This paper investigates the impact of state ownership on the corporate risk taking activity in a transition economy. More specially, we analyze the relationship between government ownership and corporate risk at the firm level in Vietnam. Employing different techniques of panel data estimation,...

We use the German Socio Economic Panel to analyze the impact of life changing events on individuals’ risk tolerance levels over time, which is reported in response to a question on individuals’ willingness to take risks. The dataset follows a representative sample of the German population....