and hence policy volatility is smaller, because the bargaining power of the political extremes is reduced compared to … single round elections. The predictions on the number of candidates and on policy volatility are confirmed by evidence from a …

We develop a dynamic model of investment, cash holdings, financing, and risk management policies in which firms face …-flow sensitivity of cash display a more realistic behavior than in prior models with financing frictions. In addition, risk management …

factors. Prices, costs and quantities respond endogenously to the counterfactual state of the world. The draws on risk factors …This article introduces a method to quantify the effect of a firm’s strategic choices on the risk profile of its … profits at different horizons. We combine a demand system for differentiated products with counterfactual paths of risk …

theaters and trades, why they run, what determines the risk, whether to return to the theater or trade when the dust settles …, and how much to pay for assets (or tickets) in light of this risk. These theoretical considerations shed light on the …

This article presents an application of extreme value theory to compute the value at risk of a market position. In … to compute the VaR of a position decomposed on risk factors. …

-performance relationship by manipulating her risk exposure. In a dynamic portfolio choice framework, we show that as the year-end approaches … chooses to deviate from the index by either increasing or decreasing the volatility of her portfolio. The maximum deviation is … risky asset despite its positive risk premium. Under multiple sources of risk, with both systematic and idiosyncratic risks …

. Such gambling entails either an increase or a decrease in the volatility of the manager's portfolio, depending on her risk …-performance relationship by manipulating her risk exposure. In a dynamic portfolio choice framework, we show that the ensuing convexities in … the manager's objective give rise to a finite risk-shifting range over which she gambles to finish ahead of her benchmark …

risk involved in interbank settlement systems. To cope with the risk the systems in most economies have been designed so …

-to-market losses. Our findings suggest that real world frictions impede arbitrage capital. …

We investigate the question of whether sophistication in risk management fosters banking stability. We compare a simple … default risk of entrepreneurs individually. Both banking systems compete for deposits, loans, and bank equity. While a … equity and finances more entrepreneurs. Expected repayments in a simple system are always higher and its default risk is …