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12 votes
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Why are cost functions often assumed to be convex in microeconomics?

10 votes
3 answers
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What is the consensus (if any) on Peters "The ergodicity problem in economics" (2019)?

9 votes
5 answers
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References for particular definitions of risk and uncertainty

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5 answers
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Current status and trends in the choice of software for teaching econometrics

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1 answer
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Measuring effects of degree of (buyer) competition on price: references

7 votes
2 answers
81 views

Econometrics blogs (after Econometrics Beat has been closed)

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Fixes of quadratic utility when probability of decreasing utility is large

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2 answers
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Any major theory/model that considers return due to idiosyncratic risk?

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2 answers
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Is this a case of nonseparable utility (across states of nature)?

5 votes
1 answer
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A large spike in home ownership in the U.S. in 2020: why?

5 votes
1 answer
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Time value of money: impatience, risk, inflation... and opportunity cost?

5 votes
1 answer
49 views

Up-to-date survey of panel data models

5 votes
1 answer
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Trying to understand the notion of required return

4 votes
2 answers
104 views

Applied financial econometrics textbook

4 votes
1 answer
121 views

Why utility rather than expected utility in Cochrane's "Asset Pricing"?

4 votes
1 answer
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Are simultaneous equation models out of fashion? Why?

4 votes
1 answer
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Nonseparable utility across states of nature: an intuitive example

3 votes
1 answer
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Utility theory and portfolio optimization: utility of what exactly?

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2 answers
103 views

Does the initial bond price equal the face value?

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1 answer
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Modigliani & Miller with taxes: how is this equation derived?

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0 answers
29 views

Covered interest rate parity: the forward contract is not risk free

2 votes
1 answer
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Relationship between nominal and real interest rates and inflation in a term structure model

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0 answers
66 views

WACC: forward looking vs. backward looking

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0 answers
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Cost of debt: How to adjust YTM for the possibility of bankruptcy?

2 votes
2 answers
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Effect of tax on required return on debt (and equity)

2 votes
1 answer
128 views

Realistic examples of quantity competition

2 votes
1 answer
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Understanding Modigliani & Miller: different graphs in different textbooks

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1 answer
466 views

Examples of risk-neutral firms or people in business

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1 answer
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Repositories for working papers in economics and finance

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1 answer
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When choosing among alternative projects, must one always adjust for opportunity cost?