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A note on quality choice with an extended Mussa and Rosen's model
We suggest a model derived from the well-known Mussa and Rosen's model, in which two populations of consumers of opposite tastes co-exist: they rank in exactly the reverse order variants sold at the same price. This model may account for linked and contradictory characteristics in products (as for instance nutritional quality and taste), with consumers attaching more importance to one or to the other aspect. The subgame perfect equilibrium is fully characterized for a costless duopoly choosing qualities then prices.opposite tastes.
Existence of Conformal Metrics on Spheres with Prescribed Paneitz Curvature
In this paper we study the problem of prescribing a fourth order conformal
invariant (the Paneitz curvature) on the -sphere, with . Using
tools from the theory of critical points at infinity, we provide some
topological conditions on the level sets of a given positive function under
which we prove the existene of a metric, conformally equivalent to the standard
metric, with prescribed Paneitz curvature.Comment: 20 page
Predicting financial markets with Google Trends and not so random keywords
We check the claims that data from Google Trends contain enough data to
predict future financial index returns. We first discuss the many subtle (and
less subtle) biases that may affect the backtest of a trading strategy,
particularly when based on such data. Expectedly, the choice of keywords is
crucial: by using an industry-grade backtesting system, we verify that random
finance-related keywords do not to contain more exploitable predictive
information than random keywords related to illnesses, classic cars and arcade
games. We however show that other keywords applied on suitable assets yield
robustly profitable strategies, thereby confirming the intuition of Preis et
al. (2013)Comment: 8 pages, 4 figures. First names and last names swappe
Covalent triazine framework with efficient photocatalytic activity in aqueous and solid media
The Paneitz Curvature Problem on Lower Dimensional Spheres
In this paper we prescribe a fourth order conformal invariant 9the Paneitz
Curvature) on five and six spheres. Using dynamical and topological methods
involving the study of critical points at infinity of the associated
variational problem, we prove some existence results.Comment: 34 page
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