risk aversion and models of the utility function. One particular theory (expected utility with rank dependent probabilities …"Most decisions (political, economic, and social) are made in the context of risk so the subject of human behavior … under risk is of interest to several disciplines. Social science researchers who apply experimental methods to study …

preferences beyond the classical concept of expected utility theory. The thesis contains four main chapters.The first two chapters … dependence compared to classical models of expected utility theory. It is shown that some empirical puzzles concerning … utility theory are met. It is shown that the methodological concerns are empirically relevant when a classification of …

international water utility sector. Risk management, interms of protecting the public health from pathogenic and chemical hazards … and making explicit approaches to risk managementand decision-making that have formerly been implicit. Here, we review the … risk managementframeworks and risk analysis tools and techniques used within the water sector, consideringtheir application …

risk through investment in equipment or production of other crops on the property. …

. It suggest a microeconometric method for measuring flooding related risk preferences of affectedindividuals. The method …-experimental approach to measure differences in the risk attitudes of farmers located in highflooding risk areas versus farmers located in … low flooding risk areas is followed. Changes in flooding risk relatedbehaviour over time is analysed and marginal effects …

the complete risk management process. An Example from a mechanical engineering company is used for the final validation of …

-Walrasian disequilibrium approach and describe optimizing agents. These agents use chance constraints which depict a Cash Flow at Risk approach …

sets simulated for Full Signal Detection Theory and its special cases of standard Signal Detection Theory and Complementary … Signal Detection Theory. …

Neoclassical analysis of the labor market and its institutions. A systematic development of the theory of labor supply …

wird die Wirkung beider Instrumente auf die Nutzen der Arbeitnehmer und auf die gesamtwirschaftliche Wohlfahrt analysiert … können die Nutzen der Arbeitnehmer und die Beschäftigung im Vergleich zum Referenzfall ohne Eingriff erhöhen. Die Einführung … intervention serves as basing point.Minimum wages as well as wage subsidies can increase employment and the utility of the workers …