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Investigating nonlinear speculation in cattle, corn, and hog futures markets using logistic smooth transition regression models
Röthig, Andreas; Chiarella, Carl - 2006
This article explores nonlinearities in the response of speculators' trading activity to price changes in live cattle, corn, and lean hog futures markets. Analyzing weekly data from March 4, 1997 to December 27, 2005, we reject linearity in all of these markets. Using smooth transition...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010266873
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Risky Earnings, Taxation and Entrepreneurial Choice: A Microeconometric Model for Germany
Fossen, Frank M. - 2007
earnings deter risk-averse individuals. In this paper I analyse the expected value and variance of income in self …-employment entry and exit under risk are estimated, which include a standard risk aversion parameter. The model predicts that the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011600675
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The Economics of Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism: A Survey (Part I)
Schneider, Friedrich; Brück, Tilman; Meierrieks, Daniel - 2011
This survey provides an in-depth analysis of existing research on the economic analysis of terrorism and counter-terrorist measures. First the existing evidence on the causes of terrorism is analyzed, then we consider the evidence of the consequences of terrorism and we demonstrate why it is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011335410
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The Economics of Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism: A Survey (Part II)
Schneider, Friedrich; Brück, Tilman; Meierrieks, Daniel - 2011
This survey provides an in-depth analysis of existing research on the economic analysis of terrorism and counter-terrorist measures. First the existing evidence on the causes of terrorism is analyzed, then we consider the evidence of the consequences of terrorism and we demonstrate why it is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011335414
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An Economic Analysis of Security Policies
Brück, Tilman - 2004
This paper analyses public policy choices in the security economy from an economic perspective. It discusses the role of public goods for national and global security and identifies the importance of the first- and second-order indirect effects of insecurity on economic activity, which include...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010260823
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Risky earnings, taxation and entrepreneurial choice: a microeconometric model for Germany
Fossen, Frank M. - 2007
earnings deter risk-averse individuals. In this paper I analyse the expected value and variance of income in self …-employment entry and exit under risk are estimated, which include a standard risk aversion parameter. The model predicts that the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010273789
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The economics of terrorism and counter-terrorism: A survey (Part II)
Schneider, Friedrich; Brück, Tilman; Meierrieks, Daniel - 2010
This survey provides an in-depth analysis of existing research on the economic analysis of terrorism and counter-terrorist measures. First the existing evidence on the causes of terrorism is analyzed, then we consider the evidence of the consequences of terrorism and we demonstrate why it is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010291786
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The economics of terrorism and counter-terrorism: A survey (Part I)
Schneider, Friedrich; Brück, Tilman; Meierrieks, Daniel - 2010
This survey provides an in-depth analysis of existing research on the economic analysis of terrorism and counter-terrorist measures. First the existing evidence on the causes of terrorism is analyzed, then we consider the evidence of the consequences of terrorism and we demonstrate why it is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010291788
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Risk preference and entrepreneurial investment at the top of the wealth distribution
Fossen, Frank M.; König, Johannes; Schröder, Carsten - 2021
We present first evidence how individual risk preferences shape entrepreneurial investment among the very wealthy using … Study. The data include private wealth balance sheets, in particular the value of own private business assets, and a … standard measure of risk tolerance. We find that wealthy individuals are more likely to be entrepreneurs and invest a larger …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012483865
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Risk Preference and Entrepreneurial Investment at the Top of the Wealth Distribution
Fossen, Frank M.; König, Johannes; Schröder, Carsten - 2020
We present first evidence how individual risk preferences shape entrepreneurial investment among the very wealthy using … Study. The data include private wealth balance sheets, in particular the value of own private business assets, and a … standard measure of risk tolerance. We find that wealthy individuals are more likely to be entrepreneurs and invest a larger …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012497852