question, the evidence suggests uncertainty is damaging for short-run investment and hiring, but there is some evidence it may …

Building on previous studies on perceptions of inequality, welfare and risk we investigate the structure of individuals …' rankings of uncertain prospects in terms of risk and their relationship to individual preferences. We examine three interlinked … propositions that are fundamental to the standard economic approach to risk: (i) that rankings by risk are simply the reverse of …

Orderings of income distribution in terms of inequality should be closely related to orderings in terms of risk. Using … a novel mult-country questgionnaire experiment we examine the basis for this claim in terms of respondents …' distributional perceptions. We show that in terms of both inequality and risk individuals consistently reject one of the standard …

economically and statistically significant negative impact on risk-adjusted returns of approximately 1-2 percentage points, holding … constant other relevant factors. The use of explicit limits on asset allocation can be a blunt instrument for regulating risk …-taking, in that they impede investment managers’ ability to exploit the benefits of portfolio diversification, and thus distort …

Globalizing knowledge economies foster conditions that intensify the role and value of organizational reputation risk … reputation risk. Having noted the ambivalence that surrounds ‘risk positions’, we present a re-definition of reputation risk that … encompasses the dynamics of contemporary risk and trust relationships. We explore the capacity of different trust forms to reduce …

the five domains (social, ethical, gambling, recreational and investment risk-taking). Evidence for a mechanism that … choice behaviour. We assessed perceptions and behaviours in six domains (ethical; investment; gambling; health and safety … recreational risk-taking). In addition, perceived costs and benefits mediated the relations between personality and risk-taking in …

Relying on a Constant Relative Risk Aversion utility function, we use panel data for Argentina to compute risk …-adjusted income and poverty measures and to analyze their determinants. Taking risk into account increases poverty. The regression …

financial futures exchanges (1998-200). The term ‘strategic risk positioning’ is used as a central organizing concept to draw … together an analysis of the subjective time-risk relationships influencing strategy formation during this period. We being by … sense of an uncertain future shapes the strategic imagination and triggers processes of risk positioning. In conclusion, the …