-)variance of power plant profits. If investors are risk-averse, these differ- ences lead to divergent investment portfolios …, breaking the equivalence of price- and quantity-based policy instruments under risk-neutrality. Using the European power sector … with increasing risk aversion. …

We design and implement a novel experimental test of subjective expected utility theory and its generalizations. Our … function, but not with subjective utility theory. The theory is tested by gauging how subjects respond to price changes. A … majority of subjects respond to price changes in the direction predicted by the theory, but not to a degree that makes them …

to misspecification, and ultimately leads to post-decision disappointment. Using statistical decision theory, we develop …. We show how to operationalize our analysis by studying robust decisions in a stochastic dynamic investment model in which …

Investment fell sharply in the euro area after the financial crisis and has not yet returned to pre-crisis levels in … investment dynamics. By doing so, we compare five prominent uncertainty proxies put forward in the recent literature: the … type of uncertainty proxy, we document pronounced negative investment responses to uncertainty shocks. We further show that …

In this paper, we extend the usual models of irreversible investment under uncertainty by introducing the stock of … public capital as an input for the private sector. Public investment takes place in a stochastic environment. Public capital … equilibrium analysis, as it is standard in models of irreversible investment under uncertainty. Even under uncertainty, the …