risk aversion
collocation in Englishmeaningsofriskandaversion
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risk
noun
uk/rɪsk/us/rɪsk/
the possibility of something ...
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aversion
noun[C usually singular]
uk/əˈvɜː.ʃən/us/əˈvɝː.ʒən/
(a person or thing that causes) a feeling of strong dislike or of not wishing to ...
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(Definition ofriskandaversionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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This suggests the potential for larger predicted bondholdings in states in which effectiveriskaversionis high.
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It follows that the increase in the relativeriskaversionparameter would not satisfactory resolve financial puzzles.
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The results show that bothriskaversionand time preference affect the limits that agents are allowed to short.
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The result does not refer to any measure ofriskaversion(through utility function), but to the mean of risk discount.
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The effect of thisriskaversionis to some extent offset by the defendant'sriskaversion.
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The question of which level ofriskaversionis better for a defendant is thus ver y much a question of the second-best.
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For this case, however, denotesriskaversion, only.
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Whileriskaversionseems to describe well risk preferences for farmers, another issue is the structure of such a preference.
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This focus on yield risk, more than price risk, appears to be the main expression ofriskaversionin the sample.
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Riskaversionwill bring new variables into play and will also alter the above predictions.
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These results indicate howriskaversionchanges the impacts of uncertainty on the firm's location decision.
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Decreasingriskaversionand greater ability to self-insure gives wealthy households less incentive to invest in a portfolio of crop varieties.
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Factors affecting householdriskaversionand exposure to risk, including access to formal or informal insurance, thus may influence diversity outcomes.
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Others need a larger income incentive in order to move, for reasons of transport costs, non-pecuniary preferences orriskaversion.
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As is clear from the figure, price risk combined withriskaversionhas an important impact on environmental outcomes.
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However, as we shall see later, different values of theriskaversionparameter will change this. 11.
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