Developing Robust Asset Allocations1 Working Paper First Version: February 17‚ 2006 Current Version: April 18‚ 2006 Thomas M. Idzorek‚ CFA Director of Research Ibbotson Associates 225 North Michigan Avenue Suite 700 Chicago‚ Illinois 60601-7676 312-616-1620 (Main) 312-616-0404 (Fax) tidzorek@ibbotson.com Abstract Over the last 50 years‚ Markowitz’s mean-variance optimization framework has become the asset allocation model of choice. Unfortunately the model often leads to highly concentrated asset
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Lund 2009-11-05 Department of Industrial Management & Logistics Production Management Coordinated inventory control - A case study on its performance compared to the current system at IKEA Master’s Thesis project 1002 Silvia Rasmusson and Björn Sunesson Acknowledgement This master’s thesis is written as a final part of the Master of Science program in Industrial Engineering and Management at Lund University‚ Lund Institute of Technology. The project corresponds to 30 ECT credits and
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University of Halmstad School of Business and Engineering T he E ffects of T elevision A dvertising on C hildren as Consumer Author: Gülçin UYAN Supervisor: Venilton REINERT To my dearest parents 1 A bstract Several researches show that the advertisements play an important role on customers choosing
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2012 Rated Researchers A view on knowledge‚ quality and expertise PReface With this publication‚ the Directorate of Research and Innovation is proud to introduce TUT’s 2012 rated researchers to the research community in general‚ prospective postgraduate students‚ other academic institutions and research-related industries. TUT has 39 rated researchers. Their profiles will give the reader some background and understanding of the researchers‚ their specialisation areas and the difference they
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Mendelson‚ and B. Lauterbach‚ 1997‚ Market microstructure and securities values: Evidence from the Tel Aviv stock exchange‚ Journal of Financial Arnold‚ T.‚ P. Hersch‚ J.H. Mulherin and J. Netter‚ 1999‚ Merging markets‚ The Journal of Finance 54. Axelson‚ Ulf‚ 2007. Security design with investor private information. The Journal of Finance 62‚ 2587-2362. Dittmar‚ Amy and Thakor‚ Anjan‚ 2007‚ Why do firms issue equity?‚ The Journal of Finance 62‚ 1-54. Domowitz‚ I.‚ and B. Steil‚ 2001‚ Innovation in equity
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[pic] Blekinge Institute of Technology Department of Business Administration Bachelor Thesis‚ June 2003 Authors: Marcus Behrens Jakob Waldemarsson Tutor: Wayne Strong Preface Since January we have been thinking and writing on our bachelor thesis‚ which is the final course before examination. During this period we have learned about the complexity of product development‚ and the complexity of writing a thesis on the subject. We would like to thank our tutor Wayne Strong for his enormous
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JIE ZHANG‚ MICHEL WEDEL‚ and RIK PIETERS* There is much evidence that the presence of a feature advertisement can increase the sales and market share of the featured product. However‚ little is known about how feature ad characteristics (e.g.‚ size‚ color‚ and location of the advertisement) affect the sales outcomes and how the effects take place. Prior research has predicted that feature advertisements lead to behavioral outcomes through their effect on consumers’ attention. Building on this idea
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NASA RP 1357 Mir Hardware Heritage David S. F. Portree March 1995 NASA Reference Publication 1357 Mir Hardware Heritage David S. F. Portree Information Services Division Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center Houston‚ Texas Johnson Space Center Reference Series March 1995 This publication is available from the NASA Center for Aerospace Information‚ 800 Elkridge Landing Road‚ Linthicum Heights‚ MD 21090-2934‚ (301) 621-0390 Preface This document was prepared by the Information
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A New Era of Sustainability UN Global Compact-Accenture CEO Study 2010 A New Era of Sustainability CEO reflections on progress to date‚ challenges ahead and the impact of the journey toward a sustainable economy. Peter Lacy Tim Cooper Rob Hayward Lisa Neuberger June 2010 Contents Foreword ...........................................................................02 Introduction .....................................................................03 Acknowledgement of CEO participants
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Discuss digital convergence and how it has impacted media regulation. DIGITAL CONVERGENCE With the several advances in technology these days‚ digital convergence is something that has gained much relevance in today’s world. There is no universal definition of convergence‚ although generally it is understood to mean the ability of different networks to carry similar kinds of services e.g. voice over Internet Protocol (IP) or over circuit switched networks‚ video over cable television or Asynchronous
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