implications of risky behaviors by youths. I begin by reviewing perspectives on youth risk-taking from traditional rational … risk-taking by youths, and how this compares to adults. I review the evidence on youth risk taking from the studies in this … risk taking by youths, (b) despite this, these factors are not very successful in predicting the dramatic time series …

The paper makes two general claims with regard to the financial crisis: 1) defective risk management practices account … regulatory strategies, ones that provide advance warnings of risk management catastrophes. The paper concludes with an outline of …

adding to the existing thought in this area, with insights from game theory, rational choice under uncertainty and new … exposition of the risk/return trade-off and how major capital investment decisions are made within firms. Topics studied include …

dropout rates. Together, the essays yield notable findings: price and regulatory incentives are critical determinants of high-risk … environment in which those decisions are made matters greatly; and youths who pursue high-risk behaviors are significantly more … Enrollment Trends in the Postwar Period: What Went Wrong in the 1970s? -- 10. Youths at Nutrition Risk: Malnourished or …