Internet Resource Pricing Models
Internet Resource Pricing Models

Author: Ke Xu

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2013-08-13

Total Pages: 94

ISBN-13: 146148409X

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This brief guides the reader through three basic Internet resource pricing models using an Internet cost analysis. Addressing the evolution of service types, it presents several corresponding mechanisms which can ensure pricing implementation and resource allocation. The authors discuss utility optimization of network pricing methods in economics and underline two classes of pricing methods including system optimization and entities' strategic optimization. The brief closes with two examples of the newly proposed pricing strategy helping to solve the profit distribution problem brought by P2P free-riding and improve the pricing efficiency with the introduction of the price discrimination. The Internet resource pricing strategy is not only the key factor of Internet resource allocation efficiency, but also the determinant of the profit. The methods and models discussed in Internet Resource Pricing Models increase the efficiency of existing pricing strategies to ensure a sound and sustainable development of the Internet. The brief will help researchers and professionals working with this key factor of Internet resource allocation.

How to Price
How to Price

Author: Oz Shy

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2008-01-14

Total Pages: 421

ISBN-13: 1139469223

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Over the past four decades, business and academic economists, operations researchers, marketing scientists, and consulting firms have increased their interest and research on pricing and revenue management. This book introduces the reader to a wide variety of research results on pricing techniques in a unified, systematic way and at varying levels of difficulty. The book contains a large number of exercises and solutions and therefore can serve as a main or supplementary course textbook, as well as a reference guidebook for pricing consultants, managers, industrial engineers, and writers of pricing software applications. Despite a moderate technical orientation, the book is accessible to readers with a limited knowledge in these fields as well as to readers who have had more training in economics.

Advanced Economic Theory
Advanced Economic Theory

Author: HL Ahuja

Publisher: S. Chand Publishing

Published: 2017

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9352533321

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This authoritative and comprehensive text is an advanced treatise on microeconomics. Featuring simplified mathematical treatment, the book covers a wide spectrum of theories and concepts aimed at effective understanding of advanced economic theory. This revised edition explores further the concept of economic efficiency and the concept of utility and its critique by Prof. Amartya Sen. It further includes an incisive analysis of Hicksian and Slutsky substitution effect. The revision also includes important distinctions and critical analysis of several functions expositing the latest developments in the field.

The Finance Book
The Finance Book

Author: Stuart Warner

Publisher: Pearson UK

Published: 2017-04-21

Total Pages: 345

ISBN-13: 1292123656

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The Finance Book will help you think and manage like a financial strategist. Written specifically for non-finance professionals, it will give you all you need to know to manage your business more effectively and think more strategically. It will help you to: Have the confidence to read and interpret financial statements Ask the right questions about financial performance Apply important financial tools and ratios Learn how to think financially and make better strategic financial decisions Covering business finance, accounting fundamentals, budgeting, profitability and cash management, you'll find the tools you need in order to make the best financial decisions for your business. The full text downloaded to your computer With eBooks you can: search for key concepts, words and phrases make highlights and notes as you study share your notes with friends eBooks are downloaded to your computer and accessible either offline through the Bookshelf (available as a free download), available online and also via the iPad and Android apps. Upon purchase, you'll gain instant access to this eBook. Time limit The eBooks products do not have an expiry date. You will continue to access your digital ebook products whilst you have your Bookshelf installed.

Equity Crowdfunding for Investors
Equity Crowdfunding for Investors

Author: David M. Freedman

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2015-05-20

Total Pages: 306

ISBN-13: 1118857844

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Learn the ins and outs of equity crowdfunding with this informative guide Equity Crowdfunding for Investors is a comprehensive, objective, and authoritative guide to the social and financial rewards of crowdfunding. Before now, angel investing – and the spectacular returns possible in this asset class – has been off-limits to all but the wealthiest Americans. Now equity crowdfunding portals allow the general public to buy shares in startups and fast-growing private companies for the first time in generations. This book provides the guidance individuals need to invest wisely, tempering the excitement of leading-edge technology, innovative business models, and exciting new brands with thorough, practical know-how – including investor limits and requirements, portfolio strategy, deal terms, and much more. Readers will learn the pros and cons of investing in equity crowdfunding so they can make an informed investment decision, as well as best practices for finding, researching, evaluating, and buying into potentially profitable startups. Digital components include tables, graphs, comparison charts, screen captures, checklists, and other tools that further enable readers to make suitable investment choices. Equity crowdfunding is a new, exciting, and evolving way for growing businesses to raise capital and for average investors to buy equity in those businesses. It has been hailed as a "game changer" in the private capital markets, particularly the angel investment asset class, which includes angel investing. This book shows readers how to take full advantage of this new avenue of investment, without being taken advantage of themselves. Make smarter investment decisions Avoid being ripped off Find the best information available Understand the SEC rules and limits Equity crowdfunding can produce huge returns. It also comes with huge risk. Some companies will succeed, but many will fail. Everyday investors can mitigate some risk and increase their chance of profit with the fundamental insight provided in Equity Crowdfunding for Investors.

FinTech in Islamic Financial Institutions
FinTech in Islamic Financial Institutions

Author: M. Kabir Hassan

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2022-11-30

Total Pages: 381

ISBN-13: 3031149416

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This book explores several challenges facing FinTech in Islamic financial institutions. Firstly, large banks and financial institutions in countries with updated and innovative technological channels will earn the technology arbitrage from FinTech. This ‘size’ puzzle may create a challenge for Islamic financial institutions that are of smaller size and from technologically less-developed countries. Secondly, while access to FinTech is getting broader day by day, usage of FinTech is still limited due to personal and governance-related limitations. Moreover, the level of awareness of the emerging FinTech services (i.e., bitcoin, blockchain, etc.) remains extremely poor even among the residents of technologically-advanced countries. Thirdly, use of FinTech by Islamic financial institutions is limited to Islamic banking, to users from developed countries, among young customers, and for a limited number of traditional banking services such as the deposits and payment services. Also, banks hope to use FinTech to increase the size of a new breed of technology-savvy depositors and loan customers to achieve economies of scale, which may help stabilize the banking sector. Automation in Islamic banks and the participation of Islamic financial institutions in blockchain and bitcoin domains require extensive research from Shariah-compliance as well as market and consumer-related grounds. With all the opportunities and challenges of FinTech—promoting inclusion, easier loan monitoring, and risk of Shariah non-compliance—this book explores the implications for Islamic financial institutions and will be of interest to scholars, researchers, and students of Islamic finance and financial technology.

Flexible Distribution Networks
Flexible Distribution Networks

Author: Peng Li

Publisher: Elsevier

Published: 2023-10-21

Total Pages: 431

ISBN-13: 0128242078

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Flexible Distribution Networks facilitates the enhanced flexibility, efficiency and reliability of distribution networks under complex operating environments delivered by high DG penetration. Considering the high share of DG and flexibility improvement brought by SOP-type power electronic devices, the work aims to solve the issues of optimal operation of flexible distribution networks. Technical solutions for flexible operation problems of FDN are discussed in depth, including efficient analytical methods with high penetration of DG, SOP-based optimal operation methods with uncertainty, and high-performance convex optimization algorithms. Readers will develop sound knowledge and gain insights into the optimal operation of FDN with high penetration of DG. - Provides efficient operation analysis methods for FDN with high penetration of distributed generators - Proposes measurement-based network estimation methods to improve the observability of network states - Develops SOP-based optimal operation methods to facilitate the flexible operation of FDN under complex and uncertain environments - Expounds local control frameworks to realize the rapid and effective implementation of flexible operation strategies - Reviews high-performance convex optimization methods to realize the efficient solving of optimal operation problems in FDN

What Drives Pricing Behavior in Peer-to-Peer Loan Primary and Secondary Markets?
What Drives Pricing Behavior in Peer-to-Peer Loan Primary and Secondary Markets?

Author: Tillmann Klapper

Publisher: GRIN Verlag

Published: 2024-03-21

Total Pages: 48

ISBN-13: 3389001581

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Bachelor Thesis from the year 2022 in the subject Economics - Finance, grade: 1,7, University of Frankfurt (Main) (Wirtschaftswissenschaften), language: English, abstract: Two regressions were used to analyse the composition of the interest rate on the primary market and the discount rate on the unregulated secondary market of the Estonian peer-to-peer lending platform Bondora. Furthermore, it was investigated how different dummy variables affect the pricing behaviour on the primary market, and if Bondora fulfills the classic peer-to-peer promises. What drives pricing behavior in peer-to-peer loan primary and secondary markets? To answer this question, datasets from the P2P platform Bondora are examined. For the pricing behavior on the primary market, the effects of different variables on the interest rate set by the platform on Bondora are tested. The pricing behavior on the secondary market, on the other hand, is investigated regarding the discount rate. It can be used to examine which factors of a loan lead to its shares being sold at a premium or discount to the fundamental value. The regressions revealed that the expected loss has the strongest influence on the interest rate in the primary market. The effect of the expected loss on the interest rate was positive. However, gender also plays an important role in determining the price of a loan, it was found that women pay a significantly smaller interest rate than men. In general, a large part of the variance of the interest rate can be determined with the presented models. In contrast, pricing behavior in the secondary market is not as easy to predict, probably due to irrationality and cognitive limitations. Although all variables in the secondary market regression were significant, the adjusted R2 was very small at 1%. The days since the borrower defaulted had the largest impact on the price in terms of amount. Curiously, more days in default even meant that the loan share was more likely to be sold at a premium.

Digital Transformation in Islamic Finance
Digital Transformation in Islamic Finance

Author: Yasushi Suzuki

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2022-12-30

Total Pages: 301

ISBN-13: 1000827275

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The ongoing digital transformation is shaping the Islamic mode of financial intermediation and the impact on the faith-based financial mode has been multifaceted. This has raised a host of interesting questions: what is the degree of penetration of Islamic finance in the fintech industry? Are Islamic financial institutions (IFIs) or banks ready to embrace fintech? Is fintech an enabler or barrier to achieve the intended purpose of Islamic finance? Will technology narrow the division between Islamic and conventional finance in the future? These are existential questions for Islamic finance and the book endeavors to examine the impact of financial technology on the industry. The book assesses various fintech business models and how they could be a threat or an opportunity. It also examines whether fintech provides IFIs an edge to serve clients following the Shariah norms and how the adoption of fintech in the Islamic mode is required for meeting the maqasid Al Shariah. The book discusses applicability of fintech like blockchain, digital currency, big data, and AI to different branches of Islamic finance. This book will interest students, analysts, policymakers, and regulators who are working on Islamic finance, financial economics, Islamic economics, and development finance.

Crypto Trading For Beginners
Crypto Trading For Beginners

Author: Stehen Benjamin

Publisher: Stephen Benjamin

Published: 2023-03-02

Total Pages: 119

ISBN-13:

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Are you looking for a way to make consistent money in the world of cryptocurrency trading, but don't know where to start? Then "Crypto Trading for Beginners: A Step-by-Step Guide to Making Consistent Money from Crypto Trading" is the book for you! This comprehensive guide is designed for those who are new to cryptocurrency trading and want to learn how to make consistent profits from their investments. With clear and easy-to-follow instructions, you'll learn everything you need to know to get started, from setting up your trading accounts to reading charts and technical indicators, managing risk, and making profitable trades. But this book is more than just a beginner's guide. It includes advanced techniques and strategies that will help you take your trading to the next level. And with a detailed discussion of P2P (peer-to-peer) trading, you'll learn how to buy and sell cryptocurrencies directly with other individuals and make consistent money from crypto trading without losing your capital. Don't let fear or uncertainty hold you back from taking advantage of the incredible opportunities that cryptocurrency trading offers. "Crypto Trading for Beginners" will give you the confidence and knowledge you need to succeed in this fast-paced and exciting market. So don't wait any longer. Order your copy of "Crypto Trading for Beginners: A Step-by-Step Guide to Making Consistent Money from Crypto Trading" today and start your journey towards financial freedom and success!