Essays about: "policy weights"

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1. 1. Exploring Coordination Mechanisms and Product Characteristics for Food Waste Reduction Principles: A Case Study in Physical Distribution

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Teknisk logistik

   Author : Zacharias Samuelsson; [2022]
   Keywords : Food Waste; Food Waste Mitigation; Food Supply Chain; Food Retailing; Food Waste Mitigation in Distribution; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : Title: Exploring Coordination Mechanisms and Product Characteristics for Food Waste Reduction Principles: A Case Study in Physical Distribution Author: Zacharias Samuelsson Thesis supervisor: Eva Berg, Faculty of Engineering at Lund University Thesis Purpose: Identify food waste causes in a global distribution network and develop an improvement proposal for minimizing food waste. Method: This study develops a food waste mitigation framework based on a literature review and assess it through a case at a company. READ MORE

3. 2. MEASURING ECO-EFFICIENCY OF PRODUCTION IN OECD MEMBER COUNTRIES : A STOCHASTIC FRONTIER ANALYSIS

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Nationalekonomi

   Author : Mahmoud Seif Mohammed; [2022]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : This paper analyzed the eco-efficiency of 27 OECD member countries by using output-oriented Stochastic Frontier Analysis (SFA) model. In the set-up of the model, Gross Domestic Product (GDP) was used as a good output whereas Carbon dioxide (CO2), Sulphur dioxide (SO2) and Nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions were used as bad outputs. READ MORE

4. 3. Improving term structure measurements by incorporating steps in a multiple yield curve framework

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Produktionsekonomi

   Author : Gustav Villwock; Clara Rydholm; [2022]
   Keywords : Finance; Interest rates; Term structure measurement; Monte Carlo; Financial mathematics; Yield curve; Policy rates; Multiple yield curve framework; Stochastic programming; Risk factor modeling; Hedging; Performance attribution; Principle component analysis; GARCH; Maximum likelihood estimation; Copula;

   Abstract : By issuing interest rate derivative contracts, market makers such as large banks are exposed to undesired risk. There are several methods for banks to hedge themselves against this type of risk; one such method is the stochastic programming model developed by Blomvall and Hagenbjörk (2022). READ MORE

5. 4. A Case Study to develop and test GIS/SDSS methods to assess the production capacity of a Cocoa Site in Trinidad and Tobago

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

   Author : Pritam Kumarsingh; [2021]
   Keywords : geography; GIS; MCA; Fuzzy; AHP; cocoa; SDSS; crop; management; climate; soil; agriculture; production; LGP; Trinidad; Tobago; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : Pritam Kumarsingh A Case Study to develop and test GIS/SDSS methods to assess the production capacity of a Cocoa Site in Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago has achieved world-wide affirmation for its unique fine and flavour cocoa (Theobroma cacao). This classification of cocoa commands price premiums on the global market. READ MORE

6. 5. Monetary Policy Regime Shifts in Hungary: A State-Space Approach : A study of a modified Taylor Rule in Hungary with thime-varying properties of monetary policy

   University essay from Södertörns högskola/Nationalekonomi

   Author : Daniel Svanholm; [2021]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : This thesis demonstrates how a Taylor rule could capture the monetary policy decision pro- cess with imperfect information. The changes in the weights present in the rule reflect policy regime shifts. This framework is suitable in studying a small open transitional economy such as Hungary in recent years. READ MORE