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The crossing of physical boundaries: de-materialization and the move towards de-collecting
(Routledge, 2018)
The tension between materiality and liquidity in society provides a promising opportunity to elucidate how de-materialization influences the iconic transfer of meaning from a singularized physical object into alternative ...
Determinants of intention to participate in corporate BYOD-programs: the case of digital natives
(Springer New York LLC, 2018)
Corporations continue to see a growing demand for Bring-Your-Own-Device (BYOD) programs which allow employees to use their own computing devices for business purposes. This study analyses the demand of digital natives for ...
Heston stochastic vol-of-vol model for joint calibration of VIX and S&P 500 options
(Routledge, 2018)
A parsimonious generalization of the Heston model is proposed where the volatility-of-volatility is assumed to be stochastic. We follow the perturbation technique of Fouque et al [Multiscale Stochastic Volatility for Equity, ...
The Monty Hall problem revisited: autonomic arousal in an inverted version of the game
(Public Library of Science, 2018)
The asymmetry of autonomic arousal for potential losses and gains was assessed by the galvanic skin response (GSR) of participants playing classic and inverted versions of the Monty Hall problem (MHP). In both versions, ...
The information-gathering matrix: a framework for conceptualizing the use of freedom of information laws
(SAGE Publications Inc., 2018)
Scholarship on transparency and freedom of information (FOI) conveys an overwhelmingly “political” narrative. Most uses of FOI, however, are private and nonpolitical in nature. This article explores the gap between the ...
O comitê de articulação federativa no governo Lula: os percalços da cooperação territorial
(Associacao Nacional de Pos-Graduacao e Pesquisa em Ciencias Sociais - ANPOCS, 2018)
This article discusses how Brazilian federalism sought to promote municipal state capacities in Lula's government (2007-2010) through the territorial cooperation between such entities and the Union. It analyzes the Comitê ...
Pork is policy: Dissipative inclusion at the local level
(Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2018)
The article investigates the impact of local policies on human development indicators in Brazilian municipalities. This is an attempt to investigate the role of the legislative branch in reducing inequality and poverty ...
Barrier style contracts under Lévy processes once again
(Springer Verlag, 2018)
In this paper we present new pricing formulas for some Barrier style contracts of European type when the underlying process is driven by an important class of Lévy processes, which includes CGMY model, generalized hyperbolic ...
Heterotópicos e nacionais. Debates histórico-antropológicos sobre o samba na era vargas (1930-1945)
(Editora da PUC-RS, 2018)
The article carries out a historical-anthropological reflection on the relationship between the nationalization of the samba, the institutionalization of the Samba Schools Recreational Guilds, and the political constitution ...
Testing pareto efficiency and competitive equilibrium in economies with public goods
(Elsevier B.V., 2018)
We characterize the nonparametric testable implications of Pareto efficiency and competitive equilibrium in economies with public goods, with and without warm-glow preferences, using mixed integer programming (MIP). Compared ...
