, financial imperfections and uncertainty. After reviewing the capital market imperfections literature and the empirical results …, the authors discuss both traditional investment models with uncertainty and the more modern option based models. They … present an overview of empirical results of the modelling of investment under uncertainty. In these examples, the effects of …

settings in many countries are projected to lead to unsustainable levels of public debt; Tax Policy and Uncertainty explores … models that allow for feedbacks and uncertainty to combat this. Applicable to any country, the models in the book explore the … focusing on fiscal policy will appreciate the improved models in this book that allow both for uncertainty and feedback effects …

Recently there has been a resurgence of interest in the study of optimal monetary policy under uncertainty. This book …

of Risk-Bearing', Review of Economic Studies, 31 (2), April, 91-6 -- Peter A. Diamond (1967), 'The Role of a Stock Market … in a General Equilibrium Model with Technological Uncertainty', American Economic Review, 57 (4), September, 759 …', Econometrica, 40 (2), March, 289-303 -- Jacques H. Drèze (1974), 'Investment Under Private Ownership: Optimality, Equilibrium and …

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 …

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 …

for State Contingent Claims: The Importance of Market Ecology, Modelling Procedures and Investment Strategies', Economica …-mutuel Games', Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, 8 (3), 309-17 -- Charles T. Clotfelter and Philip J. Cook (1991), 'Lotteries in the … Real World', Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, 4 (3), 227-32 -- Charles T. Clotfelter and Philip J. Cook (1993), 'Notes: The …

and Firm Market Value', Review of Financial Studies, 14 1, Spring, 243-76 -- Peter Tufano (1996), 'Who Manages Risk? An … and the Liability Insurance Crisis', Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, 5 3, 253-72 -- David Mayers and Clifford W. Smith Jr …There is a broad range of literature on the economics of insurance and risk management. This timely publication …

Risk Analysis, Princeton University Press. -- Cootner, P. (1964), The Random Character of Stock Market Prices, MIT Press …-91 -- William F. Sharpe (1964), 'Capital Asset Prices: A Theory of Market Equilibrium under Conditions of Risk', Journal of Finance … (2006), "Practical Volatility and Correlation Modeling for Financial Market Risk Management," In M. Carey and R. Stulz (eds …

"Featuring real world examples of how risk information affects public choices, The Economics of Environmental Risk … by officials providing information on risk and designing policies for managing them. Further consideration is also given … public policy, risk analysis and environmental and resource economics will value the useful examples found in this …