We analyze the Solvency II standard formula (SF) for capital risk aggregation in relation to the treatment of operational risk (OR) capital. We show that the SF implicitly assumes that the correlation between OR and the ...

The choice of an appropriate discount rate is of major importance in cost-benefit analysis both, at the private and at the social levels. The theories that rationalize. the NPV criterion also identify the appropriate rate. ...

We investigated the association of urban landscape profiles with health and environmental outcomes, and whether those profiles are linked to environmental and health co-benefits. In this ecological study, we used data from ...

Social acceptability is a determinant factor in the failure or success of the government's decisions about which electricity generation sources will satisfy the growing demand for energy. The main goal of this study was ...

Studies over the past decade have found empirical links between trust in risk management institutions and the risk perceptions and acceptability of various individual hazards. Mostly addressing food technologies, no study ...

We evaluated the cost-effectiveness of administering a daily “polypill” consisting of three antihypertensive drugs, a statin, and aspirin to prevent cardiovascular disease among high-risk patients in Latin America. We found ...

Background National immunisation programmes globally are at risk of suspension due to the severe health system constraints and physical distancing measures in place to mitigate the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. We aimed ...