Calibration of a Stochastic Price Model for American Electricity Markets Oliver Meister University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee MS Graduate Student “This thesis discusses models for electricity spot prices from the Midwestern American and Manitoba market. The models are based on experiences in... Read More

Harmonic Functions in Flat-Ring Coordinates Lijuan Bi University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee PhD Graduate Student “We will derive expansions for afundamental solution of the Laplace's equation in flat-ring coordinates in three-dimensional Euclidean space. These expansions are in terms of harmonic  functions in... Read More

Fitting a Complex Markov Model for Firm and Market Productivity Julia Valder University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee MS Graduate Student “There is a model in economics that models firm and market productivity as Markov Chains. But estimating the transition matrix for a... Read More

Optimal Deductibles—A Theoretical Analysis from an Insured Perspective Alexander Kreienbring University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee MS Graduate Student “A stop-loss policy as a tool for protection against a large loss is one of the most common insurance forms. For fixed premiums and... Read More

Optimal Control of Energy Production in a Market with Emission Derivatives Leonhard Kunczik University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee MS Graduate Student “With a growing awareness for preserving the environment, governments started to regulate the greenhouse gas emissions of energy producers by implementing... Read More

Orthogonal Abelian Cartan Subalgebra Decompositions of Classical Lie Algebras Over Finite Commutative Rings Songpon Sriwongsa University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee PhD Graduate Student “Orthogonal decompositions of classical Lie algebras over the complex numbers of types A, B, C and D were studied... Read More