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Showing 1 to 20 of 276 for “"Ex-ante"”.
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'Ex-ante' asset allocation strategies for global index portfolios
… addresses the issue of developing optimal "ex~ante" global asset allocation strategies from the viewpoint of a UK investor, without the need to resort in fundamental forecasts of the portfolio inputs. In this context, the main emphasis is placed on the market selection, currency hedging and …
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Ex-ante evaluation of investment performance fees using spread options
This dissertation analyses ex-ante asymmetric performance fee structures used by South African Mutual Funds and estimates performance fees some time before the fees are paid. Certain parties might benefit from having a reasonable estimate of its value. We use spread option theory to value ex-ante …
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Ex Ante Approaches for Security, Privacy, and Enforcement in Spectrum Sharing
… radio (SDR) platforms that are capable of executing artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms to reconfigure their transmission/reception (TX/RX) parameters to communicate efficiently while avoiding interference with licensed (a.k.a. primary or incumbent) users and unlicensed (a.k.a. …
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Three Essays on Measuring the Ex-ante Economic Impacts of Agriculture Technology Innovations
… essays that generate methods to measure the ex-ante economic impacts of agriculture technology innovations. The first essay entitled 'Valuing Intellectual Property Rights in an Imperfectly Competitive Market: A Biopharming Application' presents a method for valuing the intellectual property …
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Assessing the Disruptive Vulnerability of Broadcast News: An Ex-Post Analysis Generating Ex-Ante Prescriptions
… news (BN) industry via a retrospective *ex-post* analysis with the objective of developing forward-looking *ex-ante* prescriptive and performative remedies for BN and the broader journalism industry. Through the lens of Clay Christensen’s disruptive innovation theory (DIT), the analysis …
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An Ex-Ante Economic Impact Assessment of Bt Eggplant in Bangladesh, the Philippines and India
This study projects the economic impact of adoption of Bt eggplant in India, Bangladesh and Philippines. The welfare benefits from adoption of Bt eggplant are projected to be positive in all three countries. The welfare gains from adoption (discounted at 5 percent) are projected to be US $ 411 …
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A SYSTEM-OF-SYSTEMS APPROACH TO EX-ANTE ANALYSIS OF PROFIT POTENTIAL OF A PROJECT PORTFOLIO
… a contractor’s ability to analyze the probable execution scenarios of its project portfolio and, subsequently, the effect of these scenarios on the realization of profit potential is essential for sustaining a viable business. However, current financial analysis methods do not consider the …
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The Adoption of Genetically Modified Organisms in Uruguay's Agriculture: An Ex-Ante Assessment of Potential Benefits
… premium, as additional monopolist profits are extracted out of the country. Adoption decreases with the seed premium, further reducing the domestic consumer and producer surplus. The results of the study suggest an active role for national technology policies and for the agricultural R&D system …
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Ex-ante analysis of corn and soybean revenue in Illinois with crop insurance and government payment programs
This study analyzes how ex-ante returns and risk have changed over time while using crop insurance and government payment programs. Historical simulations are constructed from 1989 to 2010 for corn and soybean producers in McLean County, Illinois, to measure the impact of crop insurance and …
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Ex-ante valuation of United States agricultural support programs: An application of option pricing theory and methods
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An Ex Ante Analysis of the Effects of Transgenic Rice on Farm Households’ Nutritional Vulnerability in Bangladesh
… yield and reduce input costs. In this context, this research aims to provide empirical evidence on the potential effects of introducing transgenic rice on farm households' income and nutritional well-being in Bangladesh, including the impacts on their current nutritional status and …
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Ex ante assessment of secondary impacts of environmental regulation: case study--organochlorines in the Canadian pulp and paper industry
This thesis examines how the secondary effects of environmental regulations are assessed before the regulations are proclaimed. Negative secondary effects of a policy (such as regulation) may outweigh direct benefits; it is important that secondary effects are clearly assessed. The case study is …
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Assessing Farm-Level and Aggregate Economic Impacts of Olive Integrated Pest Management Programs in Albania: an Ex-Ante Analysis
… and economic surplus analysis were: (i) an expert survey; (ii) partial budgets compiled based on a farmer survey and expenditure records from field-level experiments; and (iii) data collected at the market level. The data used to estimate the dichotomous logit model came from a 1999 survey …
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Valoración financiera ex-ante de dos sistemas de producción, tradicional y agroforestal, establecidos en la cuenca sur del Lago de Managua
… fue hacer una valoración financiera ex - ante de dos sistemas de producción, el tradicional establecido en la zona, y el sistema agroforestal promovido por el POSAF. El proceso metodológico se realizó en dos etapas, la primera consistió en la selección y descripción del área de …
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Evaluación ex-ante en los sistemas café con sombra y barreras vivas en la subcuenca del Río Cálico, San Dionisio, Matagalpa
… Los análisis de los datos obtenidos reflejan que existe un alto porcentaje de pequeños productores dedicados a la producción básicamente de maíz y frijol, siendo estos cultivados de una forma tradicional, en monocultivo y sin incorporar nuevas técnicas de producción que proporcionen un buen manejo …
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Ex-Ante Welfare Effects From Scale-Neutral Productivity Growth for Semi-Subsistence Orphan Crops: Genetically Modified Cassava in Sub-Sahara Africa
The results find that the estimation of production and home consumption elasticities of cassava producers may need to account for producers' self-selections on whether to be a seller and whether to sell at distant markets to correct the estimation bias. Conventional EDM may overestimate total …
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Reconciling Ex Ante Expectations with the Ex Post Reality: A Look at the Effectiveness of Third-Party Diplomatic Interventions in Civil Wars
… This thesis finds that, contrary to ex ante expectations, diplomatic interventions are a significant contributing factor to civil war length. Furthermore, longer civil wars are not associated with more civil war intensity in the aggregate, suggesting that longer civil wars do not mean …
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An ex ante economic impact analysis of developing low cost technologies for pyramiding useful genes from wild relatives into elite progenitors of cassava
This study conducts an ex-ante economic impact evaluation of developing low cost technologies for pyramiding useful genes from wild relatives into elite progenitors of cassava in Nigeria, Ghana and Uganda. More specifically, it estimates the change in economic surplus generated by introducing …
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Transgenic Pest Resistant Indica Rice: An Ex-ante Economic Evaluation of an Adoption Impact Pathway in the Philippines and Vietnam for Bt Rice
Research and development of Bt rice in Southeast Asia has been overshadowed by the contentious debate over the potential release of transgenic food crops into the region. The study provides empirical evidence on the potential size and distribution of economic benefits of adopting Bt Indica rice in …
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