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48 results for elasticity of substitution

IAMs overestimate carbon prices due to flawed modeling of technology transitions.

problem IAMs use CES function to model technology transitions, leading to unrealistic cost curves.
method Propose using dynamically varying elasticity of substitution instead of CES.
result IAMs' monotonically increasing carbon cost is an artifact of modeling, not reality.

Geometric theory explains substitutability in market outcomes based on production constraints.

problem Understanding substitutability in markets with structured feasible products.
method Modeling the set of feasible products as a compact Riemannian manifold to study intrinsic geometry and its effects on substitutability.
result Intrinsic geometry of the feasible set governs substitutability and market outcomes, with curvature controlling technological substitution elasticity.

Is the elasticity of intertemporal substitution (EIS) more or less than one? This question can be answered by confronting theoretical results of asset pricing models with investor behaviour during episodes of stock market panic. If we consider these episodes as periods of high risk aversion, then lower asset prices are…

2015-05-27abs ↗pdf ↗

The study models productivity growth and cost shares in Japan and Korea.

problem Estimating productivity growth and cost shares in multifactor CES models.
method Regression of cost shares on factor prices using linked input-output tables.
result Economy-wide propagation of productivity stimuli evaluated in a multi-sectoral model.

The standard asset pricing models (the CCAPM and the Epstein-Zin non-expected utility model) counterintuitively predict that equilibrium asset prices can rise if the representative agent's risk aversion increases. If the income effect, which implies enhanced saving as a result of an increase in risk aversion, dominates…

2014-03-04abs ↗pdf ↗

Investigates stability of Epstein-Zin problem under market distortions.

problem Stability of Epstein-Zin problem in incomplete markets.
method Analyzes perturbations in returns and volatility, and interest rate; proves convergence of optimal solutions.
result Proves convergence of optimal consumption streams and value functions in the limit of model perturbations.

A new method for analyzing product competition using low-dimensional embeddings.

problem Computational challenges in studying product-level competition for millions of products.
method Product2Vec, a method based on representation learning algorithm Word2Vec.
result The method produces more accurate demand forecasts and price elasticities compared to state-of-the-art models.

We define 2-dimensional topological substitutions. A tiling of the Euclidean plane, or of the hyperbolic plane, is substitutive if the underlying 2-complex can be obtained by iteration of a 2-dimensional topological substitution. We prove that there is no primitive substitutive tiling of the hyperbolic plane $\mathbb{H…

2011-01-20abs ↗pdf ↗

Long-term debt instruments can't be deposit substitutes due to mismatched features.

problem Long-term debt instruments cannot function as deposit substitutes due to their maturity and capital preservation.
method Applied fundamental theory of bond values to 'PEACe Bonds' to show incompatibility.
result Long-term debt instruments cannot be deposit substitutes due to their mismatched features.

Study many-player investment-consumption games with power FPPs, finding market-risk preference affects consumption.

problem Investment and consumption optimization in a mean field competition setting.
method Solve many-player and mean field games using power FPPs, providing closed-form solutions.
result Market-risk relative consumption preference affects agent's consumption decisions.

Solves consumption-investment problem with random horizon under Epstein-Zin preferences.

problem Maximizing consumption and investment under random time horizons with Epstein-Zin utility.
method Backward stochastic differential equations with superlinear growth on unbounded random horizons.
result Optimal strategies differ significantly when moving from fixed to random time horizons.

The paper refutes standard asset pricing models and introduces new theories.

problem Inaccuracies in standard asset pricing models.
method Introduces new theories and empirical tests to explain asset pricing anomalies.
result New theories explain why standard models are inaccurate and provide insights.

An efficient algorithm for k-median clustering in a sequential setting without substitutions.

problem Clustering a sequence of examples without being able to substitute centers later.
method An efficient algorithm with a multiplicative approximation factor of twice the offline algorithm's factor, and an optimal offline algorithm.
result The efficient algorithm achieves a good approximation of the optimal offline solution.

The paper models currency substitution and money demand in CEE countries, finding interest rate spreads influence money demand.

problem Understanding currency substitution and money demand in CEE countries.
method Developed a microeconomic model to differentiate currency substitution from money demand sensitivity to exchange rate variations.
result Money demand is influenced by the interest rate spread between CEE countries and the euro area, not just currency substitution.

Study optimizes insurance and investment strategies for risk-averse insurers under ambiguity.

problem Optimizing insurance and investment strategies for risk-averse insurers under ambiguity.
method Solves a coupled FBSDE to derive optimal strategies and value function.
result Optimal consumption, investment, and reinsurance strategies influenced by risk aversion and EIS.

Study adds investment gains and losses to recursive utility model, proving existence and uniqueness of utility process.

problem Existence and uniqueness of utility process in a recursive utility model with investment gains and losses.
method Generalized recursive utility model with constant elasticity of intertemporal substitution and relative risk aversion degree. Proved existence and uniqueness in a specific, finite-state Markovian setting.
result Utility process exists and is unique when agent derives nonnegative gain-loss utility, and non-existent or non-unique otherwise.

New algorithm selects genes for cancer classification using adaptive elastic net and conditional mutual information.

problem Selecting informative genes for microarray cancer classification.
method Adaptive Elastic Net with Conditional Mutual Information (AEN-CMI).
result AEN-CMI achieves the best classification performance with fewer genes.

The paper studies rigidity and continuity in nonlinear elasticity on manifolds and hypersurfaces.

problem Rigidity and continuity properties of elastic bodies in non-Euclidean settings.
method Geometric rigidity estimates, asymptotic rigidity of elastic membranes, simplified geometric proof of continuous dependence.
result Established geometric rigidity estimate and proved asymptotic rigidity of elastic membranes.

Study preserves planar and graphical properties of curves under elastic flow.

problem Maintaining planar and graphical properties of non-compact curves under elastic flow.
method Extended recent work on adapted elastic energy to derive thresholds for planar and graphical embeddedness.
result Derived new Li--Yau type inequality for complete planar curves.

SAFER method certifies robustness to word substitutions without model structure.

problem Certified robustness against synonymous word substitutions in NLP models.
method Randomized smoothing with stochastic ensemble of randomized inputs.
result Significantly outperforms state-of-the-art methods for certified robustness.

SHOPPER models consumer choices with substitutes and complements.

problem Understanding how consumers choose products with interactions.
method Sequential probabilistic model with interpretable components for price interventions.
result SHOPPER accurately predicts consumer choices and identifies product pairs.

The paper studies the free elastic flow of closed curves and finds their asymptotic shape converges to a circle.

problem Challenges in studying the asymptotic behavior of the free elastic flow for closed curves.
method Analysis of the free elastic flow as an L2L^2-gradient flow for Euler's elastic energy.
result An appropriate rescaling of initial curves geometrically close to circles converges to a unique round circle.

Motivated by the problem of finding an explicit description of a developable narrow Moebius strip of minimal bending energy, which was first formulated by M. Sadowsky in 1930, we will develop the theory of elastic strips. Recently E.L. Starostin and G.H.M. van der Heijden found a numerical description for an elastic Mo…

2010-01-22abs ↗pdf ↗

Study gauge freedoms in elastic wave equations and Dirichlet-to-Neumann map.

problem Recover stiffness tensor and density from Dirichlet-to-Neumann map.
method Analyze invariance under coordinate transformations and gauge freedoms.
result Present gauge freedoms in the Dirichlet-to-Neumann map for Riemannian elastic wave equation.

Study of elastic models in non-Euclidean spaces via Γ-convergence.

problem Elasticity in non-Euclidean ambient spaces with incompatible local rest distances.
method Γ-convergence to derive a limit elastic model, relating minimum energy to curvature discrepancy.
result Linearized version of a conjecture in elasticity confirmed, linking energy to curvature.

New discrete curves defined in space forms with geometric properties.

problem Defining discrete elastic and constrained elastic curves in space forms.
method Extending discrete Euclidean curvature to space forms and using Bäcklund transformations.
result Discrete elastic and constrained elastic curves are elements of a curve hierarchy.

Local elasticity in neural networks makes predictions resilient to dissimilar updates.

problem Understanding resilience of neural network predictions to updates from dissimilar data.
method Simulation and geometric interpretation using neural tangent kernel.
result Local elasticity persists in neural networks with nonlinear activation functions, not in linear ones.

Study elastic Dirichlet-to-Neumann map to uniquely determine metrics and spectral invariants.

problem Uniquely determine metrics of Riemannian manifolds from elastic Dirichlet-to-Neumann maps.
method Explicitly get matrix-valued full symbol for elastic Dirichlet-to-Neumann map, prove metric uniqueness, calculate spectral invariants.
result Elastic Dirichlet-to-Neumann map uniquely determines the metric of a real-analytic Riemannian manifold.

Defect of knot polynomials remains invariant under certain braid substitutions.

problem Invariance of knot polynomial defects under specific transformations.
method Investigation of defect invariants under antiparallel and parallel braid substitutions.
result Defect remains unchanged under antiparallel braid substitutions and changes by half the added length under parallel braid substitutions.