As agile methodologies are being adopted by increasing number of organizations, there is a greater needto understand its value. This study attempts to explain the value of Agile Methodologies by introducing anew economic analytical model and using simulation techniques. The results show that...

Because of its devastating effects in auctions and other mechanisms, collusion is prohibited andlegally prosecuted. Yet, colluders have always existed, and may continue to exist. We thus raise the followingquestion for mechanism design:What desiderata are achievable, and by what type of...

We put forward new benchmarks and solution concepts for Adversarial Mechanism Design, as defined by [MV07.a], and we exemplify them in the case of truly combinatorial auctions.We benchmark the combined performance (the sum of the auction's efficiency and revenue) of a truly combinatorial auction...

We put forward new benchmarks and solution concepts for Adversarial Mechanism Design, as defined by [MV07.a], and we exemplify them in the case of truly combinatorial auctions.We benchmark the combined performance (the sum of the auction's effciency and revenue)of a truly combinatorial auction...

At the end of 2009, countries in the Eurozone began to experience a sudden divergence of bond yields as the perceived prospect of sovereign default risk increased. This paper examines the potential spillovers between the liquidity of the sovereign credit default swap (CDS) market and the...

At the end of 2009, countries in the Eurozone began to experience a sudden divergence of bond yields as the perceived prospect of sovereign default risk increased. This paper examines the potential spillovers between the liquidity of the sovereign credit default swap (CDS) market and the...

This study explores two important aspects of entrepreneurship -- liquidity constraints and serial entrepreneurs, with an additional analysis of occupational choice among wage workers. In the first essay, I revisit the question of whether entrepreneurs face liquidity constraints in business...

Department: Graduate School of Business.

Many Internet users perceive that there is a large risk to their privacy and security when they buy products and servicesor submit personal information online. Although the perception of risk may be greater than the actual risk, it is still acause for concern. An e-business must address...

While there are a number of finance methods (fundamental analysis, technical analysis, contrarians' theory, risksmanagement,etc) used in stock markets to help make investment decisions, they have different strengths and weakness.It is observed that these different finance methods are not being...