highly sensitive to uncertainty. We briefly summarize the theory, stressing its empirical implications. We then use cross …-section and time-series data for a set of developing and industrialized countries to explore the relevance of the theory for … - affects investment as the theory suggests, but the size of the effect is moderate, and is greatest for developing countries …

itself. It then examines whether aggregate market risk or aggregate fundamental risk is priced. Although market risk is … priced, the paper does find that fundamental risk is an important factor in explaining risk premia …

especially sensitive to risk, whether with respect to future cash flows, interest rates, or the ultimate cost of the investment …

Empirical work testing for a negative tradeoff between risk and incentives, a cornerstone of agency theory, has not had …

's systematic equity risk and falls with the firm's unsystematic equity risk. Further, an increase in the firm's total equity risk … is associated with a fall in q. The negative relation between the change in total risk and the change in q is robust …

implications of risky behaviors by youths. I begin by reviewing perspectives on youth risk-taking from traditional rational … risk-taking by youths, and how this compares to adults. I review the evidence on youth risk taking from the studies in this … risk taking by youths, (b) despite this, these factors are not very successful in predicting the dramatic time series …