We continue publishing the four-part consultation of professor of Moscow School of Economics of Lomonosov MSU Dean Fantazzini. The first part, that appeared in 2 (10), 2008 of the journal, dealt with the introduction to the problem (section one: basic concepts and types of financial risks,...

Generalized autoregressive conditional heteroscedasticity in-mean model allows accounting for both time-varying variance and risk premium in financial time series data. This paper introduces an extension of this particular model with more flexible parameterization of the way variance enters the...

Using estimated CAPM-models portfolio risks of Russian mutual funds are analyzed. Two questions are considered: how did mutual funds portfolio risks change during the crisis and postcrisis periods; did portfolio managers successfully fit the portfolio structure depending on market conditions?...

Non-parametric estimates of technical efficiency of Russian banks are considered for each quarter in the period of 2002–2006. Two types of DEA estimates CCR (Charnes, Cooper, Rhodes, 1978) and BCC (Banker, Charnes, Cooper, 1984), are compared with parametric SFA estimates. Semiparametric...

The article summarizes the key results of researches in the field of early warning systems for financial crises, conducted by the Center for Macroeconomic Analysis and Short-Term Forecasting (CMASF) since 2005. The proposed early warning system consists of three major blocks: the leading...

Russian Abstract: В условиях неопределенности могут быть реализованы различные варианты денежных потоков и, соответственно, получены разные оценки эффективности, что...

Russian Abstract: Обратная задача отвечает на вопрос «как сделать так, чтобы?..», и целью решения подобных задач является формирование оптимальных управленческих...