On the link between forward energy prices: A nonlinear panel cointegration approach

Threshold cointegration and nonlinear adjustment between stock prices and dividends

According to several empirical studies, the linear present-value model fails to explain the behaviour of stock prices in the long run. We analyse the possible presence of threshold cointegration between real stock prices and dividends for the US market during the period from 1871:1 to 2004:6. According to our results, the null hypothesis of linear cointegration between stock prices and dividend...

The Effect of Energy Carriers Prices on Manufactured Export in Iran, Using Panel Data Model

According to international trade theories, countries attempt to produce and export commodities with their abundant resources. Iran has great energy resources and availability of inexpensive energy input has increased energy consumption per capita in manufacturing sector as well as in consuming sector. Relying on low energy price, manufacturers employ energy-intensive methods for producing and e...

The long-run relationship between pension liabilities and asset prices: a cointegration approach

This paper explores the long-term relationship between salaries and asset prices and relates it to asset allocation decisions of defined benefit pension funds. In particular, it discusses whether a 100% bond allocation is indeed the minimum risk position for an ongoing scheme whose benefits accruing to active members rise in line with their wages. The main finding is that, while shorter-run cor...

the effect of a selfregulatory approach on the improvement of efl learners listening comprehension

تاثیر آموزش مهارت خود محوری بر روی ارتقاء مهارت شنیداری زبان آموزان هدف این پژوهش بررسی عوامل موثر در ارتقا مهارت شنیداری زبان آموزان ایرانی بود. در مرحله اول این تحقیق پژوهشگر پس از انجام مصاحبه نود زبان آموز را با استفاده از تست ایلتس انتخاب شدند. برای بررسی عوامل عوامل موثر در ارتقا مهارت شنیداری زبان آموزان ایرانی از دو نوع فیلم ویرایش شده و ویرایش نشده استفاده گردید.برای انجام تح...

Unemployment and Input Prices: a Fractional Cointegration Approach