We propose a model to assess the credit risk features of fixed income portfolios assuming they can be characterized by two parameters: their default probability and their default correlation. We rely on explicit expressions to assess their credit risk and demonstrate the benefits of our approach...

The FDA sets a uniform hypothesis test's approval standard at the end of Phase III clinical trials for new drugs. We study the impact of flexible approval standards on experimentation and social welfare when pharmaceutical companies (firms) are strategic, especially in terms of the level of...