This paper, commissioned by the International Budget Partnership, aims to guide lessonlearning from the experience of gender-responsive budgeting (GRB) initiatives — and to a lesser extent child-friendly budgeting initiatives — that might inform initiatives in respect of budgeting for climate change. It draws on the author’s experience, over nearly 20 years, of working on GRB and child-friendly...

The present paper intends to describe some classification methods based on computational kernels developed in the field of generalized eigenvalue problems. It will be illustrated how some numerical difficulties can be overcome and how to obtain a simple iterative algorithm for binary and n-ary classification. Finally, some hints will be given on how eigenvalues techniques can be used in mathema...

the stock evaluation process plays an important role in portfolio selection because it is the prerequisite for investment and directly influences on the stock allocation. this paper presents a methodology based on data envelopment analysis for portfolio selection, decision making units which can be stocks or other financial assets. first, dmus efficiencies are computed based on input/output com...

modeling and simulation of processing plants are widely used in industry. construction of a mathematical model for a plant is a time-consuming and error-prone task. in light of extensive advancements in computer science (both hardware and software), computers are becoming a necessary instrument in industrial activities. many software tools for modeling, simulation and optimization of processing...

Models of consumer behavior play a key role in modern empirical Industrial Organization. In this paper, I survey some of the models used in this literature. In particular, I discuss two commonly used demand systems: multi-stage budgeting approaches and discrete choice models. I motivate their use and highlight some key modeling assumptions. I next brie‡y discuss key issues of estimation, and co...

M A N A G E M E N T A C C O U N T I N G Q U A R T E R L Y S U M M E R 2 0 0 8 , V O L . 9 , N O . 4 T he process of evaluating the desirability of long-term investment proposals is referred to as “capital budgeting.” Making optimum capital budgeting decisions (e.g., whether to accept or reject a proposed project), often requires recognizing and correctly accounting for flexibilities associated ...