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Essays in the theory of risk-bearing
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The article was published on 1958-01-01 and is currently open access. It has received 3688 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Bearing (mechanical).read more
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An Analysis of the Performance of Publicly Traded Venture Capital Companies
John D. Martin,J. William Petty +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors compare the risk and return attributes of the venture capitalists' diversified portfolio to those of individual investments, and show that the risk attributes of a venture capitalist's portfolio will not always mirror those of its individual investments.
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Ethical preferences, risk aversion, and taxpayer behavior
TL;DR: In this paper, tax evasion induces remorse-based disutility comparable to a tax on unreported income at rates averaging approximately 39%, though this measure of morality appears to have declined during the 1980s.
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Experimental test of the prospect theory value function: A stochastic dominance approach
Haim Levy,Moshe Levy +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the prospect theory S-shaped value function hypothesis with mixed outcomes with no "certainty effect" was tested, and they found that at least 50-66% of the choices are inconsistent with an S-shape value function.
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The Effect of Risk and Autonomy on Independent Hog Producers’ Contracting Decisions
TL;DR: In this paper, a method is developed for eliciting a multi-attribute function with attributes of income and autonomy for a group of Minnesota farrow-to-finish hog producers.
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Some aspects of technology transfer and direct foreign investment
TL;DR: In this article, a model showing technology transfer to developing countries links questions of appropriations with the socioeconomic reasons for technological change is presented, and the rate at which foreign capital is used is found to be directly related to after-tax profits.