As opposed to the well developed and understood equity markets, the energy markets are still in their infancy. The explosion of contracts, of both the primary and derivative types, are testament both to the existing size and the untapped growth potential of this exciting industr…
There are two major defense-related export-financing programs in the United States of America (USA), the world's largest arms exporter. They are the Defense Department's Foreign Military Sales (FMS) and the State Department's Direct Commercial Sales (DCS) programs. The DCS progr…
This thesis is intended to contribute to policy analysis on nuclear energy planning, and also as a contribution to applied mathematics. From point of view of nuclear policy analysis, this thesis is not designed to offer realistic detail on nuclear engineering itself, which is of…
This research developed an integrated framework for conducting economic assessment of water resources infrastructures in the context of climatic and development uncertainty. Two levels of simulation make up the framework: the hydrological, based around the river basin routing mo…
Many governments confront a gap between the rising demand for transportation infrastructure systems and the financial resources that they have historically used for meeting this demand. They are seeking innovative solutions to close this growing gap between the cost of much need…