Uncertainty Reduction Theory
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Disaster Vulnerability and Resilience: Theory, Modelling ...
assets.publishing.service.gov.ukdevelopment theory and practice, the importance of uncertainty and risk associated with natural hazard has been acknowledged only by specific areas of study (e.g. rural development) and many challenges remain to integrate disaster risk reduction into sustainable development
Measuring the Economic Impact of Civil War
imai.fas.harvard.edu2 Theory and Hypotheses 3 ... of the growth collapse: reduction in domestic investment and negative effects on the government fiscal balance. 2.1 Effect through domestic investment ... increases uncertainty in the economic environment and, consequently, investment in …
Risk Aversion - Princeton University
assets.press.princeton.eduimportance of risk aversion in decision making under uncertainty, it is worthwhile ... theoriae novae de mensura sortis,” or “Exposition of a new theory on the mea-surement of risk.” Bernoulli’s paper, translated into English in Bernoulli (1954), is ... Each probability unit transferred yields a reduction in expected utility equal-
Chapter 1 Introduction to Portfolio Theory
faculty.washington.eduAug 09, 2013 · Theory Updated: August 9, 2013. This chapter introduces modern portfolio theory in a simpli fied setting where there are only two risky assets and a single risk-free asset. 1.1 Portfolios of Two Risky Assets Consider the following investment problem. We can invest in two non-dividend paying stocks Amazon (A) and Boeing (B) over the next month.
Measurement and Instrumentation: Theory and Application
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