We test the hypothesis that when their compensation is linked to relative performance,
managers of investment portfolios likely to end up as “losers” will manipulate fund risk differently …

This volume can be confidently recommended as an introduction to the study of American
trees. The main changes in the second edition are (i) the addition of range maps of the more …

A downside-risk approach to investment decisions uses intuitive measures of risk that focus
on return dispersions below a specified target or benchmark return. Downside-risk measures …

This paper develops and tests the uncertain information hypothesis as a means of explaining
the response of rational, risk-averse investors to the arrival of unanticipated information. …

A new asset pricing model that generalizes earlier results in the downside risk literature is
developed and empirically tested using a multivariate approach. By specifying risk as …

Background: Breast-cancer-related lymphoedema is a chronic condition with estimates of
incidence ranging from 6 to 83%. Lymphoedema has been associated with a variety of risk …

Two-dimensional Ti3C2, also known as “MXene”, was oxidized in air under two different
oxidizing regimes in order to produce carbon-supported TiO2. In situ TEM analysis coupled with …

The rationality of financial markets has been widely debated for a long time. In this study,
one particular type of irrational behavior--the tendency of investors to overreact to dramatic …

The Deepwater Horizon drilling rig exploded on April 20, 2010 off the coast of Louisiana, and
the ensuing oil spill caused substantial economic and environmental damage to states on …

At some level, all asset allocation techniques require a consideration of variables involving
both capital market expectations and an individual's tolerance for risk. Although the latter …