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 …

-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 … strategy as well as the ideal structure of gambling taxes and devising optimal responses to environmental changes, such as the …

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 … theory to many different insurance markets. It also offers important insights into the factors influencing corporate risk …

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 …

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 … Stability', in Jacques H. Dreze (ed) (ed.), Allocation Under Uncertainty: Equilibrium and Optimality, Chapter 9, New York, NY …

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 …

"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 …