This paper assesses reserve management for determining optimal or minimal reserves for an oil producing economy under dynamic uncertainty. Reserve benchmarks are formulated taking into consideration the amount of contingent liabilities in foreign exchange that arises during currency crises....

This paper tests the hypothesis that portfolio diversification can increase the threat of systemic financial risk. The paper provides first a theoretical rationale for the possibility that systemic risk may be increased by the proliferation of financial instruments that lead operators to hold...

The International Consortium on Agricultural Biotechnology Research held its 13th annual conference in Ravello, Italy in June 2009. The theme of the conference was the bioeconomy,and this topic was addressed through research presentations from academia, government, and industry. Numerous...