The Known, the Unknown, and the Unknowable in Financial Risk Management : Measurement and Theory Advancing Practice /

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A clear understanding of what we know, don't know, and can't know should guide any reasonable approach to managing financial risk, yet the most widely used measure in finance today--Value at Risk, or VaR--reduces these risks to a single number, creating a false sense of security among risk...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Herring, Richard, Doherty, Neil A., Diebold, Francis X., 1959-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 2010.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Risikomanagement
Finanzmanagement
Risk management.
Financial risk management.
Activite bancaire.
Marche financier international.
Gestion de crises.
Analyse des risques.
Risques financiers.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Insurance > Risk Assessment & Management.
risk management.
Gestion du risque.
Finances > Gestion du risque.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:A clear understanding of what we know, don't know, and can't know should guide any reasonable approach to managing financial risk, yet the most widely used measure in finance today--Value at Risk, or VaR--reduces these risks to a single number, creating a false sense of security among risk managers, executives, and regulators. This book introduces a more realistic and holistic framework called KuU--the Known, the unknown, and the Unknowable--that enables one to conceptualize the different kinds of financial risks and design effective s.
Physical Description:1 online resource (392 pages): illustrations
ISBN:9781400835287

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