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Cummins, Doherty, and Lo (2002) present a theoretical and empirical analysis of the capacity of the property liability insurance industry in the U.S. to finance catastrophic losses. In their theoretical analysis, they show that a sufficient condition for capacity maximization is for all insurers...
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risk of loss among players affect the success of group efforts to avoid a common loss. We find that when the poor face … greater risk than the rich, contributions and success in reaching the threshold decrease with increasing inequality in funds … available. This occurs not because the poor do not make a greater effort when they face higher risk but rather because the rich …
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The paper reexamines the ethics of intergenerational risk. When risk re-solves gradually, earlier decisions cannot …, the intensity of risk, and the way risk resolves over time. The characterized class of reference-dependent utilitarian … welfare criteria: (i) disentangle aversion to intergenerational inequality from aversion to risk; (ii) value an early …
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interaction between risk sharing against idiosyncratic shocks and co-operation over public investments reducing aggregate risk in … are non-excludable, as is e.g. the case with provision by central authorities, they may harm risk sharing. Using two waves …
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The paper reexamines the ethics of intergenerational risk. When risk re-solves gradually, earlier decisions cannot …, the intensity of risk, and the way risk resolves over time. The characterized class of reference-dependent utilitarian … welfare criteria: (i) disentangle aversion to intergenerational inequality from aversion to risk; (ii) value an early …
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Modeling the price risk of CO2 certificates is one important aspect of integral corporate risk management related to … emissions trading. The paper presents a risk model which may be the basis for evaluating the risk of emission certificate prices …
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is a new risk factor for enterprises taking part in this system. In this paper, we analyze how risk emerging from … loss account accounting for uncertainties and dependencies. Consequently, this model provides a basis for risk assessment …
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disaster outcomes. Using panel data from 98 countries, this paper examines how public sector corruption is associated with the …
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disasters has affected corruption within the public sector. There are a number of new findings from this study. (1) Disaster …, frequency of occurrence of disaster plays important role on increasing corruption. This suggests that foreseeable disasters … increase corruption. In developed countries, people have an incentive to live within disaster-prone areas to seek compensation. …
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Uncertainty plays a key role in the economics of climate change, and the discussions surrounding its implications for climate policy are far from settled. We give an overview of the literature on uncertainty in integrated assessment models of climate change and identify some future research...
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