This study presents a forecasting model for prices and volumes traded in the seaborne iron ore market. A VAR model (with endogenous variables with one lag) was developed, using oil prices (Brent) and an industrial production ...

This study presents an analysis about the sharp fall in the price of iron ore observed during the year of 2014, using econometric methods to assess the impact of the strong increase in the volumes supplied to the seaborne ...

With the change in the seaborne iron ore pricing mechanism in 2009, from an annual benchmark system to a system based on monthly spot prices, as well as the spot sales without a pre-agreement, market agents have to deal ...

Wavelet methods possess some features that make them a tool with great potential for financial research. The purpose of this thesis is to study the usefulness of wavelet methods in financial time series analysis, for which ...

AirBnb, now with more than 6 million listings around the world, has settled as one of the leading actors of Sharing Economy, opening a debate about its social and economic implications. While considered by some as a risk ...

Nowadays, Lower Limb Prostheses (LLP) are changing at a very fast pace, due to technological developments implemented in such devices. In addition, users have new demands about their prostheses and they require absolute ...

Universidad inteligente o Smart University, es un concepto fuertemente anclado a las tecnologías inteligentes, se centra en la mejora de su infraestructura tecnológica para lograr objetivos educativos de calidad. Las ...