Logarithmic quasi-homothetic preferences

We study a class of quasi-homothetic preferences, which result in demands that are logarithmic in own prices when these have a negligible impact on aggregate prices (as in monopolistic competition models). Thus marginal revenues are computationally friendly and well behaved.     

On the Allocation of Possible EU Total Allowable Catches (TAC) for the Mediterranean Swordfish: An Envy‐Free Criterion and Equitable Procedure

This paper examines the allocation of entitlement rights for the management of common property resources. In particular, the case of allocating a Total Allowable Catch quota for the Mediterranean swordfish is examined as a case study. The proposed approach comprises three steps. First, there is a bargaining procedure between the European Union (EU) and the rest of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) countries. As soon as an initial agreement is possible, the EU considers various equitable rationing methods to allocate its share to the European Member States. These rationing methods draw upon two different streams of the literature, bankruptcy and ‘burden sharing’. Finally, the European Member States reach a fair agreement through minimising an envy‐free index. The allocation rule which is defined as the weighted average of equal proportion and equal share rationales represents the best compromise solution.     

Post-War Productivity Patterns in U.S. Agriculture: Influences of Aggregation Procedures in a State-Level Analysis

Annual data for forty-eight states are used to account for changes in the composition of input and output aggregates over space and time, and thereby to obtain new evidence on changes in inputs, outputs, and productivity in U.S. agriculture. The measures change significantly when we use state-specific rather than national prices and when we allow for changes in the composition of the aggregates, especially of labor and capital inputs. We compare our estimates and those reported by Ball et al. ( American Journal of Agricultural Economics 81(1999):164–79). The national estimates are similar but substantial differences are found in state-level productivity growth.     

亚洲地区股票指数收益率的波动性研究——基于GARCH族模型

为防范股票市场上的不确定性和风险,有效地度量股票指数收益率的波动性显得尤为重要。本文运用GARCH族模型,拟合了股票指数收益率的波动性方程,并实证研究了亚洲地区四个最具代表性国家:日本、中国、印度和韩国的股票指数收益率的波动性。结果表明:亚洲地区股票指数收益率的波动呈现出聚集性和持续性,股票市场存在着冲击的非对称性;中国和印度的股票市场抗风险能力比日本和韩国弱,股票指数收益率的波动性带来的负面影响更大。     

Explaining asset pricing puzzles associated with the 1987 market crash

The 1987 market crash was associated with a dramatic and permanent steepening of the implied volatility curve for equity index options, despite minimal changes in aggregate consumption. We explain these events within a general equilibrium framework in which expected endowment growth and economic uncertainty are subject to rare jumps. The arrival of a jump triggers the updating of agents' beliefs about the likelihood of future jumps, which produces a market crash and a permanent shift in option prices. Consumption and dividends remain smooth, and the model is consistent with salient features of individual stock options, equity returns, and interest rates.     

基于EGRACH模型的股指期货对股市非对称性波动影响的实证研究

本文基于EGRACH模型,利用高频数据,实证检验了沪深300股指期货对我国股市非对称波动的影响。实证研究表明,沪深300股指期货与现货市场之间存在互为格兰杰因果关系,在股指期货初期股指期货对股市的波动有放大作用,在远期降低了非对称性波动,具有稳定股市的功效。     

基于GE指数的地区财政支出差距测度与分解

采用GE指数分解法,对1994-2006年的我国财政支出差异进行分析.结果发现:我国财政支出的总体差异呈现逐年上升的趋势.区域间和区域内差异贡献率呈现相反的变动趋势,东部地区内的差异是导致地区内差异的重要因素.     

权证隐含波动率在标的证券波动率预测中的作用研究

资产收益的波动是投资者投资决策的主要依据.本文选取了葛州和长虹等七只权证作为样本.首先应用单位根检验,验证各样本历史波动率和隐含波动率序列的平稳性,在此基础上检验各样本两种波动率序列的协整关系.最后,对隐含波动率所包含的额外信息进行探讨.结果表明,已实现波动率和隐含波动率基本上呈现单位根状态,并且两者之问基本不存在协整关系,权证的隐含波动率确实拥有额外的信息.投资者在实际运作中,可以加入隐含波动率来提高对实际波动率预测的准确性.     

Are VIX futures prices predictable? An empirical investigation

This paper investigates whether volatility futures prices per se can be forecasted by studying the fast-growing VIX futures market. To this end, alternative model specifications are employed. Point and interval out-of-sample forecasts are constructed and evaluated under various statistical metrics. Next, the economic significance of the forecasts obtained is also assessed by performing trading strategies. Only weak evidence of statistically predictable patterns in the evolution of volatility futures prices is found. No trading strategy yields economically significant profits. Hence, the hypothesis that the VIX volatility futures market is informationally efficient cannot be rejected.