In Falkenstein and Hanweck,(1996), we presented a technique for hedging fixed-income
portfolios against non-parallel yield curve shifts called covariance-consistent key rate hedging, …

A duration hedge immunizes a portfolio against parallel shifts in yield curves, but does not
immunize a portfolio against the nonparallel shifts. Duration hedges can thus leave a portfolio …

Poor execution can turn a good idea into a losing trade. Skilled traders (and their brokers)
use their knowledge and experience to balance the immediacy of a transaction with the …

The Community Outreach Program (COP), an occupational therapy-based treatment model
for eating disorders, serves adult women who have been repeatedly hospitalized with …

Conclusions drawn by a high school panel regarding applications of space capabilities are
reported. Weather satellites should be equipped with communications systems for automated …

We estimate the pricing determinants for 35,098 payday loans originated in Colorado between
2000 and 2006, and generate a number of results with implications for public policy. We …

We build a model in which financial intermediaries provide insurance to households against
idiosyncratic liquidity shocks. Households can invest in financial markets directly if they pay …

35 Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta ECONOMICREVIEW Third Quarter 2000 less effective
over time as financial firms used advances in information processing and financial technology …

We build a model in which financial intermediaries provide insurance to households against
a liquidity shock. Households can also invest directly on a financial market if they pay a cost. …

Literature on the benefits of adopting two cats together abounds. For dogs, however, the
evidence is anecdotal. Like cats, dogs enjoy the companionship of their own kind, a factor in the …