There is a broad range of literature on the economics of insurance and risk management. This timely publication … theory to many different insurance markets. It also offers important insights into the factors influencing corporate risk … management decisions, and the theoretical underpinnings for why corporations with well-diversified shareholders would reduce risk …

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 …

in assets. Products must comply with profit and risk-sharing criteria and regulations preventing banks from venturing … into activities with high risk and excessive uncertainty. This timely volume analyses these matters and considers the range …'s well-being. The volume explores in detail the nature of Islamic banking products and their risk elements, how the system …

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 book investigates the relationships between rural poverty, risk, and development. Building upon the author's work … in the area, it summarises the contributions of recent theoretical and empirical work to our understanding of how risk … affects rural poverty levels in developing countries. In particular the book examines what we do and do not know about risk …

This book explores the challenges regarding risks and risk management related to the growing complexity of ICT … efforts. Drawing upon theories of risk society and reflexive modernization, various case studies are used to demonstrate … management measures are shown to increase rather than decrease complexity and risk …

disasters / Howard C. Kunreuther and Erwann O. Michel-Kerjan -- 5. NBCR Terrorism : who should bear the risk? / Dwight Jaffee …

assessing risk and developing resilience strategies appropriate to their own organizations. The innovative use of templates for …