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Efficiency of insurance firms with endogenous risk management and financial intermediation activities
Cummins, J.; Dionne, Georges; Gagné, Robert; Nouira, A. - In: Journal of Productivity Analysis 32 (2009) 2, pp. 145-159
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Risk Management and Corporate Governance: the Importance of Independence and Financial Knowledge for the Board and the Audit Committee
Dionne, Georges; Triki, Thouraya - Centre Interuniversitaire sur le Risque, les Politiques … - 2005
The new NYSE rules for corporate governance require the audit committee to discuss and review the firm's risk …, our measure of risk management is found to be an increasing function of the percentage of directors holding a diploma …
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Self-insurance, self-protection and increased risk aversion : Received 14.5.1984
Dionne, Georges; Eeckhoudt, Louis - In: Economics letters 17 (1985) 1/2, pp. 39-42
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Variations in the probability and magnitude of loss : their impact on risk
Boyer, Marcel; Dionne, Georges - In: The Canadian journal of economics 16 (1983) 3, pp. 411-419
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Le calcul de la valeur statistique d'une vie humaine
Dionne, Georges; Lebeau, Martin - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010
Our society faces many risks that affect human life. Cost-benefit analysis is a very popular project-evaluation tool for reducing these social risks. The government has to set projects or regulations whose benefits will outweigh costs. It is quite easy to evaluate costs but how to evaluate the...
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The Value of a Statistical Life: a Meta-Analysis with a Mixed Effects Regression Model
Bellavance, François; Dionne, Georges; Lebeau, Martin - Centre Interuniversitaire sur le Risque, les Politiques … - 2006
The value of a statistical life (VSL) is a very controversial topic, but one which is essential to the optimization of governmental decisions. Indeed, our society faces any number of risks (health, transportation, work, etc.) and, as resources are limited, their complete elimination is...
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