157 Discussion Papers

• 14-137/IV - Capital Structure Arbitrage revisited

  Author: Marcin Wojtowicz, VU University Amsterdam, the Netherlands

  Date: October 20, 2014

• 14-136/VII - Risk, Uncertainty and Entrepreneurship: Evidence From a Lab-in-the-Field Experiment

  Authors: Martin Koudstaal, University of Amsterdam; Randolph Sloof, University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Mirjam van Praag, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark

  Date: October 17, 2014

• 14-135/III - Temporal, Spatial, Economic and Crime Factors in Illicit Drug Usage across European Cities

  Authors: Jacques J.F. Commandeur, VU University Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Suncica Vujic, University of Antwerp, Belgium; Siem Jan Koopman, VU University Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Barbara Kasprzyk-Hordern, University of Bath, United Kingdom

  Date: October 16, 2014

• 14-134/III - European Market Portfolio Diversification Strategies across the GFC

  Authors: David E. Allen, University of Sydney, University of South Australia, Australia; Michael McAleer, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan, Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands, Complutense University of Madrid, Spain; Robert J. Powell, Edith Cowan University, Australia; Abhay K. Singh, Edith Cowan University, Australia

  Date: October 16, 2014

• 14-133/III - Expected Utility and Catastrophic Risk

  Authors: Masako Ikefuji, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark; Roger Laeven, University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Jan Magnus, VU University Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Chris Muris, Simon Fraser University, Canada

  Date: October 14, 2014

• 14-132/VIII - The Economics of Transboundary River Management

  Authors: Erik Ansink, VU University Amsterdam; Harold Houba, VU University Amsterdam

  Date: October 06, 2014

• 14-131/VII - Price Competition on Graphs

  Authors: Pim Heijnen, University of Groningen; Adriaan Soetevent, University of Groningen

  Date: October 02, 2014

• 14-130/VIII - A Practical Method to estimate the Benefits of Improved Network Reliability: An Application to Departing Air Passengers

  Authors: Eric Kroes, Significance, The Hague, VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Paul R. Koster, VU University Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Stefanie Peer, VU University Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Vienna University of Economics and Business, Austria

  Date: September 30, 2014

• 14-129/VII - Penalizing Cartels: The Case for Basing Penalties on Price Overcharge

  Authors: Yannis Katsoulacos, Athens University of Economics and Business, Greece; Evgenia Motchenkova, VU University Amsterdam; David Ulph, University of St Andrews, United Kingdom

  Date: September 26, 2014

• 14-128/VIII - The Influence of Environmental Concerns on Drivers’ Preferences for Electric Cars

  Author: Alexandros Dimitropoulos, VU University Amsterdam

  Date: September 22, 2014

• 14-127/III - The Forecast Combination Puzzle: A Simple Theoretical Explanation

  Authors: Gerda Claeskens, KU Leuven, Belgium; Jan Magnus, VU University Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Andrey Vasnev, University of Sydney, Australia; Wendun Wang, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, the Netherlands

  Date: September 19, 2014

• 14-126/III - Adaptation for Mitigation

  Authors: Masako Ikefuji, University of Southern Denmark, Esbjerg, Denmark; Jan Magnus, VU University Amsterdam, Netherlands; Hiroaki Sakamoto, Waseda University, Japan

  Date: September 19, 2014

• 14-125/III - Asymmetry and Leverage in Conditional Volatility Models

  Author: Michael McAleer, National Tsing Hua University Taiwan; Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands; Complutense University of Madrid, Spain

  Date: September 18, 2014

• 14-124/VIII - Renewable Energy and Negative Externalities: The Effect of Wind Turbines on House Prices

  Authors: Martijn I. Dröes, University of Amsterdam, VU University Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Hans R.A. Koster, VU University Amsterdam, the Netherlands

  Date: September 18, 2014

• 14-123/VII - Detailed Data and Changes in Market Structure: The Move to Unmanned Gasoline Service Stations

  Authors: Tadas Bruzikas, University of Groningen; Adriaan R. Soetevent, University of Groningen, the Netherlands

  Date: September 16, 2014

• 14-122/VIII - Transformations of Industrial Heritage: Insights into External Effects on House Prices

  Authors: Mark van Duijn, VU University Amsterdam, University of Groningen, the Netherlands; Jan Rouwendal, VU University Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Richard Boersema, Colliers International, Amsterdam

  Date: September 12, 2014

• 14-121/VII - When a Price is Enough: Implementation in Optimal Tax Design

  Authors: Sander Renes, Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands, University of Mannheim, Germany; Floris T. Zoutman, Norwegian School of Economics, Norway

  Date: September 11, 2014

• 14-120/VIII - Local Economic Conditions and the Nature of New Housing Supply

  Authors: Christian A.L. Hilber, London School of Economics, United Kingdom; Jan Rouwendal, VU University Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Wouter Vermeulen, CPB Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis, The Hague, the Netherlands

  Date: September 02, 2014

• 14-119/III - Bayesian Forecasting of US Growth using Basic Time Varying Parameter Models and Expectations Data

  Authors: Nalan Basturk, Maastricht University, the Netherlands; Pinar Ceyhan, Erasmus University Rotterdam; Herman K. van Dijk, Erasmus University Rotterdam, VU University Amsterdam, the Netherlands

  Date: September 01, 2014

• 14-118/III - Joint Bayesian Analysis of Parameters and States in Nonlinear, Non-Gaussian State Space Models

  Authors: István Barra, VU University Amsterdam, Duisenberg School of Finance, the Netherlands; Lennart Hoogerheide, VU University Amsterdam; Siem Jan Koopman, VU University Amsterdam; André Lucas, VU University Amsterdam, the Netherlands

  Date: September 02, 2014