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Automatic Minimization of the Rigidity Eccentricity of 3D Reinforced Concrete Buildings
(Taylor & Francis, 2007)
The objective of this paper is to obtain the optimum design of 3D reinforced concrete
buildings in terms of their performance under earthquake loading. This goal is achieved by considering
the minimization of the ...
A First Description of Narcotics Anonymous and Alcoholics Anonymous Members in Greece: Prior Treatment History and Opinions about Professionals
(Sage Journal, 2007-03)
Although the self-help groups of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) and Narcotics Anonymous (NA) in Greece have existed for more than twenty years, research on them in Greece is limited. This first study was conducted September ...
September 11: Immediate and Long Term Effects on Measures of Aggression, Prejudice, and Person Perception
(North American Journal of Psychology, 2004)
Tests of aggression, prejudice and a measure of how much uniqueness or similarity we perceive in others were administered to participants the day before the terrorist attacks of 9/ 11, the day of the attacks, six and seven ...
Domestic and multinational determinants of foreign bank profits: The case of Greek banks operating abroad
(Elsevier, 2007)
This paper examines the determinants of profits of Greek banks operating abroad by developing an integrated model that includes a set of determinants informed by the literature on the profitability of both multinational ...
Spyros Makridakis: An interview with theInternational Journal of Forecasting
(Elsevier, 2006)
Following the attainment of a place in the GreekSailing Team in the Olympics of 1960, SpyrosMakridakis set sail for New York University wherehe obtained a PhD in 1969. His first academicappointment was at INSEAD where he ...
Greek Hidden Champions: Lessons from Small, Littleknown Firms in Greece
(Pergamon, 2000-12)
The purpose of the research described in this paper is to first identify successful Greek SMEs that can be qualified as ‘hidden champions’ and second to uncover the factors that have contributed to their success. These ...
Decision making and planning under low levels of predictability
(Elsevier Ltd, 2009)
This special section aims to demonstrate the limited predictability and high level of uncertainty in practically all important
areas of our lives, and the implications of this. It summarizes the huge body of solid empirical ...
VaR Modelling on Long Run Horizons
(Kluwer Academic Publishers-Plenum Publishers, 2003-07)
The Value-at-Risk (VaR) criterion as a measure of portfolio's risk on long run horizons is considered. The method which makes possible to generate VaR estimates on longer horizons is suggested. The VaR estimation is based ...
Backtesting Derivative Portfolios with Filtered Historical Simulation (FHS)
(European Financial Management, 2002)
Filtered historical simulation provides the general framework to our backtests of portfolios of derivative securities held by a large sample of financial institutions. We allow for stochastic volatility and exchange rates. ...