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Many financial applications, such as risk analysis and derivatives pricing, depend on time scaling of risk. A common … is to examine time scaling of risk when returns follow a jump diffusion process. It is argued that a jump diffusion is … well-suited for the modeling of systemic risk, which is the raison d’etre of the Basel capital adequacy proposals. We …
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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 …
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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 …
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This paper studies poverty as a dynamic phenomenon, motivated by the recurring economic crises that affect developing countries and the incidence of income fluctuations on household welfare. While the increasing availability of household panel data has been exploited in theoretical analysis and...
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Tournaments are designed to enhance participants’ effort and productivity. However, ranking near the top may increase psychological pressure and reduce performance. We empirically study the impact of interim rank on performance using data from international diving tournaments. We find that...
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We investigate the salary returns to the ability to play football with both feet. The majority of footballers are predominantly right footed. Using two data sets, a cross-section of footballers in the five main European leagues and a panel of players in the German Bundesliga, we find robust...
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Romania has one of the highest mortality rates in Europe for ischemic heart disease and, especially, for cerebrovascular disease. Taking into account the actual prevalence of cardiovascular diseases, an augmentation of the demand for specialized medical services is expected. As this paper...
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We analyze the impact of interim ranking on the risk taking and performance behaviour of professional athletes … of the riskiness of their choices. We present two key findings. First, risk taking exhibits an inverted-U relationship … with rank: risk taking increases up to rank six, but athletes then revert to safer strategies towards the bottom of the …
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We analyse how German tourists react to unanticipated shocks that alter their risk perception of selected tourism …
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The study explores the growth of the Athens Stock Exchange through new listings and IPOs over the period 1880-1940. We examine institutional changes in exchange governance and listing requirements. On a theme that has not been addressed before, we find that simple listings were far more numerous...
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