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The Impact of Shale Exploration on Housing Values in Pennsylvania

Klaiber, H. Allen; Gopalakrishnan, Sathya - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2012

Horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing processes to extract shale gas have raised concerns among local residents over the safety of these new drilling techniques. To assess whether potential negative externalities associated with shale gas exploration are capitalized into surrounding...

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DRAWBACKS OF ONLINE RELATIONSHIPS: TRUST AND PRIVACY CONCERNS OVER SOCIAL MEDIA WEBSITES

Orzan, Mihai; Macovei, Octav; Orzan, Gheorghe - Academia de Studii Economice din Bucureşti - 2012

There is a big interest shown in studies regarding the privacy concerns and trust issues of Internet users related to electronic commerce and monetary transaction, e-mail marketing campaigns or the way websites use personal information. Our study proposes a research model for the investigation...

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Does moving from war zone change emotions and risk perceptions? A field study of Israeli students

Shahrabani, Shosh; Benzion, Uri; Rosenboim, Mosi; … - In: Judgment and Decision Making 7 (2012) 5, pp. 669-678

The current field study uses data collected after the 2009 war between Israel and the Hamas militias in the Gaza Strip ended. The study compares recalled emotions and perceived risks among two groups of students, all of whom were exposed to rocket attacks. Individuals in the ``left the war...

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Simulation Modelling as a Theory Building Tool: The Formation of Risk Perceptions

Bleda, Mercedes; Shackley, Simon - In: Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation 15 (2012) 2, pp. 2-2

, their media coverage, and trust in government responses has in the process by which people construct their risk perceptions. …

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Heterogeneity, Demand for Insurance and Adverse Selection

Spinnewijn, Johannes - Centre for Economic Performance, LSE - 2012

heterogeneity in risks. I distinguish between heterogeneity in risk preferences and risk perceptions underlying the unexplained … variation. Heterogeneous risk perceptions induce a systematic difference between the revealed and actual value of insurance as a …

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Rubber specialization vs crop diversification: the roles of perceived risks

Min, Shi; Huang, Jikun; Waibel, Hermann - In: China Agricultural Economic Review 9 (2017) 2, pp. 188-210

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of farmers’ risk perceptions regarding rubber farming on … developing four econometric models to estimate the role of risk perceptions, and applies instrumental variables to control for … the endogeneity of risk perceptions. Findings The results demonstrate that risk perceptions play an important role in …

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How previous positive experiences with store brands affect purchase intention in emerging countries : A comparison between Brazil and Colombia

Diallo, Mbaye Fall; Siqueira Jr, Jose Ribamar - In: International Marketing Review 34 (2017) 4, pp. 536-558

factors such as quality in Colombia. Because they are culturally bound, risk perceptions towards store brands should also be …

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The perception of risk by international travellers

Carballo, Rita R.; León, Carmelo J.; Carballo, María M. - In: Worldwide Hospitality and Tourism Themes 9 (2017) 5, pp. 534-542

dimension of risk perceptions. Findings The main results point to the existence of five types of risk affecting tourists during … relating to types of risk in international destinations and its contribution to the formation of risk perceptions, this paper … risks that are perceived in tourist destinations. This paper suggests policies and techniques to mitigate the risk …

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Segmentation by travel related risks : an integrated approach

Ritchie, Brent W.; Chien, P. Monica; Sharifpour, Mona - In: Journal of travel and tourism marketing 34 (2017) 1/3, pp. 274-289

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How previous positive experiences with store brands affect purchase intention in emerging countries : a comparison between Brazil and Colombia

Diallo, Mbaye Fall; Ribamar Siqueira, Jose <Jr.> - In: International marketing review 34 (2017) 4, pp. 536-558

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