The Long-term Consequences of Teacher Discretion in Grading of High-stakes...
This paper analyzes the long-term consequences of teacher discretion in grading of high-stakes tests. Evidence is currently lacking, both on which students receive test score manipulation and on...
View ArticleDisability policies: Reform strategies in a comparative perspective -- by...
We analyze different disability policy strategies using policy scores developed by the OECD for the period 1990 to 2007. Applying model-based and hierarchical agglomerative clustering, we investigate...
View ArticleThe 'Pupil' Factory: Specialization and the Production of Human Capital in...
Starting in the 2013-2014 school year, I conducted a randomized field experiment in fifty traditional public elementary schools in Houston, Texas designed to test the potential productivity benefits of...
View ArticleWho Wants Affordable Housing in their Backyard? An Equilibrium Analysis of...
We nonparametrically estimate spillovers of properties financed by the Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) onto neighborhood residents by developing a new difference-in-differences style estimator....
View ArticleImage Versus Information: Changing Societal Norms and Optimal Privacy -- by...
We analyze the costs and benefits of using social image to foster virtuous behavior. A Principal seeks to motivate reputation-conscious agents to supply a public good. Each agent chooses how much to...
View ArticlePEGAS Trading Volumes In April 2016 - PEGAS Volume Doubles Year-On-Year
The pan-European gas trading platform PEGAS registered a total volume of153.7 TWh in April 2016, which represents almost the double of the volume traded over the same period last year (April 2015: 77.0...
View ArticleThe European Federation Of Investors And Financial Services Users: Democratic...
The Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON) of the European Parliament (EP) voted on the text of an own-initiative report evaluating the International Accounting Standards (IAS) and...
View ArticleMGEX Reports 12th-Highest Monthly Volume Of All-Time
MGEX, a Designated Contract Market (DCM) and Derivatives Clearing Organization (DCO), reports a total volume of 212,021 from the month of April, making it the 12th-best month in the history of the...
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DCF Myth 3: You cannot do a valuation, when there is too much uncertainty!
Uncertainty, both imminent and resolved, has been on my mind these last two weeks. I posted my valuation of Valeant on April 20, making the argument that, at least based on my expectations on what...
View ArticleThe Arab Federation of Exchanges Annual Conference 2016
The Arab Federation of Exchanges Annual Conference ended on Thursday 28 April, 2016 which was hosted by Amman Stock Exchange (ASE) under the patronage of the Prime Minister H.E Dr. Abdullah Ensour over...
View ArticleOneChicago Announces Trading Volume For April 2016 - YTD Volume Outpacing...
OneChicago, LLC (OCX), a securities finance exchange, today announced its April 2016 volume of 799,990, an increase of 41% year-over-year. OneChicago is a CFTC and SEC regulated exchange offering...
View ArticleOCC Cleared Contract Volume Increased Two Percent In April - Securities...
OCC, the world’s largest equity derivatives clearing organization, announced today that cleared contract volume in April was 339,522,257 contracts, up two percent from April 2015 monthly volume of...
View ArticleStatement of CFTC Commissioner J. Christopher Giancarlo Regarding the Final...
Statement of CFTC Commissioner J. Christopher Giancarlo Regarding the Final Rule on Amendments to the Definitions of âPortfolio Reconciliationâ and âMaterial Termsâ for Purposes of Swap...
View ArticleStatement Of CFTC Commissioner J. Christopher Giancarlo Regarding The Final...
I support the final rule amending the definitions of portfolio reconciliation and material terms for purposes of swap portfolio reconciliation. I commend the Commission and Division of Swap Dealer...
View ArticlePEGAS - Statement Regarding The Process For Adjustment Of The Conversion...
In 2012, the German gas industry largely agreed on a phase-out of the fee for converting H-Gas into L-Gas and vice versa within the framework of Konni Gas. After a gradual reduction, the conversion fee...
View ArticleCFTC Approves Final Rule On Amendments To The Swap Portfolio Reconciliation...
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today approved a final rule to amend a requirement that swap dealers (SD) and major swap participants (MSP) exchange the terms of swaps with their...
View ArticleKey Figures SIX Swiss Exchange And SIX Structured Products Exchange: April 2016
Trading turnover, including all securities traded on SIX Swiss Exchange and SIX Structured Products Exchange, increased by 9.7% month-on-month in April 2016 to CHF 127.0 billion. However, this trend is...
View ArticleThe Buy Side Report Q1 2016t - Toronto Stock Exchange And TSX Venture Exchange
Welcome to the Q1 2016 edition of "The Buy Side Report," a quarterly information feature about Canada's leading equities markets, Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) and TSX Venture Exchange (TSXV). The...
View ArticleSEC: Silicon Valley Executive Settles Insider Trading Charges
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that a Silicon Valley executive has agreed to pay more than a half-million dollars to settle charges that he traded on inside information received...
View ArticleWeekly Announcements â May 2, 2016
Central Bank of Barbados Joins ERN Government & Public Agency Research Paper Seriesread more...
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