体制对中国股市波动影响分析研究

在传统ARCH中引入体制服从2个状态Markov过程的SWARCH-t(2,3)模型,并与传统GARCH模型中误差项服从的正态、t、GED分布相比,SWARCH-t(2,3)模型较大的提高上证指数的拟合能力,较好的改善了估计精度和对回报序列的描述,解决了传统GARCH高的持续性与较差的预测能力之间的矛盾。同时发现体制2引起的波动是体制1的4.23倍,波动在分解为ARCH波动和体制波动之后,其中的ARCH波动持续性较传统GARCH模型各种分布相比大幅减少,而体制波动的持续性却较高,但这种持续性会因不断出现的政策发生切换。     

论民事诉讼的证明标准

长久以来,我国三大诉讼采用同一证明标准的做法不仅无视各诉讼之间的本质差别,也人为地提高了民事诉讼的证明标准,拖延了案件的审理。由于各自所保护利益性质的不同,民事诉讼理应采用不同于刑事诉讼与行政诉讼的证明标准,但究竟是选用"盖然性占优势"还是"高度盖然性"的标准,在我国的司法改革中却争论不休。     

A discrete-time risk model with Poisson ARCH claim-number process

Abstract

In this paper, we propose a discrete-time risk model with the claim number following an integer-valued autoregressive conditional heteroscedasticity (ARCH) process with Poisson deviates. In this model, the current claim number depends on the previous observations. Within this framework, the equation for finding the adjustment coefficient is derived. Numerical studies are also carried out to examine the impact of the Poisson ARCH dependence structure on the ruin probability.     

Bayesian Variable Selection Under Collinearity

In this article, we highlight some interesting facts about Bayesian variable selection methods for linear regression models in settings where the design matrix exhibits strong collinearity. We first demonstrate via real data analysis and simulation studies that summaries of the posterior distribution based on marginal and joint distributions may give conflicting results for assessing the importance of strongly correlated covariates. The natural question is which one should be used in practice. The simulation studies suggest that posterior inclusion probabilities and Bayes factors that evaluate the importance of correlated covariates jointly are more appropriate, and some priors may be more adversely affected in such a setting. To obtain a better understanding behind the phenomenon, we study some toy examples with Zellner’s g-prior. The results show that strong collinearity may lead to a multimodal posterior distribution over models, in which joint summaries are more appropriate than marginal summaries. Thus, we recommend a routine examination of the correlation matrix and calculation of the joint inclusion probabilities for correlated covariates, in addition to marginal inclusion probabilities, for assessing the importance of covariates in Bayesian variable selection.     

Buffon's needle and the estimation of migration distances

A procedure is suggested for estimating migration distances from data on the proportion of migrants crossing regional boundaries. The method makes use of Buffon's needle, a problem in geometrical probability from the eighteenth century that was originally used as an empirical means of estimating π. The procedure is described for various scenarios that differ in their assumptions about region shape, the spatial distribution of population, and the distribution of migration distances. An application to migration distances in the United States is given, and additional attention is given to the estimation of intraregional migration distances.     

Effects of Outcome and Probabilistic Ambiguity on Managerial Choices

Information ambiguity is prevalent in organizations and likely influences management decisions. This study examines, given imprecise probabilities and outcomes, how managers make choices when they are provided with single-figure benchmarks. Seventy-nine MBA students completed two experiments. We found that, in a decision framed as a decision under certainty involving an ambiguous outcome, the majority of the subjects were ambiguity prone in the loss condition and switched to ambiguity aversion in the gain condition. However, in the presence of probabilistic ambiguity in a decision under risk, this expected switching pattern was shown only when the difference in riskiness between the two choice options (in the loss condition) was perceived to be relatively small. In a companion study, we used a written protocol approach to identify factors that affect decision makers' investment choices when faced with ambiguous outcomes. Protocols frequently mentioned that the ambiguous outcome option was risky, even in the case which was framed as a decision under certainty in the problem statement. In a decision under risk with ambiguous outcomes, the combination of probabilistic risk and outcome ambiguity was seen as even more risky.     

A Further Examination of Cumulative Prospect Theory Parameterizations

Recent experimental studies have focused on fitting parameterized functional forms to cumulative prospect theory's weighting function. This paper examines the behavioral implications of the functional forms and the estimated parameters. We find that none of the parameterizations can simultaneously account for gambling on unlikely gains and the Allais paradox behavior or other strong choice patterns from experiments. Parameter estimates that lead to reasonable amounts of insurance and gambling behavior tend to also generate large risk premia. Taken as a whole, the analysis suggests that the functional forms proposed in the literature are not suitable for generalization to applied settings.     

On the emptiness of the stability set of order d

We know from Li's theorem (1993) that the stability set of order d may be empty for some preference profiles. However, one may wonder whether such situations are just rare oddities or not. In this paper, we partially answer this question by considering the restrictive case where the number of alternatives is the smallest compatible with an empty stability set. More precisely, we provide an upper bound on the probability for having an empty stability set of order d for the majority game under the Impartial Weak Ordering Culture assumption. This upper bound is already extremely low for small population and tends to zero as the number of individuals goes to infinity.     

Preferences Representable by a Lower Expectation: Some Characterizations

We propose two different characterizations for preference relations representable by lower (upper) expectations with the aim of removing either fair price or completeness requirements. Moreover, we give an explicit characterization for comparative degrees of belief on a finite algebra of events representable by lower probabilities.     

基于债务协商视角的债转股定量研究

针对我国政府、企业和银行等金融机构共同关注的债转股问题,基于债务协商谈判思想,建立部分债务股权互换模型,计算公司证券价格,探讨了债转股对公司价值、破产概率、破产损失成本和资本结构的影响,给出了银行等债权人愿意债转股的充分条件。结果表明：在事先破产清算协议贷款下,事后全部债转股总能提高公司股权价值,但并不一定能提高债券价值。只有其协商谈判能力满足一定条件,公司债权人才愿意事后选择债转股,实现帕累托改进、提高社会福利水平。其次,在公司股东协商谈判能力的一定范围内,部分债转股能提高公司价值,其最优转股债息比例随着公司资产风险的增大而增加。再次,债转股能降低公司破产风险和破产损失成本,但同时也提高了债券风险溢价。最后,随着股东谈判能力增强,最优协商转股债务比例、杠杆率都减少,而债券风险溢价增大。本文所得结果对我国政府、企业和银行如何实施债转股提供理论参考和实践指导。