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In the context of principal-agent theory risk is largely seen as a source that causes inefficiencies and lowers … incentives and accordingly is not in the principal’s interest. In this paper I compare two different designs of a collective … tournament framework that risk in terms of chance is beneficial from the point of view of a profit maximizing principal who …
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Former studies have shown that people tend to give buying prices that are lower than selling prices. In our study we investigate if this willingness to accept and willingness to pay disparity sustains for state contingent claims. Contingent claims are defined using risky, ambiguous, and...
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We use data on Austrian firms and employees to estimate the effects of employer-provided training on productivity, wages, and the inequality of wages within firms. While the average amount spent on employer-provided training is low in general, we find a robust positive elasticity of training on...
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Much has been written about the labour market outcomes for immigrants in their host countries, particularly with regard to earnings, employment and occupational attainment. However, much less attention has been paid to the question of whether immigrants are as likely to receive employer-provided...
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exogenous risk and delegation. That is, we show that only if exogenous risk is sufficiently large, the risk-neutral principal … may prefer to delegate authority over decisions to the risk-averse agent. Intuitively, for incentive reasons, the … principal may optimally want to allow the agent to reduce his risk exposure. Nevertheless, even endogenous risk may be higher …
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to meet their financial obligations. It is based on classical financial-statement approach, a direct inclusion of risk …
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is a new risk factor for enterprises taking part in this system. In this paper, we analyze how risk emerging from … loss account accounting for uncertainties and dependencies. Consequently, this model provides a basis for risk assessment …
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can undertake an active portfolio management strategy by investing in both risk-free and risky assets. Using a two …
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even if the risk-free asset return is correlated with other risky assets' returns. However, equivalence fails to hold on an …
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