Consider a simple two-state risk with equal probabilities for the two states. In particular, assume that the random … way, we can extend and generalize existing results about risk attitudes. This lottery preference includes behavior … exhibiting higher order risk effects, such as precautionary effects and tempering effects. …

uncertainty and hedging opportunities. Market transparency is modeled by means of the informational content of publicly observable …

. For example, the nature of monotonicity of the indifference curve depends on the underlying mean. Price hedging decisions … hedging decisions within the prospect theory. We illustrate our general considerations with a thoroughly worked out example. …

This paper studies the impact of counter-party default risk of forward contracts on a firm's production and hedging … decisions. Using a model of a risk-averse competitive firm under price uncertainty, it derives several fundamental results. If … expected profits from forward contracts are zero, the hedge ratio is surprisingly not affected by default risk under general …

this uncertainty cost? Is there a hedging strategy that decision makers can adopt to cope with delayed action and uncertain … costs of ambitious climate policies. They also indicate that there is an effective hedging strategy that could minimise the …

whether this type of behavior persists when risk comes into play. I devise an experiment which sheds light on the … interrelation of risk and social preferences by measuring (1) individual risk preferences, (2) interpersonal risk preferences, and … (3) social preferences under certainty. The results reveal that a large share of subjects choose to accept more risk or …

We present a tractable model of the effects of nonfinancial risk on intertemporal choice. Our purpose is to provide a … economy, where most modelers have chosen not to incorporate serious nonfinancial risk because available methods were too … most of the key implications of nonfinancial risk for intertemporal choice. …

This experimental study, first, compares the individual valuations of two risk reduction mechanisms: self-insurance and … valuations when loss amounts are known. results confirm that there exists no "framing effect" due to the two risk reduction …