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Anwer, Zaheer, Alam Asadov, Nazrol K. M. Kamil, Mehroj Musaev, and Mohd Refede. "Islamic venture capital – issues in practice." ISRA International Journal of Islamic Finance 11, no. 1 (June 17, 2019): 147–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijif-06-2018-0063.

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Purpose This paper aims to explore the structure and underlying contracts of Islamic venture capital (IVC) and to evaluate its prospects. VC can be perceived as an investment vehicle possessing most of the desirable attributes of a Sharīʿah-compliant investment vehicle. There are certain issues involved in the formation, operations and exit strategies of these investments that are discussed in detail in this paper. Design/methodology/approach A detailed review of relevant literature is performed to identify how IVC investments can be made and how related issues may be resolved. Findings IVC investment has potential of incorporating Sharīʿah-compliant investment modes. Additionally, it may offer higher than average returns. These attributes can be desirable for Islamic finance industry that is currently in need of equity-based financing products. The major causes of lesser growth of IVC investments are lack of awareness among the investors and the absence of viable investment opportunities for small- and medium-scale investors. IVC may attract general public if established after extensive research aimed at introducing innovative products. Originality/value This paper provides an overview of a truly Sharīʿah-compliant investment vehicle, furnishes a synthesis of various suggestions made by industry and academia and suggests viable solutions for valuation, risk management and exit strategies.
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Taljegard, Maria, Lisa Göransson, Mikael Odenberger, and Filip Johnsson. "To Represent Electric Vehicles in Electricity Systems Modelling—Aggregated Vehicle Representation vs. Individual Driving Profiles." Energies 14, no. 3 (January 21, 2021): 539. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/en14030539.

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This study describes, applies, and compares three different approaches to integrate electric vehicles (EVs) in a cost-minimising electricity system investment model and a dispatch model. The approaches include both an aggregated vehicle representation and individual driving profiles of passenger EVs. The driving patterns of 426 randomly selected vehicles in Sweden were recorded between 30 and 73 days each and used as input to the electricity system model for the individual driving profiles. The main conclusion is that an aggregated vehicle representation gives similar results as when including individual driving profiles for most scenarios modelled. However, this study also concludes that it is important to represent the heterogeneity of individual driving profiles in electricity system optimisation models when: (i) charging infrastructure is limited to only the home location in regions with a high share of solar and wind power in the electricity system, and (ii) when addressing special research issues such as impact of vehicle-to-grid (V2G) on battery health status. An aggregated vehicle representation will, if the charging infrastructure is limited to only home location, over-estimate the V2G potential resulting in a higher share (up to 10 percentage points) of variable renewable electricity generation and an under-estimation of investments in both short- and long-term storage technologies.
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Lowies, Braam, Robert Brenton Whait, Christa Viljoen, and Stanley McGreal. "Fractional ownership – an alternative residential property investment vehicle." Journal of Property Investment & Finance 36, no. 6 (September 3, 2018): 513–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jpif-02-2018-0013.

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to determine the profile of the typical online fractional residential property investor in Australia. This study also seeks to understand the motives for engaging with and investing in alternative residential property investments. Design/methodology/approach This study employs a survey-based design via an online questionnaire to gather information on investor age, gender, type, education levels, time horizons and investment history and risk and return expectations. It also gathers information regarding investors’ financial literacy including tax implications of fractional property investment. Findings The findings of this study suggest amongst others, that fractional property investors tend to be younger, although the platform also attracts older investors including older females. The study also found that investors do not select alternative investment platforms in anticipation of super-normal investment returns. Return expectations are realistic and are based on a balance between capital growth and income. Practical implications This study indicates that alternative investment platforms lowers the barriers of entry into residential property for first time investors. It therefore creates opportunities to allow many first time individual investors to invest in property, often as an alternative to bank savings or investing in the stock market. Originality/value This study enhances our understanding of the influence of alternative investment platforms on investment decision-making. More specifically, it contrasts fractional property investment with more traditional investment opportunities to understand the motives of investors for diversifying into online investment vehicles.
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Leiby, Paul, and Jonathan Rubin. "Transitional Alternative Fuels and Vehicles Model." Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board 1587, no. 1 (January 1997): 10–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.3141/1587-02.

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The Transitional Alternative Fuels Vehicle model simulates the use and cost of alternative fuels and alternative fuel vehicles over the period 1996 to 2010. It is designed to examine the transitional period of alternative fuel and vehicle use. It accounts for dynamic linkages between investments and vehicle and fuel production capacity, tracks vehicle stock evolution, and represents the effects of increasing scale and expanding retail fuel availability on the effective costs to consumers. Fuel and vehicle prices and choices are endogenous. Preliminary results that illustrate the role of potentially important transitional phenomena are discussed. This model extends previous, long-run comparative static analyses of policies that assumed mature vehicle and fuel industries. As a dynamic transitional model, it can help to assess what may be necessary to reach mature, large-scale, alternative fuel and vehicle markets, and what it would cost.
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Dukoski, Stojan, Ljubisa Zlatevski, and Katerina Dukoska. "STOCKS AS AN INVESTMENT OPTION FOR THE INVESTMENT FUNDS." KNOWLEDGE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL 30, no. 1 (March 20, 2019): 153–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.35120/kij3001153d.

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Financial innovations bring for the investors the new choices of investment but at the same time make the investment process and investment decisions more complicated, because even if the investors have a wide range of alternatives to invest they can‘t forgot the key rule in investments: invest only in what you really understand. Thus the investor must understand how investment funds differ from each other and only then to choose those which best match his/her expectations. The most important characteristics of investment funds on which bases the overall variety of investment vehicles can be assorted are the return on investment and the risk which is defined as the uncertainty about the actual return that will be earned on an investment. Each type of investment funds could be characterized by certain level of profitability and risk because of the specifics of these financial investments. Stocks are one of the favourite investments for the investment funds because of their effectieveness,but also because of they are higly liquid on average, bring income through dividends,offer diversification through sectors and every fund manager can find reasonably priced stocks with the required effort. Investment funds choose stocks because they are a very attractive investment that offers a lot of oportunities for the funds.The basic opportunity is that they are very flexible investment that offers ownership in the companies that the funds invests in. This gives the fund the oportunity to take participation in the annual shareholders meeting,but also to take board seats.It means that the fund can send representatives that can in turn affect the way the company manages its assets.A lot of companies are open to receive capital from the investment funds because as an investment vehicle they have a lot of liquidity to offer. Every investment fund is centered on the needs of the investors and tries to combine their individual opinions into one grand strategy.Usualy investment funds allow bigger investors to choose their investments and provide for them special portfolio options.This means that investors gain opportunity to have their own investment portfolio,which they can track for themselves and compare to the market index. Stocks are a big part of the investment portfolio of every investment fund.They sometimes respresent more than a half of the overall investments of the investment funds.The reason for this lays in their relative simplicity and the lots of ways the investor can profit from this securities.
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Qi, Can, Ya Feng Wen, Duo Yang, Wei Liu, and Guo Liang Wu. "Study on Optimal Scale and Layout of Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Based on Chaotic PSO Algorithm." Applied Mechanics and Materials 385-386 (August 2013): 1869–72. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.385-386.1869.

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The index of investment cycle cost (ICC) and users convenience of electric vehicles are presented. Based on the aim to minimizing investing unit and user fees, fix a charging station model in scales and layouts. ICC consist initial investments, cost of network losses and investments for new transmission lines. Convenience is measured by electrical power consumption expense from users to the charging station. Adding constraint of grid security and economical efficiency, the optimization aim function was set which comprehensively considers investors and users cost and operation of power grid. Chaos Particle Swarm Optimization Algorithm (CPSO) was used to settle it. By empirical study of certain planning area, the proposed model and algorithm are proved to be scientific and effective.
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Taljegard, Maria, Lisa Göransson, Mikael Odenberger, and Filip Johnsson. "Electric Vehicles as Flexibility Management Strategy for the Electricity System—A Comparison between Different Regions of Europe." Energies 12, no. 13 (July 5, 2019): 2597. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/en12132597.

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This study considers whether electric vehicles (EVs) can be exploited as a flexibility management strategy to stimulate investments in and operation of renewable electricity under stringent CO2 constraints in four regions with different conditions for renewable electricity (Sweden, Germany, the UK, and Spain). The study applies a cost-minimisation investment model and an electricity dispatch model of the European electricity system, assuming three types of charging strategies for EVs. The results show that vehicle-to-grid (V2G), i.e., the possibility to discharging the EV batteries back to grid, facilitates an increase in investments and generation from solar photovoltaics (PVs) compare to the scenario without EVs, in all regions except Sweden. Without the possibility to store electricity in EV batteries across different days, which is a technical limitation of this type of model, EVs increase the share of wind power by only a few percentage points in Sweden, even if Sweden is a region with good conditions for wind power. Full electrification of the road transport sector, including also dynamic power transfer for trucks and buses, would decrease the need for investments in peak power in all four regions by at least 50%, as compared to a scenario without EVs or with uncontrolled charging of EVs, provided that an optimal charging strategy and V2G are implemented for the passenger vehicles.
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Kalinichenko, Antonina, and Valerii Havrysh. "Environmentally Friendly Fuel Usage: Economic Margin of Feasibility." Ecological Chemistry and Engineering S 26, no. 2 (June 1, 2019): 241–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/eces-2019-0030.

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Abstract In the world there are two main problems concerning energy and ecology. Despite the crude oil price fluctuation, it has tended to increase. Moreover fossil fuel burning emits hazard compounds, including greenhouse gas. To solve them alternative fuels for vehicle have to be used. In due to properties, their usage impacts on the engine efficiency. The alternative fuel usage needs additional investment costs on the vehicle engines adaptation and fuel supply infrastructure. So, decisions must be based on mathematical apparatus. Three submodels were used in the suggested mathematical model: energy and economic indicator for fuels; energy and economic indicator for vehicles; criteria for investment projects. As a criterion of investment projects the profitability index has been grounded. The mathematical model and the algorithm for determining the feasibility of the alternative fuel utilization have been developed. The proposed algorithm includes the following stages: calculation of the fuel energy cost; calculation of the criteria for vehicles; determining the maximum value of investments; making decisions. Biofuels and gaseous fuels for some countries have been studied. The economic attractiveness of the alternative transport fuels has been presented. According to mathematical modeling, gaseous fuels are more economically attractive compared with liquid biofuels. Among gaseous fuels, LPG has a higher economic efficiency. The economic margin of alternative fuel application feasibility has been determined.
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Avadikyan, Arman, and Patrick Llerena. "A real options reasoning approach to hybrid vehicle investments." Technological Forecasting and Social Change 77, no. 4 (May 2010): 649–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2009.12.002.

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Kotze, Rick, Alan C. Brent, Josephine Musango, Imke de Kock, and Leonard A. Malczynski. "Investigating the Investments Required to Transition New Zealand’s Heavy-Duty Vehicles to Hydrogen." Energies 14, no. 6 (March 16, 2021): 1646. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/en14061646.

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Reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the transport sector is known to be an important contribution to climate change mitigation. Some parts of the transport sector are particularly difficult to decarbonize; this includes the heavy-duty vehicle sector, which is considered one of the “hard-to-abate” sectors of the economy. Transitioning from diesel trucks to hydrogen fuel cell trucks has been identified as a potential way to decarbonize the sector. However, the current and future costs and efficiencies of the enabling technologies remain unclear. In light of these uncertainties, this paper investigates the investments required to decarbonize New Zealand’s heavy-duty vehicle sector with green hydrogen. By combining system dynamics modelling literature and hydrogen transition modelling literature a customized methodology is developed for modelling hydrogen transitions with system dynamics modelling. Results are presented in terms of the investments required to purchase the hydrogen production capacity and the investments required to supply electricity to the hydrogen production systems. Production capacity investments are found to range between 1.59 and 2.58 billion New Zealand Dollars, and marginal electricity investments are found to range between 4.14 and 7.65 billion New Zealand Dollars. These investments represent scenarios in which 71% to 90% of the heavy-duty vehicle fleet are replaced with fuel cell trucks by 2050. The wide range of these findings reflects the large uncertainties in estimates of how hydrogen technologies will develop over the course of the next thirty years. Policy recommendations are drawn from these results, and a clear opportunity for future work is outlined. Most notably, the results from this study should be compared with research investigating the investments required to decarbonize the heavy-duty vehicle sectors with alternative technologies such as battery-electric trucks, biodiesel, and catenary systems. Such a comparison would ensure that the most cost effective decarbonization strategy is employed.
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Jansson, Waldemar. "Shared Ownership : A vehicle for property investments and decreased household indebtedness and increased affordability." Thesis, KTH, Fastigheter och byggande, 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-260086.

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There is a housing shortage in attractive urban areas in Europe and Sweden. The waiting lists for affordable rental housing are increasing and that in turn creates pressure on owner-occupied housing. Inflated asset prices and household debt have become a major concern for policy makers. Shared ownership is a mixture of equity and debt, therefore, a mixture of owner-occupation and rental accommodation. In the UK it´s used by the non-profit sector to help households to buy their own home. In this research a shared ownership model is developed for the Swedish property market. The model is commercially viable and used to extend traditional mortgage finance. The findings suggest that the proposed model can increase household affordability and lower their exposure to the financial markets. An investor will gain a market rate of return and access a market segment different from rental housing, shared ownership is an investment in owner-occupational housing. The major drawback of the model is the relationship between the bank and the investor. The bank will require priority to the collateral which results in a complicated and inflexible model. Further research should investigate the possibility of sharing collateral which would result in a simpler and more flexible model.
Bostadsbristen i europeiska och svenska storstadsregioner har resulterat i långa köer till rimliga hyresrätter. Detta har ökar pressen på bostadsrätter och ökat hushållens skuldsättning, vilket ses som ett potentiellt hot mot ekonomin. Hybridköp av bostäder innebär att bostadskonsumenten hyr en del av bostaden och köper den andra. I Storbritannien subventioneras detta av staten för att hjälpa hushåll att köpa sin bostad. Målet med denna studie är att skapa en modell för hybridköp i Sverige. Modellen kommer att komplimentera bostadslån och drivas på kommersiella grunder. Resultatet av studien visar att konsumenten kan ökar sin köpkraft och minska exponeringen mot den finansiella marknaden. Investeringen har en marknadsmässig avkastning och ger en möjlighet att investera i bostadsrätter och småhus, ett segment som skiljer sig från hyresrätter. Den största nackdelen är att banken kommer att kräva prioritet till säkerheten som ligger i bostaden vilket resulterar i en komplicerad modell. Fortsatta studier borde utforska möjligheten att dela säkerheten mellan investeraren och banken.
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Gallagher, Kelly Sims. "Foreign direct investment as a vehicle for deploying cleaner technologies : technology transfer and the big three automakers in China /." Thesis, Connect to Dissertations & Theses @ Tufts University, 2003.

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Submitted to the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. Thesis (Ph.D.)--Tufts University, 2003.
Chair: William R. Moomaw. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 197-207). Access restricted to members of the Tufts University community. Also available via the World Wide Web;
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Lee, Jennifer Ann. "Evaluating ITS Investments in Public Transportation: A Proposed Framework and Plan for the OmniLink Route Deviation Service." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/34416.

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When implementing an intelligent transportation system (ITS), stakeholders often overlook the importance of evaluating the system once it is in place. Determining the extent to which the objectives of an investment have been met is important to not only the agency involved, but also to other agencies, so that lessons are learned and mistakes are not repeated in future projects. An effective evaluation allows a transit provider to identify and address areas that could use improvement. Agencies implementing ITS investments often have different goals, needs, and concerns that they hope their project will address and consequently the development of a generic evaluation plan is difficult to develop. While it is recognized that the U.S. Department of Transportation has developed guidelines to aid agencies in evaluating such investments, this research is intended to complement these guidelines by assisting in the evaluation of a site specific ITS investment. It presents an evaluation framework and plan that provides a systematic method for assessing the potential impacts associated with the project by defining objectives, measures, analysis recommendations, and data requirements. The framework developed specifically addresses the ITS investment on the OmniLink local route deviation bus service in Prince William County, Virginia, but could be used as a basis for the evaluation of similar ITS investments. The OmniLink ITS investment includes an automatic vehicle location (AVL) system, mobile data terminals (MDTs), and computer-aided dispatch (CAD) technology.
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Hatgipetros, Stephanie. "Real estate: The new investment vehicle." Staten Island, N.Y. : [s.n.], 2007. http://library.wagner.edu/theses/business/2007/thesis_bus_2007_hatgi_real.pdf.

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Fourie, Michiel Philippus Willem. "Attracting investment into South African property investment vehicles : evaluating tax." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/24354.

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South African property investment vehicles consist of collective investment schemes in property (CISPs), also known as property unit trusts (PUTs) and property loan stock (PLS) companies. The application of sections 25B(1), 11(s), 10(1)(k)(i)(aa) and 64B(5)(b) of the Income Tax Act 58 of 1962 (“the Act”) and paragraph 67A(1) of the Eighth Schedule to the Act result in these property investment vehicles being taxed based on their legal form, that of a trust versus a company, rather than on their common purpose. The South African Revenue Service recognised these inconsistencies in the 2007/8 budget tax proposals and proposed that it be reviewed. In December 2007, National Treasury released a discussion paper on the reform of the listed property investment sector in South Africa. The discussion paper is aimed at adopting a real estate investment trust (REIT) regime in South Africa to make South African property investment vehicles more attractive to foreign investors as well as to address the current tax inconsistencies and fragmented regulation of the South African listed real estate sector. In this study, the current inconsistent tax treatment of these property investment vehicles is reviewed, both as to how they apply to the property investment vehicle and to their respective investors. This study further reviews how REITs in selected other countries are regulated and taxed and National Treasury’s proposals as to how REITs applicable in South Africa should be regulated and taxed. Copyright
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Yuen, Shu-tong, and 原樹堂. "Investment vehicles of companies in Hong Kong." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1987. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31263963.

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Blank, Jason (Jason Marshall) 1971. "Housing Mutual Equity Shares (HOMES) : a residential appreciation investment vehicle." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/64551.

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Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 2000.
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 144-147).
This thesis attempts to answer, "how can investment in the equity appreciation of owner occupied real estate occur on a market-wide basis?" Using financial engineering, the author introduces a new security design to overcome the hurdles and restrictions that prevent widespread capital market investment in owner-occupied residences. Named Housing Mutual Equity Shares (HOMES), this new investment vehicle resolves housing affordability issues for potential homeowners and provides attractive risk-adjusted rates of return for investors. The reader is first given an in-depth analysis of the demand for housing space and residential finance. Second the HOMES vehicle is introduced, hypothetical returns for 1975 through 1995 are calculated, and then analyzed and adjusted for risk. Third, the author explores the economic value of the HOMES vehicle, addressing concerns of homeowners, investors, lenders, and agents. Fourth, a comparative case study juxtaposes HOMES and a similar, but failed, product from the late seventies, Shared Appreciation Mortgages (SAMs). Finally, the author identifies a few questions for further research.
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Oyedele, Joseph Bamidele. "Captial markets and the delivery vehicles for international infrastructure investments." Thesis, University of Ulster, 2012. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.557138.

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Infrastructure enhances economic competitiveness and represents an important source of economic empowerment and revenue. At a global level there is increasing demand for infrastructure and as the demand and supply gap widens, the financing of infrastructure is becoming increasingly more complex. The desire to remain competitive in the global market has seen governments increasingly seeking to expand the role of the private sector in the financing and delivery of quality infrastructure resources. This study focuses on investors' attraction to infrastructure investment and the evolving role of the private sector in delivering infrastructure, bringing into perspective key vehicles in the financing of infrastructure resources across regions, countries and sectors. The uniqueness of the study stems from the timely assessment of the impact of the global financial crisis on infrastructure transactions and performance comparing infrastructure investment returns with other asset classes across global, European and UK markets. The study employs a quantitative research approach drawing time series data from two distinctive databases in order to fully explore infrastructure investments from both transaction based activities within the industry and the comparative performance of the asset class. Capital flows and trends in infrastructure transactions across geographical locations and sectors are examined and time series data used in the analysis of infrastructure returns over a ten year period (2001-2010). This facilitated the analyses of a broad range of listed infrastructure investment return characteristics. The data obtained were employed in the construction of efficient portfolio frontiers computed with the aid of an optimization tool. The study highlights the debt driven nature of greenfield projects offering investors a more attractive route into the infrastructure market. The oil & gas, power, transport and social infrastructure sectors attracted the highest investor funds within the infrastructure investment space. The role of the private sector within the infrastructure industry is evolving, as reflected in the growing acceptance of the PPP model and in the flexibility of options available across geographical markets. The impact of the global financial crisis (GFC) on infrastructure delivery from the transaction and performance perspectives was characterized by declining capital flows, resulting in a dwindling credit profile for the infrastructure markets. The resilience of infrastructure as a unique asset class was demonstrated during the GFC period by the superior performance shown by European generation utilities and UK infrastructure. The study shows that infrastructure plays a significant role within a mixed asset portfolio by enhancing diversification benefits; a unique investment strategy sought by investors to enhance investment performance.
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Nannini, Christopher J. "Analysis of the assignment scheduling capability for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (ASC-U) simulation tool." Thesis, Monterey, Calif. : Springfield, Va. : Naval Postgraduate School ; Available from National Technical Information Service, 2006. http://library.nps.navy.mil/uhtbin/hyperion/06Jun%5FNannini.pdf.

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Thesis (M.S. in Operations Research)--Naval Postgraduate School, June 2006.
Thesis Advisor(s): Arnold H. Buss, Susan M. Sanchez. "June 2006." Includes bibliographical references (p.107-110). Also available in print.
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Sayce, Sarah Louise. "An examination of the potential of leisure property as an investment vehicle." Thesis, University of Reading, 1998. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.286149.

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Books on the topic "Vehicle investments"

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Finley, Harry R. Investment in foreign aerospace vehicle research and technological development efforts: Statement of Harry R. Finley, Director, Air Force Issues, National Security and International Affairs Division, before the Subcommittee on Transportation, Aviation, and Materials, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology and the Subcommittee on Research and Development, Committee on Armed Services, House of Representatives. [Washington, D.C.?]: U.S. General Accounting Office, 1989.

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Anson, Mark Jonathan Paul. The handbook of traditional and alternative investment vehicles: Investment characteristics and strategies. Hoboken, N.J: Wiley, 2011.

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Vermeulen, Hein. The Tax treatment of collective investment vehicles and real estate investment trusts. Amsterdam: IBFD, 2013.

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Anson, Mark J. P., Frank J. Fabozzi, and Frank J. Jones. The Handbook of Traditional and Alternative Investment Vehicles. Hoboken, NJ, USA: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/9781118258248.

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Nnamani, Chimaroke. Rediscover Nigeria: Democracy as vehicle for investment, growth and development. [Nigeria: s.n., 2002.

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Humphreys, Thomas A. Mortgage-backed securities: Including REMICs and other investment vehicles. Chicago, Ill. (4025 W. Peterson Ave., Chicago 60646): Commerce Clearing House, 1989.

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Humphreys, Thomas A. Mortgage-backed securities: Including REMICs and other investment vehicles. Chicago, Ill. (4025 W. Peterson Ave., Chicago 60646): Commerce Clearing House, 1989.

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1961-, Kreitman Robert M., ed. Mortgage-backed securities including REMICs and other investment vehicles. Boston: Little, Brown, 1995.

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Storer, Thomas P. Preferred and common stock terms: Designing effective equity investment vehicles. Boston, MA: Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, 1992.

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Storer, Thomas P. Preferred and common stock terms: Designing effective equity investment vehicles. Boston, MA: MCLE, 1993.

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Book chapters on the topic "Vehicle investments"

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Hilgers, Michael, and Wilfried Achenbach. "Trucks as Investment Goods." In Entire Vehicle, 7–16. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-60766-4_2.

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Supekar, Sarang D., Kathryn A. Caruso, Mark S. Daskin, and Steven J. Skerlos. "Least-Cost Technology Investments in the Passenger Vehicle and Electric Sectors to Meet Greenhouse Gas Emissions Targets to 2050." In Re-engineering Manufacturing for Sustainability, 461–67. Singapore: Springer Singapore, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-4451-48-2_75.

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Freeman, Nick J. "Vietnam’s Country Funds: An Emerging Investment Vehicle." In International Strategic Management and Government Policy, 109–21. London: Palgrave Macmillan UK, 1998. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-26646-3_7.

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Steininger, Bertram I., Carolin Pommeranz, Ong Seow Eng, and Richard K. Green. "Regulation of managers and investment vehicles." In Routledge Companion to Real Estate Investment, 43–69. Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2018.: Routledge, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/9781315775579-3.

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Lee, Chyi Lin, Graeme Newell, and Valarie Kupke. "Australian Institutional Investors and Residential Investment Vehicles." In Proceedings of the 20th International Symposium on Advancement of Construction Management and Real Estate, 709–20. Singapore: Springer Singapore, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-0855-9_62.

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Hyun, Jae Hoon. "The Cases: Korean Vehicle Manufacturers in Europe (The 1990s)." In Korean Automotive Foreign Direct Investment in Europe, 119–55. London: Palgrave Macmillan UK, 2003. http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/9780230510944_6.

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Blomström, Magnus, and Ari Kokko. "Foreign Investment as a Vehicle for International Technology Transfer." In Creation and Transfer of Knowledge, 279–311. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 1998. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-03738-6_14.

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Chakraborty, D., and B. Nag. "UNECE Agreements on Harmonization of Vehicle Standards and India: Empirical Results and Policy Implications." In Trade, Investment and Economic Growth, 285–308. Singapore: Springer Singapore, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-33-6973-3_17.

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Ferrari, Pierpaolo. "Collective Investment Vehicles and Other Asset Management Products." In Asset Management and Institutional Investors, 31–76. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-32796-9_2.

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Golgher, Yaron, Lipa Roitman, and Dmitry Neginsky. "AI-Powered Wealth Management Products and Investment Vehicles." In The WealthTech Book, 138–41. Chichester, UK: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/9781119444510.ch34.

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Conference papers on the topic "Vehicle investments"

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Liu, Qiong, Qin Ye, and Xu Mei. "Inter-Cell Scheduling Optimization With Limited Transportation Capacities for Optimization of Vehicle Numbers." In ASME 2020 15th International Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/msec2020-8290.

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Abstract Inter-cell manufacturing could quickly respond to market changes and save investments on equipment. The number of vehicles in an inter-cell manufacturing system is one of important factors affecting results of inter-cell scheduling and related costs. Previous literatures on inter-cell scheduling with limited transportation capacities assumed that numbers of vehicles in a manufacturing system are fixed and simply set as numbers of manufacturing cells. However, numbers of vehicles generally are determined by decision makers and might be different in different manufacturing systems. Reducing the number of vehicles could save investments and latter operation costs. To help decision makers make decisions on the number of vehicles, it is needed to explore relationships among the number of vehicles, makespan, and total costs. An inter-cell scheduling model is proposed for an inter-cell manufacturing system with flexible routes and limited transportation capacities to optimize the number of vehicles, makespan and total costs. A Shuffled Frog Leaping Algorithm (SFLA) is designed to solve the proposed model. A four-segment coding method is proposed to encode operation sequence of parts, manufacturing cells, and machines for processing operations, and vehicle allocation. A case is used to analyze relationships among the number of vehicles, makespan, and total costs. Conclusions are yielded, which would help decision makers to make decisions on the number of vehicles.
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Razu, Swithin S., and Shun Takai. "An Approach to Study Impact of Public Policy, Exogenous Variables, and Vehicle Design on Greenhouse Gas Emission." In ASME 2012 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/detc2012-70414.

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The aim of this paper is to study the impact of public policies and uncontrollable (exogenous) variables as well as optimal vehicle design on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the US transportation sector. The overall model is divided into the government model and an enterprise model. To examine the effect of GHG emissions and exogenous variables, the optimization model includes public policy, exogenous variables, and a market mix focusing on the GHG effects of four different types of vehicles, 1) gasoline-based 2) gasoline-electric hybrid or alternative-fuel vehicles (AFVs), 3) battery-electric (BEVs) and 4) fuel-cell vehicles (FCVs). The public policies taken into consideration are infrastructure investments for hydrogen fueling stations and subsidies for purchasing AFVs. An exogenous variable taken into consideration are gasoline prices. For each selection of public policy and exogenous variables in the government model, the enterprise model finds the optimum vehicle design that maximizes profit and updates the market mix, from which the government model can estimate GHG emissions for that selection and can choose a public policy accordingly to produce a desired effect. This paper demonstrates the model using FCV design as an illustrative example.
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Romero, Jose´ A., Wenceslao Ortiz, and Alejandro Lozano. "Conceptual Design of a Testing Facility to Assess Trucks Maneuvering Performance." In ASME 2005 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition. ASMEDC, 2005. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/imece2005-80002.

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Road safety is influenced by the dynamic performance of heavy trucks during emergency maneuvers that involve abrupt changes in direction and velocity. In this context, rating of trucks performance under such situations becomes crucial to promote safer roads. Present test methods to evaluate trucks performance during braking and lane change maneuvers involve substantial monetary and time investments, and are limited to certain critical trucks and cargo. A more general methodology to evaluate a wider range of vehicles under diverse situations is thus necessary. In this paper the conceptual design of a truck testing facility is proposed to characterize and compare the dynamic performance of the vehicles under emergency maneuvering, as a function of the components’ properties, payload conditions and overall truck design. The equipment consists of a moving platform on which the vehicle is mounted, including load cells to measure tire loads. The motion of the platform can simulate steering maneuvers by providing lateral and yaw excitations.
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Razu, Swithin S., and Shun Takai. "Impacts of Government Policies, Fuel Cell Cost, and Battery Cost on Greenhouse Gas Emission of Light-Duty Vehicles." In ASME 2013 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/detc2013-12701.

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The aim of this paper is to study the impact of public government policies, fuel cell cost, and battery cost on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the US transportation sector. The model includes a government model and an enterprise model. To examine the effect on GHG emissions that fuel cell and battery cost has, the optimization model includes public policy, fuel cell and battery cost, and a market mix focusing on the GHG effects of four different types of vehicles, 1) gasoline-based 2) gasoline-electric hybrid or alternative-fuel vehicles (AFVs), 3) battery-electric (BEVs) and 4) fuel-cell vehicles (FCVs). The public policies taken into consideration are infrastructure investments for hydrogen fueling stations and subsidies for purchasing AFVs. For each selection of public policy, fuel cell cost and battery cost in the government model, the enterprise model finds the optimum vehicle design that maximizes profit and updates the market mix, from which the government model can estimate GHG emissions. This paper demonstrates the model using FCV design as an illustrative example.
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Vagropoulos, Stylianos I., Alexandros P. Kleidaras, and Anastasios G. Bakirtzis. "Financial viability of investments on electric vehicle charging stations in workplaces with parking lots under flat rate retail tariff schemes." In 2014 49th International Universities Power Engineering Conference (UPEC). IEEE, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/upec.2014.6934747.

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Mgebrishvili, Nikolozi. "Multifunctional Sensor-Based Monitoring System for Identifying Vehicle Characteristics." In IEEE/ASME/ASCE 2008 Joint Rail Conference. ASMEDC, 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/jrc2008-63041.

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The intensification of investments into international transportation and the resulting intense growth of traffic volume and speed of railroad consists predetermines the need for increased safety and reliability of railroad operation. Current safety requirements revealed the urgent need for monitoring safety of rolling stock. The author designed a multifunctional wayside monitoring system that allows to identify the type and speed of passing vehicles, count the number of axles in the consist, and also determine the condition of car wheels and axles that may potentially present the risk to safe operations. The monitoring system is based on the use of intelligent sensors. Four such sensors are placed along the rail. The number of sensors is driven by the different distances between axles for commuter, passenger and freight trains operated in the countries of Former Soviet Union. For a given direction of the train the distance between the first sensor and the following other three sensors corresponds to the distances between axles of different types of vehicles. The electrical signals generated in each sensor are registered in the computer-based system that is located nearby and is hard-wired with the sensors. The computation system keeps count of number of axles passed, and computes the speed of the train. At the same time, the analog signals from the sensors, the magnitude of which represents the magneto-inductive characteristics of the wheel set depending on the state of their wear, are processed by the diagnostic system that determines the level of wheel wear. A special algorithm, developed by the author is used for identifying a type of the wheel wear. The system developed by the author is unique. It is patented in Russia and Georgia. There are no analogous technical solutions for the system to perform the named above multiple tasks. The monitoring system can be used for train location determination, for wayside diagnostics of rolling stock, for identification the type of vehicles and monitoring their movements in tunnels, for controlling the speed of vehicles, especially on steep descents, and for identification of the type and amount of passing vehicles in yards, repair facilities, depots and sidings. Equipping certain segments of railroad tracks with such monitoring devices will increase the effectiveness of railroad operation since the most vital characteristic of the passing vehicles will be monitored, which would allow to prevent potential accidents.
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Boscoianu, Mircea, and Costel Ceocea. "THE INTEGRATION OF ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENTS IN A SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLE CAPABLE TO SUPPLY THE EMERGENCY FUNDING IN EXTREME RISK EVENTS- THE CASE OF COVID -19 IN EMERGING MARKETS." In 12th International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies. IATED, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.21125/edulearn.2020.1475.

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Yüce, C., F. Karpat, N. Yavuz, Ö. Kaynaklı, E. Dolaylar, and G. Şendeniz. "Prototyping a New Lightweight Passenger Seat." In ASME 2013 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/imece2013-64381.

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Profitability is the key concern for transport companies. Costs are increased due to the rising fuel prices and technological investments. As well as new legal restrictions on the emission rates have forced the sector different fuel efficient technologies. Reducing weight is one of the most important methods of improving fuel efficiency and cutting CO2 emissions. Accordingly lighter, more fuel efficient, environmentally sustainable and safety vehicles are in the priority list of European authorities. And also the future of hybrid and electric vehicles depends on the lightweighting. The seat structure was chosen as the area for study which presented the best opportunity for weight reduction by the use of new materials. A seat provides comfort and safety of an occupant’s while travelling. In the event of crash, the passenger seat is exposed many different forces. For this reason it should be designed sufficient strength and stiffness. Therefore an optimized seat design should be aesthetically pleasing, ergonomic, light and meet the safety requirements. Seats play an important role in mass of buses and coaches due to number of seats per vehicle. In this project, finite element analysis, together with topology and free-size optimization is used to design a lightweight passenger seat for new generation commercial vehicles. The seat CAD models were created with CATIA V5 and then imported into HyperMesh for finite element model creation and analysis. Results from the nonlinear analysis provide an accurate prediction of the material yielding and load path distribution on the seat structural frame components. In the end, the verification tests which were determined by ECE are applied the new seat and results were compared with the FEA results. In this study, the lightweight passenger seat prototypes have developed. High strength steel and fiber-reinforced plastic parts are used. An overall 20% weight reduction is achieved including the structural frame, cushion, armrest, and pillar. And also the new passenger seat provides ECE safety norms.
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Ivanco, Andrej, Robert Prucka, Mark Hoffman, and Zoran Filipi. "Return on Investment Calculation for a Heavy Duty Vehicle With a Dual Fuel Diesel-Natural Gas Engine." In ASME 2016 Internal Combustion Engine Division Fall Technical Conference. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/icef2016-9471.

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Advancements in natural gas extraction technology are driving down natural gas prices to much lower levels than diesel fuel. This situation could be advantageous to commercial vehicle operators if they are able to cost-effectively modify their fleets to replace a portion of their diesel fuel usage with natural gas. Dual-fuel retrofit kits are an attractive option since they can use existing vehicles and offer relatively low conversion cost as compared to engine replacement. These systems convert dedicated diesel engines to operate on dual-fuel with the addition of intake fumigated natural gas. Fumigated dual-fuel systems replace a significant portion of diesel fuel energy with natural gas (generally 50% or more by energy content), and produce lower operating costs than diesel-only operation. This research describes a methodology, which can be used to predict the return on investment for a dual fuel vehicle and specify the $/mile gain if the vehicle is fitted with dual fuel technology. As a case study, a generic class 8 vehicle is chosen to evaluate the benefit of dual fuel system integration considering overall return of investment.
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PISARENKO, Zhanna V., Natalia P. KUZNETSOVA, Nguyen Cahn TOAN, and Leonid A. IVANOV. "YIELDCO AS A PERSPECTIVE INVESTMENT VEHICLE." In International Scientific Conference „Contemporary Issues in Business, Management and Economics Engineering". Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.3846/cibmee.2021.638.

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Purpose – the purpose of the article is to assess the investment potential of YieldСos as an innovative pension vehicle and determine the risks that may arise in connection with them. Methods used: empirical analyses, comparisons, statistical analyses. Research methodology – empirical research, comparative analysis, statistical analyses. Findings – in the paper we compared the new investment vehicle YieldCos (green) and a traditional investment vehicle – energy companies (non-green). It was found that the correlation of YieldCos with the market indices is similar to nongreen companies. But YieldCos are more exposed to risks than energy companies. That may offset their attractiveness as long term investment vehicle. It is necessary to continue research for this investment vehicle during the period of global financial volatility and crash of crude oil price. Research limitations – the authors study the raise of the new investment vehicle – YieldCos, during the period from 2013 to 2018 (pre Covid-19 Era). Practical implications – YieldCos focus on investors interests, raising money in an environmental projects (namely renewable energy), and provide combination of high yield and high income growth. Aforesaid characteristics are attractive for institutional investors that are currently experiencing a lack of resources to meet their obligations. Originality/Value – new investment vehicle is becoming a part of the overall socially responsible investment universe. We have taken the first step in the comparative evaluation of traditional and innovative types of investment instruments. Showed the prospects of a new environmentally oriented tool. It is necessary to continue research of this investment vehicle during the period of global financial volatility, changing landscape of energy resources and stakeholders rising influence.
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Reports on the topic "Vehicle investments"

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Krohn, Drake, Lou Rymarcsuk, Jijo Mathew, Chris Day, Howell Li, Ashwin Patel, Daniel Farley, and Darcy M. Bullock. Outcome Assessment Using Connected Vehicle Data to Justify Signal Investments to Decision Makers. Purdue University, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.5703/1288284317211.

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Link, Albert N. Retrospective Benefit-Cost Evaluation of U.S. DOE Vehicle Combustion Engine R&D Investments: Impacts of a Cluster of Energy Technologies. Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI), May 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.2172/1339338.

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Konaev, Margarita, Husanjot Chahal, Ryan Fedasiuk, Tina Huang, and Ilya Rahkovsky. U.S. Military Investments in Autonomy and AI: A Budgetary Assessment. Center for Security and Emerging Technology, October 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.51593/20200069.

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The Pentagon has a wide range of research and development programs using autonomy and AI in unmanned vehicles and systems, information processing, decision support, targeting functions, and other areas. This policy brief delves into the details of DOD’s science and technology program to assess trends in funding, key areas of focus, and gaps in investment that could stymie the development and fielding of AI systems in operational settings.
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Plotkin, Steve, Thomas Stephens, and Walter McManus. Transportation Energy Futures Series. Vehicle Technology Deployment Pathways. An Examination of Timing and Investment Constraints. Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI), March 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.2172/1219926.

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Plotkin, Steve, Thomas Stephens, and Walter McManus. Transportation Energy Futures Series: Vehicle Technology Deployment Pathways: An Examination of Timing and Investment Constraints. Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI), March 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.2172/1069179.

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Cruces, Juan J. Argentina's Residential Real Estate Sector: A Magnet for Savings amidst Mistrust in Traditional Investment Vehicles. Inter-American Development Bank, March 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0000259.

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Chiavassa, Nathalie, and Raphael Dewez. Technical Note on Road Safety in Haiti. Inter-American Development Bank, January 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0003250.

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The IDB has been a predominant partner supporting Haiti development efforts for many years. Nowadays, the IDB is the main source of investment for the country. Considering the vital weight of road transport sector in the socio-economy of the country, the IDB has concentrated a large part of investment efforts in rehabilitating and improving national road infrastructures. In the same time, a rapid increase of motorization and relatively higher speeds have contributed to increasing the number of traffic fatalities and injuries. In 2017, road injuries were the fifth cause of mortality in Haiti. The Road Safety situation of the country is preoccupying with many Vulnerable Road Users involved, in particular pedestrians and motorcyclists. The country is facing multi-sector challenges to address this Road Safety situation. Despite recent efforts, high political will has not been continuous in promoting a multi-sector coordination and the success of technical efforts remained mitigated over the last years. Road user awareness is still weak in the country. Risk factors include dangerous driving, bad safety conditions of vehicles, together with limited law enforcement and poor maintenance of safety devices on the roads. In this context, the Road Safety situation of the country may be getting worse in the coming years if no action is taken. However, the new Decade provides with a unique opportunity to achieve Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) including significant progress in reducing the burden of traffic crashes. The IDB has already initiated vital investments in modernizing crash data collection, promoting institutional dialogue and supporting capacity building in the area of Road Safety. Future actions to address Road Safety challenges in Haiti in the framework of the five UN five pillars would require a range of investments in the area of political commitment, institutional coordination and technical efforts. A change of political paradigm from making roads for travelling faster to making roads safer for all users is highly needed at national level. This technical note on Road Safety in Haiti present the current situation of the country and provides with recommendations for future actions on Road Safety.
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Financial Stability Report - September 2015. Banco de la República, August 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.32468/rept-estab-fin.sem2.eng-2015.

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From this edition, the Financial Stability Report will have fewer pages with some changes in its structure. The purpose of this change is to present the most relevant facts of the financial system and their implications on the financial stability. This allows displaying the analysis more concisely and clearly, as it will focus on describing the evolution of the variables that have the greatest impact on the performance of the financial system, for estimating then the effect of a possible materialization of these risks on the financial health of the institutions. The changing dynamics of the risks faced by the financial system implies that the content of the Report adopts this new structure; therefore, some analyses and series that were regularly included will not necessarily be in each issue. However, the statistical annex that accompanies the publication of the Report will continue to present the series that were traditionally included, regardless of whether or not they are part of the content of the Report. In this way we expect to contribute in a more comprehensive way to the study and analysis of the stability of the Colombian financial system. Executive Summary During the first half of 2015, the main advanced economies showed a slow recovery on their growth, while emerging economies continued with their slowdown trend. Domestic demand in the United States allowed for stabilization on its average growth for the first half of the year, while other developed economies such as the United Kingdom, the euro zone, and Japan showed a more gradual recovery. On the other hand, the Chinese economy exhibited the lowest growth rate in five years, which has resulted in lower global dynamism. This has led to a fall in prices of the main export goods of some Latin American economies, especially oil, whose price has also responded to a larger global supply. The decrease in the terms of trade of the Latin American economies has had an impact on national income, domestic demand, and growth. This scenario has been reflected in increases in sovereign risk spreads, devaluations of stock indices, and depreciation of the exchange rates of most countries in the region. For Colombia, the fall in oil prices has also led to a decline in the terms of trade, resulting in pressure on the dynamics of national income. Additionally, the lower demand for exports helped to widen the current account deficit. This affected the prospects and economic growth of the country during the first half of 2015. This economic context could have an impact on the payment capacity of debtors and on the valuation of investments, affecting the soundness of the financial system. However, the results of the analysis featured in this edition of the Report show that, facing an adverse scenario, the vulnerability of the financial system in terms of solvency and liquidity is low. The analysis of the current situation of credit institutions (CI) shows that growth of the gross loan portfolio remained relatively stable, as well as the loan portfolio quality indicators, except for microcredit, which showed a decrease in these indicators. Regarding liabilities, traditional sources of funding have lost market share versus non-traditional ones (bonds, money market operations and in the interbank market), but still represent more than 70%. Moreover, the solvency indicator remained relatively stable. As for non-banking financial institutions (NBFI), the slowdown observed during the first six months of 2015 in the real annual growth of the assets total, both in the proprietary and third party position, stands out. The analysis of the main debtors of the financial system shows that indebtedness of the private corporate sector has increased in the last year, mostly driven by an increase in the debt balance with domestic and foreign financial institutions. However, the increase in this latter source of funding has been influenced by the depreciation of the Colombian peso vis-à-vis the US dollar since mid-2014. The financial indicators reflected a favorable behavior with respect to the historical average, except for the profitability indicators; although they were below the average, they have shown improvement in the last year. By economic sector, it is noted that the firms focused on farming, mining and transportation activities recorded the highest levels of risk perception by credit institutions, and the largest increases in default levels with respect to those observed in December 2014. Meanwhile, households have shown an increase in the financial burden, mainly due to growth in the consumer loan portfolio, in which the modalities of credit card, payroll deductible loan, revolving and vehicle loan are those that have reported greater increases in risk indicators. On the side of investments that could be affected by the devaluation in the portfolio of credit institutions and non-banking financial institutions (NBFI), the largest share of public debt securities, variable-yield securities and domestic private debt securities is highlighted. The value of these portfolios fell between February and August 2015, driven by the devaluation in the market of these investments throughout the year. Furthermore, the analysis of the liquidity risk indicator (LRI) shows that all intermediaries showed adequate levels and exhibit a stable behavior. Likewise, the fragility analysis of the financial system associated with the increase in the use of non-traditional funding sources does not evidence a greater exposure to liquidity risk. Stress tests assess the impact of the possible joint materialization of credit and market risks, and reveal that neither the aggregate solvency indicator, nor the liquidity risk indicator (LRI) of the system would be below the established legal limits. The entities that result more individually affected have a low share in the total assets of the credit institutions; therefore, a risk to the financial system as a whole is not observed. José Darío Uribe Governor
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