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with natural hazards, such as hurricanes and earthquakes. Risk management theory suggests protection by insurers and other …, especially after cat events. We then examine clinical evidence to understand why the theory fails. Specifically, we examine … hints as to why the theory fails. We explore these hints in eight theoretical explanations and find the most compelling to …
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with natural hazards, such as hurricanes and earthquakes. Risk management theory suggests protection by insurers and other …, especially after cat events. We then examine clinical evidence to understand why the theory fails. Specifically, we examine … hints as to why the theory fails. We explore these hints in eight theoretical explanations and find the most compelling to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013124399
demonstrate that both features deviate from what theory would predict, yet are characteristic of many transactions, not simply …
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Simple regression tests that have power against the alternatives that. asset prices and expected future asset returns are excessively volatile are developed and performed for the foreign exchange and stock markets. These tests have a number of advantages over alternative, variance hounds...
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Financial instruments whose payoffs are linked to exogenous events, such as the occurrence of a natural catastrophe or an unusual weather pattern depend crucially on actuarial models for determining event (e.g., default) probabilities. In many instances, investors appear to receive premiums far...
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The paper presents new empirical results that elucidate the dynamics of the foreign exchange market. The first half of the paper is an updated study of the exchange rate expectations held by market participants, as reflected in responses to surveys, and contains the following conclusions. First,...
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with natural hazards, such as hurricanes and earthquakes. Risk management theory suggests protection by insurers and other …, especially after cat events. We then examine clinical evidence to understand why the theory fails. Specifically, we examine … hints as to why the theory fails. We explore these hints in eight theoretical explanations and find the most compelling to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012763776