The above methods of assessment are based on different methodological and mathematical approaches; therefore, they yield slightly different results, which can be used to complement each other and thus gain a more complex picture about the risk of the investment. Calculating break-even points and...

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This paper identifies the influential risk factors for the Australian stock market by applying cointegration technique. Relevant a priori variables are used to proxy for Australian systematic risk factors. The quarterly data from 1983 to 2002 are used in the analysis. The linear combination of a...

Background : Estimates of the economic cost of risk factors for chronic disease to the NHS provide evidence for prioritization of resources for prevention and public health. Previous comparable estimates of the economic costs of poor diet, physical inactivity, smoking, alcohol and...

The study develops a methodology for identifying and managing fiscal risks that will improve the measures taken by the tax authority, in the context of the efforts to streamline fiscal fraud controls but also to improve the behaviour of taxable subjects. The main objective of the research was to...

This study uses a large increase in US Federal crop insurance subsidies as a natural experiment to identify the importance of risk for farm operator labour supply. Subsidy increases induced greater crop insurance coverage, which in turn reduced farmers' financial risks. Crop insurance...

The purpose of this chapter is to examine the relative risk of exposure of different human populations to food-borne aflatoxins; the types of health impact that may be incurred by dietary exposure to aflatoxins; and possible strategies likely to mitigate risks to human health. Risk of exposure...

This thesis tries to discuss critically at least two issues regarding European Eastern Enlargement. It tries to offer an analysis of the reasons why the EU had made the decision to enlarge eastwards, even though the advantages were not clear. A further aim will be to raise issues about the...

This thesis investigates the consequences of model uncertainty and persistence in consumption habits and price-setting behaviour in a New Keynesian model.As the decision of a central bank is made in an uncertain environment, the analysis of uncertainty is essential in monetary policy models. In...

Financial market developments have become increasingly important to the overall economic development in virtually all countries in the world over the past three decades or so. The arti-cles collected in this Thesis constitute an attempt to explore this ‘financialisation hypothesis’ from a...