environmentalists since 1990 on a range of issues in the EU, compared to the USA. Beck's 'Risk Society' theory has general resonance … USA on environmental issues. These differences have been parallel to the apparently stronger influence of … with contemporary western attitudes to risk. However, it may be that the US regulatory framework may now be more …

Rule has the potential of expanding the liquidity crisis that devastated the housing market into the capital markets. Risk …

by the covered banking entities. Risk is transferring to less regulated financial institutions as new hedge funds are … opened. The risk can have a profound impact on the retirement community through underfunded pension funds searching for …

We measure the loss potential of Hedge Funds by combining three market risk measures: VaR, Draw-Down and Time Under … results clearly state that market risk may be substantially underestimated by those models which assume Normality or, even … considering Non-Normality, neglect to model time- dependence. Moreover, VaR is an incomplete measure of market risk whenever the …

A factor-decomposition based framework is presented that facilitates non-parametric risk analysis for complex hedge … the hedge fund-of-funds environment, but is equally relevant to those who seek to construct risk-managed portfolios of … attribute risk within any hedge fund portfolio with an identifiable strategy. Furthermore, through use of Monte Carlo simulation …

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

Risk plays an important role in agricultural decision-making, particularly in those regions that are remarkably exposed … conditions, risk attitudes and risk management techniques with respect to the requirements of a functioning crop insurance system …Risiko spielt eine wichtige Rolle im Entscheidungsprozess landwirtschaftlicher Unternehmer, insbesondere in Regionen …