Purpose – The purpose of this editorial is to explore the usefulness of distinguishing between “risk” and “Knightian uncertainty.” Design/methodology/approach – The paper presents a representative, insurance-based model of Knightian uncertainty arising out of potential major...

Purpose – The purpose of this editorial is to explore the usefulness of distinguishing between “risk” and “Knightian uncertainty.” Design/methodology/approach – The paper presents a representative, insurance-based model of Knightian uncertainty arising out of potential major...

Purpose – This paper is a first attempt to empirically calibrate the default and asset correlation for large companies in India and elaborate its implications for credit risk capital estimation for a bank. Design/methodology/approach – The authors estimate default probabilities and default...

Purpose – The purpose of this research is to examine the degree to which the UAE banks use risk management practices and techniques in dealing with different types of risk. The secondary objective is to compare risk management practices between the two sets of banks....

Purpose – The purpose of this editorial is to explore the usefulness of distinguishing between “risk” and “Knightian uncertainty.” Design/methodology/approach – The paper presents a representative, insurance‐based model of Knightian uncertainty arising out of potential major...