Essays about: "simulating business"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 24 essays containing the words simulating business.

  1. 11. Blockchain consensus mechanisms : the case of natural disasters

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Avdelningen för systemteknik

    Author : Okan Arabaci; [2018]
    Keywords : Blockchain; consensus; proof of work; medical industry; natural disaster; resilience;

    Abstract : Blockchain is described as a trustworthy distributed service for parties that do not fully trust each other. It enables business transactions to be handled without a third party or central governance. For this distributed and concurrent communication to work, a consensus mechanism needs to be implemented into the blockchain protocol. READ MORE

  3. 12. A techno-economic environmental approach to improving the performance of PV, battery, grid-connected, diesel hybrid energy systems : A case study in Kenya

    University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Energiteknik

    Author : Jason Clifford Wilson; [2018]
    Keywords : hybrid energy systems; photovoltaics; energy storage; batteries; diesel reduction; renewable energy design; simulation analysis; performance optimization;

    Abstract : Backup diesel generator (DG) systems continue to be a heavily polluting and costly solution for institutions with unreliable grid connections. These systems slow economic growth and accelerate climate change. READ MORE

  4. 13. Automation, population aging, and growth

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Alfred Romero Molina; [2017]
    Keywords : automation; population aging; economic growth; PAYGO pension system; Overlapping Generations Model; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : In this paper we analyze the effects that automation and population aging exert on economic growth. We do that by means of an Overlapping Generations Model (Diamond, 1965) in which automation capital is taken into account in the production structure of the economy. READ MORE

  5. 14. Extracting volatility smiles from historical spot data

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Emil Larsson; [2017]
    Keywords : Monte Carlo option pricing; empirical volatility smile; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : The Black-Scholes model has been the fundamental framework for option pricing since its publication 1973, but it is known to have shortcomings. To correct for this, plenty of research in option pricing theory has been focused on calibrating a stochastic process to match asset behavior in the financial markets better than the geometric Brownian motion that Black-Scholes assume describe asset behaviour justly. READ MORE

  6. 15. Trading CDS Indices vs. Equity Index Futures – A pairs trade

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Daniel Alavei; Tobias Olsson; [2015]
    Keywords : Cointegration; Equity Index Future; CDS Index; Pairs Trading; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : In this thesis we use a unique data set to show that there is a cointegrating relationship between the EURO STOXX 50 index and the Markit iTraxx Europe index that can be exploited through trading. As far as we know, we are the first ones to write about trading this pair in an academic paper. READ MORE