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-dimensional decision outcomes, economic theory assumes a uni-dimensional utility measure. This paper reviews evidence from behavioral and …Although decision makers are often reported to have difficulties in making comparisons between multi … brain sciences to assess whether, and for what reasons, this assumption may be warranted. It is claimed that the decision …
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a backward stochastic differential equation and incorporates preference for the local risk of the stochastic utility … stochastic differential formulation of intertemporal recursive utility. The present class of utility functionals is generated by …
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Former studies have shown that people tend to give buying prices that are lower than selling prices. In our study we investigate if this willingness to accept and willingness to pay disparity sustains for state contingent claims. Contingent claims are defined using risky, ambiguous, and...
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This paper discusses methods to quantify risk and uncertainty in macroeconomic forecasts. Both, parametric and non … macroeconometric model of the Bundesbank for Germany. Forecast intervals that integrate judgement on risk and uncertainty are obtained. …
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We state efficiency conditions for the provision of congestable local public goods that diminish individual-specific proprietary risks. The optimum level of such a public service is determined by equating the sum of the reductions of the expected property losses due to a better service level...
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exogenous risk and delegation. That is, we show that only if exogenous risk is sufficiently large, the risk-neutral principal … may prefer to delegate authority over decisions to the risk-averse agent. Intuitively, for incentive reasons, the … principal may optimally want to allow the agent to reduce his risk exposure. Nevertheless, even endogenous risk may be higher …
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to meet their financial obligations. It is based on classical financial-statement approach, a direct inclusion of risk …
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In the context of principal-agent theory risk is largely seen as a source that causes inefficiencies and lowers … tournament framework that risk in terms of chance is beneficial from the point of view of a profit maximizing principal who …
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is a new risk factor for enterprises taking part in this system. In this paper, we analyze how risk emerging from … loss account accounting for uncertainties and dependencies. Consequently, this model provides a basis for risk assessment …
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