Multivariate volatility forecasts are an important input in many financial applications, in particular portfolio optimisation problems. Given the number of models available and the range of loss functions to discriminate between them, it is obvious that selecting the optimal forecasting model is...

This study focuses on the role of structured derivative securities to meet diverse corporate financing objectives in the light of agency theory and asymmetric information. The focus is on the nonconvertible callable-puttable fixed-coupon bonds. The primary objective is to discern the marginal...

University of Minnesota Ph.D. dissetation. July 2010. Major: Economics. Advisors: Fabrizio Perri, Timothy J. Kehoe. 1 computer file (PDF); viii, 67 pages, appendices A.

Financial market and its various components are currently in turmoil. Many largecorporations are devising new ways to overcome the current market instability.Consequently, any study fostering the understanding of financial markets and thedependencies of various market components would greatly...

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