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Microeconomia in incertezza: un quadro di riferimento per l’analisi dei rischi d’impresa [MICROECONOMICS UNDER UNCERTAINTY: A FRAMEWORK FOR THE ANALYSIS OF BUSINESS RISKS]

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The introduction of risk in the microeconomic theory has some important effects on the behavior of the competitive firms: the level of optimal production under condition of risk is lower than under certainty; the optimal mix of productive input shifts to ones with less uncertainty; vertical integration, diversification and hedging are as many responses for optimal management of risks. The conclusions of the microeconomics under uncertainty depend also from the way the risk is modeled: additive risk is easier to handle than multiplicative risk, and conclusions from that are closer to microeconomics under certainty.

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  • Franco Varetto, 2015. "Microeconomia in incertezza: un quadro di riferimento per l’analisi dei rischi d’impresa [MICROECONOMICS UNDER UNCERTAINTY: A FRAMEWORK FOR THE ANALYSIS OF BUSINESS RISKS]," IRCrES Working Paper 201504, CNR-IRCrES Research Institute on Sustainable Economic Growth - Moncalieri (TO) ITALY - former Institute for Economic Research on Firms and Growth - Torino (TO) ITALY.
    • Handle: RePEc:csc:ircrwp:201504
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    Keywords

    Microeconomics; uncertainty; risk; expected utility; hedging;
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    JEL classification:

    • D01 - Microeconomics - - General - - - Microeconomic Behavior: Underlying Principles
    • D21 - Microeconomics - - Production and Organizations - - - Firm Behavior: Theory
    • D24 - Microeconomics - - Production and Organizations - - - Production; Cost; Capital; Capital, Total Factor, and Multifactor Productivity; Capacity
    • D41 - Microeconomics - - Market Structure, Pricing, and Design - - - Perfect Competition
    • D81 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Criteria for Decision-Making under Risk and Uncertainty

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