This book provides coherent theoretical and empirical analysis of firms' investment and financing decisions. It … results confirm theoretical precedents. Some firms are indeed financially constrained, for fixed investment as well as for R … firms to adopt a 'wait and see' strategy which eventually reduces investment, especially for irreversible investment …

One of the unforeseen consequences of the WTO agreements has been controversy over risk. This volume explores aspects … of risk with special reference to the WTO, where national instruments to reduce risk may conflict with international … trade rules. The book is divided into sections dealing with: accounting for risk in trade agreements; risk and the WTO …

academic research articles one should know in risk measurement and management. Through his central position in financial … Diebold's fascinating compilation summarizes the history of risk management research, focussing on research prior to the … involved in risk management, both in academia and in industry.'--Andrew Lo, MIT Sloan Management, US. This authoritative volume …

This dataset contains indicators on the financial assets and liabilities of investment funds, insurance corporations …

This dataset contains indicators on the financial assets of investment funds, insurance corporations and pension funds …

Annotation, By proposing questions in ten policy areas, the Policy Framework for Investment in Agriculture supports … host countries in evaluating and designing policies to mobilise private investment in agriculture and maximise its positive … contribution to economic growth and sustainable development. It draws on the Policy Framework for Investment developed at the OECD …