We produce micro‐level estimates of economic insecurity in Australia using a range of different approaches. Measures … observed that young, unmarried persons with low educational attainments are more insecure than the general population. Panel …

. Using unique panel data, we find that households who report storm damage increased their risk taking. We do not find …Individual risk preference may change after experiencing external socio-economic or natural shocks. Theoretical … predictions and empirical studies suggest that risk taking may increase or decrease after experiencing shocks. So far the …

across several estimation methods. Panel Granger causality test results indicate that there indeed is a Granger … for a panel of predominantly mid- and large-cap entities. Using credit transition matrices and rating histories from 48 US … issuers, we provide evidence to support a statistically significant negative downgrade risk premium in excess returns …