HEDGING AND PRODUCTION DECISIONS UNDER A LINEAR MEAN-VARIANCE PREFERENCE FUNCTION
A firm model of production and hedging decisions is developed using a mean-variance preference function. Comparative static analysis of the model generates a number of testable hypotheses.
Chavas, Jean-Paul, Pope, Rulon D.
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Risk lovers, mixed risk loving and the preference to combine good with good
, 2019 This paper examines the concept of 'risk loving' (that is risk seeking, intemperance, edginess, etc.), which can be characterised by preferences over simple lotteries.
Mitra, S., Jokung, O.
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Individual risk preference as a predictor of health behaviour: evidence from the use of condoms against HIV/AIDS in Ghana. [PDF]
BMC Public Health, 2023 Gbogbolu A, Nketiah-Amponsah E.
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Onasemnogene Abeparvovec in Patients With SMA: Interim Results of the RESTORE Registry in Japan
Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective There are limited real‐world data regarding the safety and effectiveness of onasemnogene abeparvovec (OA; Zolgensma) infusion, a one‐time gene replacement therapy, for Japanese patients with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). We aimed to improve understanding of the real‐world outcomes for OA in Japan.
Kayoko Saito +8 more
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Intertemporal Risk Management Decisions of Farmers under Preference, Market, and Policy Dynamics
This paper adapts a generalized expected utility (GEU) maximization model (Epstein and Zin, 1989 and 1991) to examine the intertemporal risk management of wheat producers in the Pacific Northwest. Optimization results based on simulated data indicate the
Du, Wen, Wang, H. Holly
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The impact of national culture, altruism, and risk preference on salaries: The case of the Major League Baseball. [PDF]
PLoS One, 2023 Jane WJ, Yu YJ, Wang JS.
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A Two‐Stage Questionnaire and Actigraphy Screening for iRBD in a Multicenter Retrospective Cohort
Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective Isolated rapid‐eye‐movement sleep behavior disorder is a prodromal marker of synucleinopathies. However, most cases remain undiagnosed due to the insufficient predictive value of questionnaires and limited access to confirmatory video‐polysomnography. We assessed a two‐stage screening strategy combining a brief questionnaire on rapid‐
Caleb A. Massimi +17 more
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Time Preference, Time Discounting, and Smoking Decisions [PDF]
This study examines the relationship between time discounting, other sources of time preference, and intertemporal choices about smoking. Using a survey fielded for our analysis, we elicit rates of time discount from choices in financial and health ...
Dan Silverman, Frank Sloan, Ahmed Khwaja
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Rationality and dynamic consistency under risk and uncertainty [PDF]
, 2013 For choice with deterministic consequences, the standard rationality hypothesis is ordinality - i.e., maximization of a weak preference ordering. For choice under risk (resp.
Zank, Horst; id_orcid +4 more
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AnimalsThis study examines risky decision-making in a free-ranging population of Balinese long-tailed macaques (Macaca fascicularis fascicularis), addressing gaps in research that have largely focused on captive primates and have rarely considered individual ...
Caleb Bunselmeyer +5 more
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