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Geometric K-Homology of Flat D-Branes
We use the Baum-Douglas construction of K-homology to explicitly describe
various aspects of D-branes in Type II superstring theory in the absence of
background supergravity form fields. We rigorously derive various stability
criteria for states of D-branes and show how standard bound state constructions
are naturally realized directly in terms of topological K-cycles. We formulate
the mechanism of flux stabilization in terms of the K-homology of non-trivial
fibre bundles. Along the way we derive a number of new mathematical results in
topological K-homology of independent interest.Comment: 45 pages; v2: References added; v3: Some substantial revision and
corrections, main results unchanged but presentation improved, references
added; to be published in Communications in Mathematical Physic
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Unit-root tests based on forward and reverse Dickey-Fuller regressions
In this article, we present the command adfmaxur, which computes the Leybourne (1995, Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics 57: 559-571) unit-root statistic for different numbers of observations and the number of lags of the dependent variable in the test regressions. The latter can be either specified by the user or endogenously determined. We illustrate the use of adfmaxur with an empirical example. © 2018 StataCorp LLC
Response surface models for the Elliott, Rothenberg, and stock unit-root test
In this article, we present response surface coefficients for a large range of quantiles of the Elliott, Rothenberg, and Stock (1996, Econometrica 64: 813- 836) unit-root tests, for different combinations of number of observations, T, and lag order in the test regressions, p, where the latter can either be specified by the user or be endogenously determined. The critical values depend on the method used to select the number of lags. We present the command ersur and illustrate its use with an empirical example that tests the validity of the expectations hypothesis of the term structure of interest rates. © 2017 StataCorp LLC
Il Romanzo di Alessandro di Alexandre de Bernay
Householdsâ monetary valuation of water quality is a prerequisite for efficient water resource management and the valuation of water quality protection policies. Individuals are commonly questioned about their perception of risk in valuation surveys based on stated-preference methods and revealed-preference methods such as averting-behavior models. These subjective and often discrete measures are commonly used to explain individualsâ actions to protect themselves against these risks. Perceptions appear as endogenous variables in traditional theoretical averting decision models but, quite surprisingly, endogeneity of perceived risk is not always controlled for in empirical studies. In this article, we argue that perceptions have to be treated as endogenous to averting decisions in order to produce accurate and reliable measures of householdsâ valuation of water quality improvements. We present various binary averting decision models featuring an endogenous discrete variable (such as risk perception). In particular, we compare the traditional bivariate probit model with the special regressor model, which is less well-known and relies on a different set of assumptions. In the empirical illustration using household data from Australia, Canada, and France, we study how the perceived health impacts of tap water affect a householdâs decision to drink water from the tap. Individualsâ perceptions are found to be endogenous and significant for all models, but the estimated marginal effect is sensitive to the chosen model. Our empirical application also includes some tests of the special regressor estimatorâs sensitivity to underlying assumptions
The Impact of Perceptions in Avertingâdecision Models: An Application of the Special Regressor Method to Drinking Water Choices
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