Social Intervention Programs in Spain: A Comprehensive Overview
Social Intervention Programs in Spain
Family Support Program
This program addresses comprehensive social intervention and may provide preventive actions targeting specific households at risk. Family violence is considered as any act or omission of a family member to another, with negative consequences that result in physical, mental, or developmental harm.
Programs for Juvenile Offenders
The aim is to facilitate the implementation of measures ordered by juvenile courts by funding programs for the implementation
Read MoreDecision Analysis & Risk Management in Oil & Gas
Elements of the Decision Problem: Decisions to be made; Uncertain events; Value of specific outcomes.
Influence Diagrams
Graphical representation of uncertain quantities and decisions that explicitly reveals probabilistic dependence and the flow of information.
Arcs
- Decision: Information flow & the chronological order.
- Value & Chance: Conditional and show probabilistic dependence between decision elements.
- A->B: B is conditioned on the value of A.
Sensitivity Analysis
Relative impact of different
Read MoreInternational Trade and Economic Integration
Most-Favored-Nation (MFN) and Anti-Dumping
Most-Favored-Nation (MFN): Treating other people equally. “Under the WTO agreements, countries cannot normally discriminate between their trading partners. Grant someone a special favor (such as a lower customs duty rate for one of their products) and you have to do the same for all other WTO members.” (WTO)
Anti-dumping: In economics, “dumping” is a kind of predatory pricing, especially in the context of international trade. It occurs when manufacturers
Read MoreAnalysis of Declining U.S. Export Market Share (1984-2010)
Overview
From 1984 to 2010, the U.S. share of global exports of goods fell by almost one-third. It remained relatively stable at around 12 percent through 1999, then dropped 3.5 percentage points between 2000 and 2010. Data on the export of certain services reveals a similar decline in the U.S. services market share during the 2000-2008 period, falling from approximately 25 percent to just above 5 percent. This decline across both goods and services suggests factors beyond a simple shift from manufacturing
Read MorePortfolio Management and Investment Strategies
Week 1: Portfolio Management and Investment Basics
Portfolio Management Steps:
- Evaluate client characteristics
- Assess market opportunities
- Define objectives and constraints
- Set overall investment strategy, including asset allocation
- Select investment managers and investment vehicles
- Implement strategy
- Measure and evaluate performance
- Monitor and adjust
Investment Policy vs. Strategy
Investment policy = long term, investment strategy = short term
Investment Objectives
- Stability of principal
- Income
- Growth of income
- Capital
Option Pricing and Call-Put Parity: A Guide
Options
Kinds of Options
Calls and puts are the two simplest forms of options, often referred to as vanilla due to their commonality. There are many other types of options, some of which will be discussed later. Other terms used to describe contracts with some dependence on a more fundamental asset are derivatives or contingent claims.
Vocabulary
- Premium: The initial amount paid for the contract. Determining this value is a significant focus of this resource.
- Underlying (asset): The financial instrument