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The 21st century has witnessed a rapid development and evolution of digital technologies. While the internet and online platforms are increasingly ingrained in our daily lives, a new era of the digital realm is emerging: the Metaverse. What is the...
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In addition to planning and control methods, heuristics („mental short cuts“) are also used in corporate decision-making, the application of which is sometimes viewed extremely critically. The article highlights one of the most important...
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The external production factor plays a central role in service production and management. His involvement in the production of services brings additional uncertainty into this process, which is particularly evident in the fact that the service...
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We investigate gender-specific differences in winnings on the German version of the game show „Who wants to be a millionaire?“. The discrete and highly right-skewed distribution of winnings gives rise to interesting statistical problems. We show...
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The security situation in North-East Asia has deteriorated continuously in recent years. While North Korea is threatening its neighbours with an increasing number of missile tests, Taiwan’s situation in a potential conflict between the People’s...
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Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) are a contractual instrument for the purchase of electricity from renewable energy sources, which at the same time allows the hedging of market price risks due to its fixed price structure. This article defines the...
The procedure for modelling the yield curve using the Nelson/Siegel/Svensson method described in the first part of the case study is now applied. The yield curve estimation is explained using German government bonds and UK Gilts. Building on this,...