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Properties and comparison of risk capital allocation methods

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  • Balog, Dóra
  • Bátyi, Tamás László
  • Csóka, Péter
  • Pintér, Miklós

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If a financial unit (a bank, an insurance company, a portfolio, the financial system of a country, etc.) consists of subunits (divisions, subportfolios, etc.), then the risk of the main unit should be allocated to the subunits using a risk capital allocation method in a fair way.

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  • Balog, Dóra & Bátyi, Tamás László & Csóka, Péter & Pintér, Miklós, 2017. "Properties and comparison of risk capital allocation methods," European Journal of Operational Research, Elsevier, vol. 259(2), pages 614-625.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:ejores:v:259:y:2017:i:2:p:614-625
    DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2016.10.052
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