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Term structures and scenario-based social discount rates under smooth ambiguity 平滑模糊条件下的期限结构和基于情景的社会折现率
IF 1.2 4区 经济学 Q4 BUSINESS Pub Date : 2020-07-02 DOI: 10.1080/0013791X.2020.1781990
Dowon Kim, K. Kim, Jiwoong Lee
Abstract Many studies estimate social discount rates based on the Ramsey rule. The rule has been augmented in various ways in order to reflect the decision maker’s attitude toward risk and uncertainty. In this article, we adopt the recursive utility with ambiguity of Ju and Miao and develop a general social discount rate formula via the utility gradient method. The derived formula allows us to obtain the three-way explicit separation of risk aversion, intertemporal substitution, and ambiguity aversion as in Traeger. It also goes beyond the classical two-period setting and thus term structures of social discount rates under ambiguity can be studied. Due to the generality of this approach, we can directly apply the well-known growth scenarios under climate change so as to derive scenario-based social discount rates, which can be used as a guide in practice to assess climate change policies or related projects.
摘要许多研究基于拉姆齐规则来估计社会折现率。为了反映决策者对风险和不确定性的态度,该规则以各种方式进行了扩充。本文采用Ju和Miao的模糊递推效用,利用效用梯度法建立了一个通用的社会折现率公式。导出的公式使我们能够获得风险厌恶、跨期替代和歧义厌恶的三元显式分离,如Traeger中所述。它也超越了经典的两阶段设置,从而可以研究模糊条件下社会折现率的期限结构。由于这种方法的普遍性,我们可以直接应用气候变化下众所周知的增长情景,从而得出基于情景的社会折现率,这可以作为评估气候变化政策或相关项目的实践指南。
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引用次数: 0
Evaluating students with online testing modules in engineering economics: A comparision of student performance with online testing and with traditional assessments 用工程经济学在线测试模块评估学生:学生表现与在线测试和传统评估的比较
IF 1.2 4区 经济学 Q4 BUSINESS Pub Date : 2020-06-29 DOI: 10.1080/0013791x.2020.1784336
V. Rane, C. MacKenzie
Abstract Engineering economics courses often require students to take time-constrained, in-class exams in which they solve problems by hand, possibly referring to interest rate tables. Many students rely on partial credit to successfully pass exams. Outside of the classroom, professionals rely on computers to solve engineering economics problems, which raises the question of whether engineering economics courses are correctly assessing student performance. This article describes the study of a large engineering economics class using a non-conventional testing method. Student performance was evaluated using online testing modules with a stringent passing criterion, and the tests could be taken multiple times. The questions for each testing attempt were pulled from a database so that students received a new question every time. We compare the performance of students who were assessed using traditional methods with the performance of students assessed with these online testing modules. Our analysis shows that, overall, students who were assessed using the online testing modules earned better grades than students who were assessed via traditional methods. The analysis also discusses several benefits and drawbacks to using online assessments compared with traditional methods. The online assessment method could be useful in large engineering courses that are formula-based.
工程经济学课程通常要求学生参加有时间限制的课堂考试,在考试中他们要手抄问题,可能要参考利率表。许多学生依靠部分学分顺利通过考试。在课堂之外,专业人士依靠计算机来解决工程经济学问题,这就提出了一个问题,即工程经济学课程是否正确地评估了学生的表现。本文介绍了采用非常规测试方法对一个大型工程经济学班级进行的研究。学生的成绩通过在线测试模块进行评估,通过标准严格,测试可以多次进行。每次考试的问题都是从数据库中提取出来的,这样学生每次都会收到一个新问题。我们将使用传统方法评估的学生的表现与使用这些在线测试模块评估的学生的表现进行比较。我们的分析表明,总体而言,使用在线测试模块进行评估的学生比使用传统方法进行评估的学生取得了更好的成绩。分析还讨论了与传统方法相比,使用在线评估的几个优点和缺点。这种在线评估方法可以用于基于公式的大型工程课程。
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引用次数: 7
Cashflows: A python library for computations in financial analytics developed by Juan David Velásquez-Henao and Ibeth Karina Vergara-Baquero 现金流:Juan David Velásquez Henao和Ibeth Karina Vergara Baquero开发的金融分析计算python库
IF 1.2 4区 经济学 Q4 BUSINESS Pub Date : 2020-06-26 DOI: 10.1080/0013791x.2020.1784516
Joseph H. Wilck
Cashflows is a Python library developed by Juan David Velasquez-Henao and Ibeth Karina Vergara-Baquero that provides time value of money calculations in the Python programing language. The cashflow...
Cashflows是Juan David Velasquez Henao和Ibeth Karina Vergara Baquero开发的Python库,用Python编程语言提供时间-货币价值计算。现金流。。。
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引用次数: 0
Investment decisions and the logic of valuation. Linking finance, accounting, and engineering 投资决策和估值逻辑。连接金融、会计和工程
IF 1.2 4区 经济学 Q4 BUSINESS Pub Date : 2020-06-25 DOI: 10.1080/0013791x.2020.1784515
J. Hartman
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引用次数: 0
An engineering economy concept inventory 一个工程经济概念清单
IF 1.2 4区 经济学 Q4 BUSINESS Pub Date : 2020-06-12 DOI: 10.1080/0013791x.2020.1777360
Karen M. Bursic
Abstract There has been considerable recent emphasis on valid assessment of learning in engineering education. When new teaching pedagogies are introduced, it can be very challenging to demonstrate increases in learning of course concepts. While there are a number of accepted concept inventories available for some engineering topics (statics and dynamics, heat and energy, signals and systems, and statistics), reliable and valid tools for assessing learning are not readily available for many curriculum areas, including engineering economy. This paper discusses the reliability and validity of the Engineering Economy Concept Inventory (EECI) that can be used to assess learning in any introductory engineering economy course. Development of the EECI began in 2009 for use in assessing the effectiveness of model-eliciting activities in the classroom and has since been revised and reformulated a number of times. In the fall of 2018, the EECI was administered at multiple institutions for further evaluation of its validity and results from these groups of students are presented. The paper concludes with remarks regarding the reliability and validity of the instrument and recommendations for its use as a tool to assess knowledge in engineering economy.
摘要近年来,工程教育中对学习的有效评估受到了相当多的重视。当引入新的教学方法时,证明课程概念学习的增加是非常具有挑战性的。虽然对于一些工程主题(静力学与动力学、热与能源、信号与系统、统计学)有一些公认的概念清单,但对于许多课程领域,包括工程经济学,还没有可靠而有效的学习评估工具。本文讨论了工程经济概念量表(EECI)的信度和效度,该量表可用于评估任何工程经济入门课程的学习情况。EECI的开发始于2009年,用于评估课堂上模型引出活动的有效性,此后经过多次修订和重新制定。2018年秋季,多个机构对EECI进行了管理,以进一步评估其有效性,并展示了这些学生群体的结果。本文最后对该工具的可靠性和有效性进行了评论,并建议将其作为评估工程经济知识的工具。
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引用次数: 0
“Let’s Bid!” - A modular activity to promote interest in engineering economy “让我们报价!-一个模块化的活动,以提高对工程经济的兴趣
IF 1.2 4区 经济学 Q4 BUSINESS Pub Date : 2020-04-03 DOI: 10.1080/0013791x.2020.1745977
D. Nock
Abstract This article presents a modular activity designed to promote interest and understanding of engineering economics concepts in a complex environment. Through a competition game, called “Let’s Bid!”, the students are able to understand the relationship between technological characteristics and supply and demand equilibrium in electricity markets, and discuss how uncertainty impacts investments in generation capacity and firm pricing strategies. This innovative teaching method was implemented in middle school, high school, and undergraduate college settings. Each implementation took less 60 minutes, and resulted in a strong student interest and understanding of engineering economics concepts (i.e., supply-demand equilibrium, risk, and markets).
摘要本文介绍了一个模块化活动,旨在提高人们对复杂环境中工程经济学概念的兴趣和理解。通过名为“Let's Bid!”的竞赛游戏,学生们能够理解电力市场中技术特征与供需平衡之间的关系,并讨论不确定性如何影响发电能力投资和公司定价策略。这种创新的教学方法已在中学、高中和本科院校实施。每次实施耗时不到60 分钟,培养了学生对工程经济学概念(即供需平衡、风险和市场)的浓厚兴趣和理解。
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引用次数: 2
Crypto-assets portfolio optimization under the omega measure 度量下的加密资产组合优化
IF 1.2 4区 经济学 Q4 BUSINESS Pub Date : 2020-04-02 DOI: 10.1080/0013791X.2019.1668098
Javier G. Castro, E. A. Tito, L. E. Brandão, L. Gomes
Abstract Crypto-currencies, or crypto-assets, represent a new class of investment assets. The traditional portfolio analysis approach of Markowitz is not appropriate for use with portfolios containing crypto-assets, as the model requires that the investor have a quadratic utility function or that the returns be normally distributed, which isn’t the case for crypto-assets. We develop a portfolio optimization model based on the Omega measure which is more comprehensive than the Markowitz model, and apply this to four crypto-asset investment portfolios by means of a numerical application. The results indicate that these portfolios should favor traditional market assets over crypto-assets. In the case of portfolios formed only by crypto-assets, there is no clear preference in favor of any crypto-asset in particular.
加密货币或加密资产代表了一种新的投资资产类别。传统的Markowitz投资组合分析方法不适合用于包含加密资产的投资组合,因为该模型要求投资者具有二次效用函数或回报为正态分布,而加密资产的情况并非如此。我们建立了一个基于Omega测度的比Markowitz模型更全面的投资组合优化模型,并通过数值应用将其应用于四个加密资产投资组合。结果表明,这些投资组合应该更青睐传统市场资产,而不是加密资产。在仅由加密资产组成的投资组合的情况下,没有明确的偏好,特别是支持任何加密资产。
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引用次数: 12
Construction cost map of European countries 欧洲各国建筑造价图
IF 1.2 4区 经济学 Q4 BUSINESS Pub Date : 2020-04-02 DOI: 10.1080/0013791X.2019.1668097
Cenk Budayan, I. Dikmen, T. Birgonul
Abstract In the globalized business world, construction companies start to seek new opportunities to invest on an international basis in order to gain profit. Therefore, construction companies have to conduct not only national projects but also international projects to be competitive. However, although these international projects can be profitable, the construction companies face many challenges in the management of these projects due to the country-specific problems and conditions. This can lead to variation in the management of similar projects conducted in different countries. In particular, cost estimation in different countries is a challenging task for construction companies. Therefore, in order to provide insights about construction cost in different countries, different organizations publish construction cost indices. However, some criticisms related to the reliability and usability of these indices are stated. In this study, a new concept, called a cost map, is proposed by developing a framework based on twelve macro level parameters. The cost map is applied to 37 European countries. The data related to these parameters are collected using different databases. European countries are clustered by using a self-organizing map. As a result of this study, the cost map is determined as a reliable and convenient tool for a cost comparison.
摘要在全球化的商业世界中,建筑公司开始寻求新的机会,在国际基础上进行投资,以获得利润。因此,建筑公司不仅要进行国家项目,还要进行国际项目才能具有竞争力。然而,尽管这些国际项目可以盈利,但由于国家的具体问题和条件,建筑公司在管理这些项目方面面临着许多挑战。这可能导致在不同国家进行的类似项目的管理出现差异。特别是,不同国家的成本估算对建筑公司来说是一项具有挑战性的任务。因此,为了深入了解不同国家的建筑成本,不同的组织发布了建筑成本指数。然而,也有人对这些指标的可靠性和可用性提出了一些批评。在这项研究中,通过开发一个基于12个宏观层面参数的框架,提出了一个新的概念,称为成本图。成本图适用于37个欧洲国家。与这些参数相关的数据是使用不同的数据库收集的。欧洲国家使用自组织地图进行聚类。这项研究的结果是,成本图被确定为成本比较的可靠和方便的工具。
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引用次数: 2
Economic viability of foreign investment in railways: a case study of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) 外商投资铁路的经济可行性——以中巴经济走廊为例
IF 1.2 4区 经济学 Q4 BUSINESS Pub Date : 2020-04-02 DOI: 10.1080/0013791X.2019.1668096
Y. Ali, Muhammad Sabir, M. Bilal, Mehnab Ali, A. Khan
Abstract Pakistan Railways has faced a severe financial crisis in recent years. Pakistan has recently become a partner with China in a mega-investment project under an agreement called the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). Among other things, CPEC also includes a range of investments in Pakistan Railways. This particular study focuses on the analysis of US$8.2 billion investment in the upgrade and expansion of the Karachi-Peshawar railways link, which is also known as the ML-1 (Main Line 1). The study found ML-1 as economically viable with a payback period of 10 years. Furthermore, ML-1 project investment is expected to result in uplifting Pakistan Railways, mainly through an increase in freight and passenger transportation. Some risk factors may hinder the expected economic return from the CPEC investment in Pakistan Railways. These factors include consistency in the government policies, the status of the Pakistani economy in upcoming years, and law and order situations in the country. The study has a utility for the governments of both countries and larger business communities have stakes in the trade between the two countries. It is equally beneficial for the international community, businesses (both in China and Pakistan) and locals of the region associated with the CPEC infrastructure.
摘要近年来,巴基斯坦铁路公司面临着严重的金融危机。根据一项名为中巴经济走廊(CPEC)的协议,巴基斯坦最近与中国成为一个大型投资项目的合作伙伴。除其他外,CPEC还包括对巴基斯坦铁路公司的一系列投资。这项特别研究的重点是对卡拉奇-白沙瓦铁路线升级和扩建投资82亿美元的分析,该铁路线也被称为ML-1(主线1)。研究发现ML-1在经济上可行,投资回收期为10 年。此外,ML-1项目投资预计将主要通过增加货运和客运来提升巴基斯坦铁路。一些风险因素可能会阻碍CPEC投资巴基斯坦铁路公司的预期经济回报。这些因素包括政府政策的一致性、未来几年巴基斯坦经济的状况以及该国的法律和秩序状况。这项研究对两国政府和在两国贸易中有利害关系的大型企业界都有用。这对国际社会、企业(中国和巴基斯坦)以及与CPEC基础设施相关的该地区当地人同样有利。
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Managing construction risk with weather derivatives 利用天气衍生品管理施工风险
IF 1.2 4区 经济学 Q4 BUSINESS Pub Date : 2020-03-11 DOI: 10.1080/0013791X.2020.1733721
David Islip, Jason Wei, R. Kwon
Abstract Among construction industry participants, weather has been perceived to be one of the most critical factors impacting project cash-flows. The overall impact of weather on the contractor’s project objectives is non-trivial due to construction industry incentive structures and contract specifics. This paper presents a framework that leverages stylized facts from the construction industry to motivate the use of weather derivatives in managing the non-trivial weather impacts. The proposed framework is demonstrated using data provided by a large construction contractor. We show that weather derivative portfolios used for hedging purposes by the contractor can address the contractor’s aversion for losses as well as the complicated relationship between weather and construction. Furthermore, weather derivative hedging reduces the contractor’s incentive to partake in risk chasing behavior in the face of weather delays and reduces the likelihood of the contractor exploiting other claims channels within the project contract.
摘要在建筑业参与者中,天气被认为是影响项目现金流的最关键因素之一。由于建筑业的激励结构和合同细节,天气对承包商项目目标的总体影响并非微不足道。本文提出了一个框架,利用建筑业的程式化事实来激励在管理非琐碎天气影响时使用天气衍生品。利用一家大型建筑承包商提供的数据对拟议的框架进行了论证。我们表明,承包商用于对冲目的的天气衍生品投资组合可以解决承包商对损失的厌恶以及天气和施工之间的复杂关系。此外,天气衍生品套期保值降低了承包商在面临天气延误时参与风险追逐行为的动机,并降低了承包商利用项目合同中其他索赔渠道的可能性。
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