An approach to non-rationality of the curves Y 2 = f(X) using only elementary valuation-theoretic arguments is analyzed and compared with the classical approaches.

We investigate a common value bilateral bargaining model with two sided private information and no aggregate uncertainty. A seller owns an asset whose common valuation is a deterministic function of the two traders’private signals. We …rst establish a no-trade theorem for this environment, and proceed to study the e¤ect of the asset valuation structure and the trading mechanism on extent to whi...

Increasing concerns over environmental degradation have amplified the role of environmental economics and the valuation of non-pecuniary environmental resources as tools of analysis to facilitate the design of policies. To date, however, environmental valuation methods have continued to be unreliable, misleading and contentious as a guide to resource allocations and damage compensations. Damage...

Appraisals should assess the market value of properties and are necessary for buying, selling or building decisions, for lending and for taxation. Despite this unambiguous task different techniques exist for ascertaining market values. An valuation approach should be in accordance with economic theory and should generate appraisals, which are reliable estimates for transaction prices. This diss...