purpose of life insurance and annuities is to hedge against the risk that one will die early or late. The present value of the … people to buy more. Insurance is a hedge, not a bet. And it makes no sense to hedge more risk than you have. …

. It suggest a microeconometric method for measuring flooding related risk preferences of affectedindividuals. The method …-experimental approach to measure differences in the risk attitudes of farmers located in highflooding risk areas versus farmers located in … low flooding risk areas is followed. Changes in flooding risk relatedbehaviour over time is analysed and marginal effects …

The objective of this study was to examine if intra-racial income inequality contributes to higher infant mortality … mediated by level of social mistrust and/or risk profile of the mother. Using state-level data from several sources, the 2000 …, the effect of their intra-racial income inequality on their IMRs was found to be mediated by the risk profile of the …

Established in 1988, the Shingo Prize for Operational Excellence recognises organisations in the USA, Mexico and Canada …

effect). This study has practical implications for regulators, corporations and investors, both in the USA and abroad. …