Essays about: "Risk Aversion"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 136 essays containing the words Risk Aversion.

  1. 16. Organisational Hurdles for Scrap Reduction in Manufacturing : Lessons from a case study

    University essay from KTH/Produktionsutveckling

    Author : Georgios Rontogiannis; [2023]
    Keywords : Scrap management; Quality Management; Manufacturing; skrothantering; kvalitetshantering; tillverkning;

    Abstract : The purpose of this report is to identify the main challenges involved with scrap management in the manufacturing context. The work was conducted in collaboration with Cummins-Scania XPI in Södertälje. In order to conduct the work, a literature review covering the areas of quality management in the manufacturing context was conducted. READ MORE

  3. 17. An Empirical Study About Young People's Risk Preferences and Determinants Affecting them

    University essay from

    Author : Jonathan Grudin; Christopher Severin; [2022-07-11]
    Keywords : Risk attitude; Behavioral finance; CRT; Financial literacy; Numerical ability; Risk-aversion;

    Abstract : In this report, the aim was to investigate what determinants or associations may affect an individual’s choice when facing different risk-related prospectus. Through surveys based on previous literature, a study on a sample of 119 respondents, containing students from the School of Business, Economics, and Law in Gothenburg was done. READ MORE

  4. 18. Investigating the relationship between economic preferences and attitudes towards vaccination against COVID-19.

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistik

    Author : Rasmus Eriksson; [2022-02-14]
    Keywords : COVID-19; attitudes towards vaccination; vaccination willingness; economic preferences; risk preferences; risk aversion; ambiguity preferences; ambiguity aversion; other regarding preferences; altruism; freeriding; conditional cooperation;

    Abstract : The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between economic preferences and attitudes towards vaccination against COVID-19. These relationships are important to explore in order to design correct and effective vaccination policies that can increase vaccination willingness and decrease vaccination hesitancy. READ MORE

  5. 19. Why Second Generation Students Academically Outperform Third Plus Generations : The Impact of Immigrant Optimism and Risk Aversion of Academic Achievement in the Greater Toronto Area

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

    Author : Caroline Drag; [2022]
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  6. 20. Wealth and Risk-Taking: A Cross-Country Study of European Households

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Gustaf Östblom; [2022]
    Keywords : Household finance; Risky share; Participation; Cross-country comparison; Eurozone;

    Abstract : This study investigates the relationship between wealth and risk-taking among European households. Using data from 22 European countries, I show that households with more investable wealth are more likely to invest in risky assets and have a higher risky share conditional on participation. READ MORE