Literature review and research gaps -- Empirical investigations: expectations as reference points, personality traits and their influence on reference point formation, managerial reference point formation -- Summary and discussion -- Outlook

Here, two highly experienced authors present an alternative approach to optimal stopping problems. The basic ideas and techniques of the approach can be explained much simpler than the standard methods in the literature on optimal stopping problems. The monograph will teach the reader to apply...

Part I Intergenerational Interactions -- 1 An equilibrium model of child maltreatment (Akabayashi).-2 Tough Love and Intergenerational Altruism (Bhatt, Ogaki) -- Part II Behavioral Macroeconomics.-3 Consumer interdependence via reference groups (Hayakawa, Venieris, Yiannis) -- 4 Bounded...

1. Introduction -- 2. Conferences and Publications -- 3. Knowledge Intensity and Risk sharing -- 4. Information Asymmetry -- 5. Technology Transfer -- 6. Equity Participation -- 7. Cost Sharing -- 8. Warranties and Risk Sharing -- 9. Accident and Health Insurance -- 10. Securitization and...

Bei M&A-Transaktionen spielt der Kaufpreis des zu erwerbenden Unternehmens eine wichtige Rolle. Weil Käufer und Verkäufer jedoch regelmäßig nicht über identische Informationen zum Wert des Unternehmens verfügen, werden die M&A-Verhandlungen oftmals aufgrund unterschiedlicher...

1. Introduction -- 2. Basics of Economic Theory of Contract -- 3. Economics of Damage Remedies I: Unilateral Reliance, One-Sided Information Asymmetry -- 4. Economics of Damage Remedies II: Bilateral Reliance, One-Sided Information Asymmetry -- 5. Economics of Damage Remedies III: Incentives...

This book tries to sort out the different meanings of uncertainty and to discover their foundations. It shows that uncertainty can be represented using various tools and mental guidelines. Coverage also examines alternative ways to deal with risk and risk attitude concepts. Behavior under...