Essays about: "Risk Aversion"

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  1. 11. Does target firm risk differ depending on the gender of the acquiring firm's CEO?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Anton Strandqvist; Malkolm Sten; [2023]
    Keywords : Chief Executive Officer; Gender; Mergers and Acquisitions; Risk aversion; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This study aims to examine the relationship between the gender of the CEO and target firm risk in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in Sweden. Previous research has shown that there may be differences in risk attitudes and behavior between men and women, which could affect their decision-making processes in M&A transactions. READ MORE

  3. 12. The Impact of Board Gender Diversity on Firm Capital Structure: A Quantitative Study on S&P 500 firms

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Daniel Erik Mittag-Leffler; Kabir Sehgal; [2023]
    Keywords : board gender diversity; capital structure; critical mass; female risk aversion; leverage; debt-to-capital; trade-off theory; pecking order theory; agency theory.; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Purpose: The objective of this study is to determine whether or not board gender diversity influences the capital structures of S&P 500 firms. This is done based on the premise of female risk aversion and conventional capital structure and agency issues theories. READ MORE

  4. 13. Perceived risks and benefits of artificial intelligence (AI): A behavioral economics approach

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Vilgot Kraft; [2023]
    Keywords : Artificial Intelligence; Behavioral Economics; Framing; Risk Aversion; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This paper aims to analyze individuals’ perceptions of artificial intelligence (AI) and how they perceive the potential risks and benefits of AI. This study examines how information treatment effects change people’s attitudes toward AI. To analyze this, an experimental survey was conducted on April 27, 2023. READ MORE

  5. 14. How does Time Pressure Affect Individual Attitudes towards Uncertainty?

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Yuanqing Dong; [2023]
    Keywords : risk aversion; ambiguity aversion; a-insensitivity; noisy decision making; time pressure;

    Abstract : Measurements of uncertainty attitudes have been studied extensively. The majority of research concentrate on the source of uncertainty concerned risk with known probability, while the other source of uncertainty concerned ambiguity with unknown probabilities is gradually but surely becoming more widely acknowledged. READ MORE

  6. 15. Navigating through Economic storms - A comparative analysis of stock market responses to recent European recessions

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Agnes Jahn; Amanda Rashid; [2023]
    Keywords : Business cycles; Stock market; Price Dividend Ratio; Recession Variance Ratio; Swedish Stock market;

    Abstract : The study investigates the interplay between stock market behaviour and recessions in the Northern and Western European area, focusing on data from three different recessions in five countries since 1986. First, unadjusted stock prices show some predictive power in anticipating financial crises, while time-aggregated stock prices do not. READ MORE