neutral or positive effects on bank profitability after taking into account bank risk. Using efficient frontier analyses that … terms of reducing failure risk. We conclude that the evidence supports the specialization hypothesis. …

information (which forms the basis of the risk and return measures) is easily visible and obtainable. Unfortunately, the fact that … privately-held enterprises. Therefore by using data from 100 small businesses and three measures of risk, this study provides … empirical evidence that for small businesses, there is no significant relationship between financial returns and risk, but there …

risk perceptions. Design/methodology/approach –After conceptually identifying that risk perceptions qualify as a Qualia …, survey data are gathered from investment experts to clarify the implications. Findings –Financial risk perceptions are Qualia … and as such should have a strong affective influence on risk perceptions. This suggests that aggregate market measures of …

risk, by anticipating the adverse impact on the environment and workers, avoiding also in some measure the reputational …

This paper proposes a novel method for estimating the traffic demand risk associated with transportation. Using … measure can be adapted in a flexible way to capture risk levels relevant for different investment horizons. We demonstrate the … time-scale decomposition of risk with Swedish traffic demand data for 1950-2005. In general, rail transports show a …

A foreign firm is confronted with a demand information risk in the emerging Chinese market, resulting from information … disparity between a foreign firm and a Chinese firm. This study analyzes such demand information risk and uses microeconomic …

, standardised mortality ratios were calculated using an indirect standardisation. The risk of maternal death by autonomous region … highest maternal mortality rates. Adjusted by age and autonomous region, foreign nationalities had 67% higher risk of maternal …