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High impact, low probability? An empirical analysis of risk in the economics of climate change
Dietz, Simon - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2009
To what extent does economic analysis of climate change depend on low-probability, high-impact events? This question has received a great deal of attention lately, with the contention increasingly made that climate damage could be so large that societal willingness to pay to avoid extreme...
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Does the use of social networking sites increase children’s risk of harm?
Staksrud, Elisabeth; Ólafsson, Kjartan; Livingstone, Sonia - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2013
experiences of online risk among children, the affordances of SNS lend support to this possibility, attracting much policy and … second hypothesis stated that SNS users with more digital competence will encounter more online risk than those with less …) will encounter more online risk than those with fewer risky practices: this too was supported by the data; thus what …
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Risky social networking practices among ‘under-age’ users: lessons for evidence-based policy
Livingstone, Sonia; Ólafsson, Kjartan; Staksrud, Elisabeth - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2013
European self-regulation to ensure children's safety on social networking sites requires that providers ensure children are old enough to use the sites, aware of safety messages, empowered by privacy settings, discouraged from disclosing personal information, and supported by easy to use...
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