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Asymmetry and the cost of capital.
(2nd World Finance Conference, Rhodes., 2011)
The expected cost of capital is a crucial component for most of the topics in corporate finance. Unfortunately in the presence of risky debt, it is systematically overestimated. This bias is increasing in leverage and the ...
The transformative capabilities of mediation on strenuous Labor-Management relation. An exploratory case study within the Telecommunications Sector in an emerging economy
(23rd Annual IACM Conference Paper, 2010)
This paper examines how and why a mediation process may transform an antagonistic labormanagement
relation, in two post-privatized telecommunications companies in an emerging
economy, and make it evolve from severe ...
The Future of Mathematics in Economics: a Philosophically Grounded Proposal
(The Future of Mathematics in Economics: a Philosophically Grounded Proposal - Fundations of Science, 2016)
The use of mathematics in economics has been widely discussed. The philosophical
discussion on what mathematics is remains unsettled on why it can be applied to
the study of the real world. We propose to get back to some ...
Happiness Economics, Eudaimonia and Positive Psychology: From Happiness Economics to Flourishing Economics
(Journal of happiness studies, June 2014,, 2014)
A remarkable current development, happiness economics focuses on the relevance
of people’s happiness in economic analyses. As this theory has been criticised for
relying on an incomplete notion of happiness, this paper ...
Two Conceptions of Economics and Maximization
(Cambridge Journal of Economics 2013, 37, 759–774 doi:10.1093/cje/bes076, 2011)
Economics has evolved from a ‘domain-focused’ conception, i.e. the study of specific kinds of human activities, to a ‘scarcity-based’ conception, i.e. the study of a particular approach to all human choices. It thus enlarged ...
LA CIENCIA ECONÓMICA
(Epistemologia de las ciencias sociales, A. Pithod, Editorial Porrúa:145-159, 2010)
No recuerdo en qué museo vi una preciosa acuarela del gran pintor valenciano Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida que me llamó la atención. Me encanta la pintura de Sorolla, pero en este cuadro había algo más. Representaba a un grupo ...
TWO CONCEPTIONS OF ECONOMICS
(Journal of Applied Economics-Leading Paper-Vol.XIV,N°2, November 2011:181-197., 2011)
As Ronald Coase points out there are two kinds of conceptions of economics: first, the conception that emphasizes the study of specific kinds of human activities; and second, the conception that makes economics the study ...
Valuation in Emerging Markets: A Simulation Approach
(Morgan Stanley, 2010-04)
Most of the foundations of valuation theory have been designed for use in developed markets. Because of the greater, and in some cases different, risks associated with emerging markets (although recent experience might ...
The Increasing Role of Practical Reason in the Human Development Reports
(Review of Social Economy, 2013, 2013)
This paper will argue for the need to reinsert practical reason into economics. It will first define, classify and characterize practical reason. Secondly, it will show how it applies to Economics (Section 2). Then, it ...
El conocimiento directivo como ciencia práctica
(Epistemologia de las ciencias sociales, A. Pithod, 2010)
En los últimos años asistimos a un creciente interés en conocer el pensamiento de autores clásicos sobre cuestiones fundamentales de la vida humana. Esta nueva atención a dichos autores se origina, en primer lugar, en que ...