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Defossilisation of the Energy Supply of a Chemical Site by Integration of a Carnot Battery
Chemie Ingenieur Technik, EarlyView.This study presents the results of a techno‐economic analysis of CO2‐free energy supply concepts for electricity and heat for the defossilisation of a chemical park in Germany for the model years 2030 and 2045. The focus is on the integration of a Carnot battery with thermal energy storage, which enables the flexible use of green fuels and renewable ...
Martin Bolten +6 more
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Assessing Investment and Longevity Risks within Immediate Annuities [PDF]
, 2007 Life annuities provide a guaranteed income for the remainder of the recipient’s lifetime, and therefore, annuitization presents an important option when choosing an adequate investment strategy for the retirement ages.
Bauer, Daniel, Weber, Frederik
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Linking Environmental Health and Civic Health: An Analysis of Air Pollution and Charitable Giving
Nonprofit Management and Leadership, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study examines the effect of air pollution on charitable giving. We suggest that the burdens associated with poor air quality are associated with a dampening of civic and philanthropic engagement. Analyzing 12 years of county‐level data from the United States with fixed‐effects OLS and instrumental variables regressions, we identify a ...
Gregory D. Saxton +6 more
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International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.Abstract Asset managers, private equity firms and other institutional investors have assumed an increasingly important role in the ownership and management of housing and infrastructure since the Global Financial Crisis. This article analyses how social housing in London is being transformed into a financial asset through an analysis of ‘income strip ...
Aretousa Bloom, Joe Penny
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Coresidence: How parental characteristics matter
Real Estate Economics, EarlyView.Abstract Coresidence in the parental home is known to depend on young adult characteristics and market conditions, but there is more limited knowledge on whether or how parental characteristics matter. We model the coresidence outcome as a multigenerational joint optimization decision and use Panel Study of Income Dynamics data to examine the ...
Arthur Acolin +2 more
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A linear algebraic method for pricing temporary life annuities and insurance policies [PDF]
, 2010 We recast the valuation of annuities and life insurance contracts under mortality and interest rates, both of which are stochastic, as a problem of solving a system of linear equations with random perturbations.
Date, P, Jalen, L, Mamon, R, Wang, IC
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How much are you willing to pay to avoid lockdowns? Evidence from the real estate market
Real Estate Economics, EarlyView.Abstract In response to the COVID‐19 pandemic, numerous countries implemented lockdowns. In Victoria, Australia, a unique two‐tier system was employed, segregating areas with a Ring of Steel boundary and imposing additional restrictions within. This study focuses on the impact of lockdowns on housing prices and rents, exploring whether people are ...
Jian Liang, Chyi Lin Lee, Qiang Li
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Modelling the fair value of annuities contracts: the impact of interest rate risk and mortality risk [PDF]
, 2006 The purpose of this paper is to analyze the problem of the fair valuation of annuities contracts. The market consistent valuation of these products requires a pricing framework which includes the two main sources of risk affecting the value of the ...
Ballotta, L., Esposito, G., Haberman, S.
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Crossroads of the Life of Vittorio Alfieri
Journal for Eighteenth-Century Studies, EarlyView.Abstract This article examines Vittorio Alfieri's Life as a deliberately constructed narrative of cultural, linguistic, and political self‐fashioning within eighteenth‐century European intellectual networks. Rather than treating the autobiography as a transparent record of experience, the article argues that Alfieri retrospectively reorganizes his ...
Sara Gallegati
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Abacus, EarlyView.Relevance and faithful representation are identified by standard‐setters as fundamental qualitative characteristics for useful accounting information. We critically assess whether current pension measurement guidance under International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and US generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) results in pension ...
Divya Anantharaman, Darren Henderson
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