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International climate negotiations take place in a setting where uncertainties regarding the impacts of climate change are very large. In this paper, we examine the influence of increasing the probability and impact of large climate change damages, also known as the 'fat tail', on the formation...
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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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can undertake an active portfolio management strategy by investing in both risk-free and risky assets. Using a two …
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even if the risk-free asset return is correlated with other risky assets' returns. However, equivalence fails to hold on an …
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We analyze the role of risk-sharing institutions in transitions to modern economies. Transitions requires individual …-level risk-taking in pursuing productivity-enhancing activities including using and developing new knowledge. Individual …-level, idiosyncratic risk implies that distinct risk-sharing institutions - even those providing the same level of insurance - can lead to …
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