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Risk Aversion, Wealth, and Background Risk [PDF]
We use household survey data to construct a direct measure of absolute risk aversion based on the maximum price a consumer is willing to pay for a risky security.
Luigi Guiso, Monica Paiella
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Environmental Policy and Governance, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Despite South Korea's extensive forest coverage, which accounts for approximately 63% of its total land area, the country imports over 83% of its timber needs and has shown a gradual decline in forest carbon sequestration capacity. The Circular Forest Management Policy (CFMP) addresses these challenges through systematic forest resource ...
Seoryeon Son +4 more
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Background uncertainty does not increase risk aversion in decision making
Scientific ReportsSome theories in economics and psychology propose that background uncertainty, which is uncertainty that is independent of a person’s actual decision, can alter people’s risk-taking behavior with respect to that decision.
Johannes Leder +4 more
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Evaluating Opportunities When People are Uncertainty Averse
Economic and Social Review, 2009 We consider the problem of ranking sets of alternatives. Standard approaches to this problem regard the addition of an alternative to a set containing one element as enhancing choice. We argue that this monotonicity axiom may not be desirable when an agent is uncertain as to the value of this additional alternative.
Gekker, Ruvin, Piggins, Ashley
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Whole Farm Modeling of the Effect of Risk on Optimal Tillage and Nitrogen Fertilizer Intensity [PDF]
nitrogen, tillage, risk, risk aversion, Crop Production/Industries, Farm Management, Production Economics, Risk and Uncertainty,
Gandorfer, Markus +2 more
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European Journal of Social Psychology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This research investigated the impact of grammatically gendered language in Arabic job advertisements on recruiters’ evaluation of applicants’ job fit, wage allocation, and hireability. In a between‐participants hiring‐simulation experiment, Arabic‐speaking recruiters from local companies in Egypt (N = 181) evaluated either a woman or a man ...
Farida Soliman, Sabine Sczesny
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Impacts of risk aversion on whole-farm management in Syria [PDF]
This article reports on a study of the impact of risk on farm management practices in northern Syria, focusing particularly on how these are affected by risk aversion and farm size. The study is based on production data from an eight‐year field trial and
Nordblom, Thomas L., Pannell, David J.
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Pathological Eating Patterns in Adults Displaying Obsessive‐Compulsive Symptoms: A Scoping Review
European Eating Disorders Review, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Aim Numerous studies have now shown that those with eating disorders have statistically higher rates of obsessive‐compulsive disorder (OCD). However, much less is known about the eating behaviours of adults with OCD. This scoping review aimed to identify and synthesise the existing literature describing pathological eating behaviours in adults
Sonay Kucukterzi‐Ali +4 more
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Uncertainty and Information: An Expository Essay [PDF]
This essay provides an elementary, unified introduction to resource allocation under uncertainty in competitive markets. The coverage includes decision-making under uncertainty, measuring risk and risk aversion, insurance and asset markets, and ...
Singh, Nirvikar
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Energy Science &Engineering, EarlyView.A new energy paradigm assisted by AI. ABSTRACT The tremendous penetration of renewable energy sources and the integration of power electronics components increase the complexity of the operation and power system control. The advancements in Artificial Intelligence and machine learning have demonstrated proficiency in processing tasks requiring ...
Balasundaram Bharaneedharan +4 more
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