concerning catastrophic risk management policies in agriculture based on a survey addressed to both groups. Respondents were … farmers’ insurance to bear the costs. The results indicate that citizens generally accept public spending on agricultural risk …

In this study, we examine how a firm's advertising and R&D affects the firm's β-risk and idiosyncratic risk, which are … empirical generalizations. (1) Advertising is significantly associated with lower β-risk for firms with lower, median and higher … β-risk. (2) R&D significantly increases β-risk for firms with median and higher β-risk firms. (3) Advertising is …