securities that allow the holders to acquire stock directly from the issuing corporation either by purchase (warrants) or by exchanging convertible debt of the corporation for its stock. One can deem warrants and convertible debt as two different types of the same category of...

We study a convertible procurement contract that combines two prevalent fixed-price and cost-plus contracts. After the project begins, the contractor may invest in more accurate cost information that can be further used as evidence to convert his initial fixed-price contract into a cost-plus...

This note demonstrates how a covariance matrix estimated using log-returns of multiple assets in their respective base currencies can be converted directly into a covariance matrix in a single common currency using basic matrix multiplication. This approach eliminates the need to compute returns...