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Even though financial risk management has the ability to generate value, the use of financial derivatives among nonfinancial corporations remains limited. We identify a channel that contributes to this limited use: the decoupling of derivatives losses and operational gains. Specifically, firms...
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We report on a laboratory experiment testing for the presence of loss aversion, as separate from risk aversion …, utilizing an asset integration protocol designed to ensure that a loss of cash provided by the experimenter is viewed as a real … loss by experimental participants. Our experimental design augments the Holt-Laury risk preference elicitation methodology …
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This paper introduces a sparse and stable optimization approach for a multi-currency asset allocation problem. We study the benefits of joint optimization of assets and currencies as opposed to the standard industry practice of managing currency risk via so-called currency overlay strategies. In...
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utility loss aversion and interdependent risk, a combination that—to the best of our knowledge—has not been examined in the … insurance markets. This result holds for low and high levels of dependence. The higher the degree of loss aversion, the lower is …
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We investigate the relationship between Value, Growth and two forms of Momentum across a wide range of developed and emerging international equity markets using MSCI total return ‘smart beta' indices. As would be anticipated, Value generally beats Growth. A distinction is then made between...
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1. Introduction -- 2. Risk and Risk Perception: Why we are not Rational in the Face of Risk -- 3. Expected Utility, Prospect Theory, and the Allais Paradox: Why Reference Points are Important -- 4. Confirmation Bias and Anchoring Effect: Why the First Piece of Information is Key in Negotiations...
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