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A Parametric Curve Analysis for the Risk-Return Tradeoff in an Agency Problem

Huang, Ke-Wei - 2011

This paper proposes a simple analysis for examining an agent's optimal decisions in a principal-agency problem. Unlike the standard approach, the target firm's expected return and risk are modeled as a parametric curve in terms of a critical business decision. A general condition is derived for...

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Forecasting, uncertainty and risk; perspectives on clinical decision-making in preventive and curative medicine

Makridakis, Spyros G.; Kirkham, Richard; Wakefield, Ann; … - In: International journal of forecasting 35 (2019) 2, pp. 659-666

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Fear and Risk Perception : Understanding Physicians' Dynamic Responses to Malpractice Lawsuits

Fang, Hanming; Li, Ming; Xiang, Jia - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2025

changes in physician behavior and patient outcomes. We find that physicians respond to lawsuits by practicing more …, they respond similarly to winning and losing cases. Second, physicians' reactions to a patient's death vary depending on …This paper investigates how physicians adjust their clinical decision-making following medical malpractice lawsuits and …

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Vertrauen und Risiko in der Hausarzt-Patient-Beziehung : Analyse der theoretischen Grundlagen und empirische Überprüfung

Römer, Sylvie - 2008 - 1. Aufl.

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Bedarfsspezifizierung bei individuellen Investitionsgütern : Interaktionsprozess zwischen Anbietern und Nachfragern

Stiegenroth, Henning - 2000

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Risk Classification in Insurance Contracting

Dionne, Georges - 2012

Risk classification refers to the use of observable characteristics by insurers to group individuals with similar expected claims, compute the corresponding premiums, and thereby reduce asymmetric information. Risk classification can be used to mitigate adverse selection and improve insurance...

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The use of the principle of sharing and mutuality in covering risks (in the modern world)

Łyskawa, Krzysztof; Janowicz-Lomott, Marietta - In: International journal of business and economic sciences … 15 (2022) 2, pp. 1-15

needs of clients. Consequently, the agency theory (principal-agent dependency) commonly used in modern times is being …

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Limited liability and the trade-off between risk and incentives

Kräkel, Matthias - 2007

Several empirical findings have challenged the traditional trade-off between risk and incentives. By combining risk aversion and limited liability in a standard principal-agent model the empirical puzzle on the positive relationship between risk and incentives can be explained.

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Optimal incentives in a principal-agent model with endogenous technology

Marini, Marco; Polidori, Paolo; Teobaldelli, Désirée; … - In: Games 9 (2018) 1/6, pp. 1-13

One of the standard predictions of the agency theory is that more incentives can be given to agents with lower risk …

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An Empirical Analysis of Risk, Incentives and the Delegation of Worker Authority

DeVaro, Jed - 2010

workers' environments and incentive pay. The authors employ Prendergast's (2002) theory that incorporates the delegation of …

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