<p>The subject of this volume--uncertainties in risk assessment and management--reflects an important theme in health, safety, and environΒ mental decision making. MOst technological hazards are characterized by substantial uncertainty. Recent examples include nuclear waste disposal, acid rain, asbe
Managing Uncertainty, Mitigating Risk: Tackling the Unknown in Financial Risk Assessment and Decision Making
β Scribed by Nick B. Firoozye, Fauziah Ariff (auth.)
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan UK
- Year
- 2016
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 281
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Table of Contents
Front Matter....Pages i-xix
Introduction....Pages 1-7
Front Matter....Pages 9-9
The Backdrop....Pages 11-34
Managing Uncertainty: A Modern Necessity....Pages 35-54
Probability: The Building Blocks....Pages 55-80
Probability Applied....Pages 81-102
Front Matter....Pages 103-103
Classification of Unknowns and Risk Scenarios....Pages 105-122
Knowledge and Information: An Unrestricted View....Pages 123-145
Building on Probability: Uncertainty and UVaR....Pages 146-172
Front Matter....Pages 173-173
Framework for Addressing Uncertainty....Pages 175-186
Methodology and Applications of UVaR....Pages 187-203
Case Study: European Sovereign Debt Crisis....Pages 204-225
Final Thoughts....Pages 226-233
Back Matter....Pages 234-265
β¦ Subjects
Risk Management; Business Finance; Corporate Finance
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