We present evidence that intrinsic demand for information about the future is increasing in expected future consumption utility. In the first experiment, subjects may resolve a lottery now or later. The information is useless for decision making but the larger the reward, the more likely subjects are to pay to resolve the lottery early. In the second experiment subjects may pay to avoid being t...

This study aimed to present a model for portfolio risk premium assessment of companies listed in Tehran Stock Exchange. In order to achieve this purpose, monthly data of 150 companies listed in Tehran Stock Exchange during 2007-2017 was used. In this study, the predictive powers of FamaFrench three-factor model [11], Carhart four-factor model [1], Fama - French five-factor model [24], Brousseau...

An assessor evaluating the extent to which a computer-based system meets performance requirements may have to consider and reconcile results from disparate sources of evidence, necessitating the application of engineering judgment. In addition, the assessor may not have all the evidence to make a definitive pronouncement of performance quality and therefore must factor in uncertainty into the a...

Mass movements in Brazil are common phenomena, especially during strong rainfall events that occur frequently in the summer season. These phenomena cause losses of lives and serious damage to roads, bridges, and properties. Moreover, the illegal occupation by slums on the slopes around the cities intensifies the effect of the mass movement. This study aimed to develop a methodology that combine...

Despite the increasing prevalence, microblogging users are likely to face great challenges in assessing the credibility of health information due to the user-generated nature of content and length restriction on each microblog post. In this study we aim to explore how microblog users assess the credibility of health advice in terms of microblog posts. By incorporating the Elaboration Likelihood...

In this paper we suggest a new approach to risk assessment for banks. Rather than looking at them individually we analyze risk at the level of the banking system. Such a perspective is necessary because the complicated network of mutual credit obligations can make the actual risk exposure of the entire system invisible at the level of individual institutions. We apply our framework to a cross s...

For a long time credit risk assessment has been regarded as one kind of classification issue of pattern identification, which could not fully meet the requirements of credit risk decision-making. In view of the connotation of credit risk, it is put forward that the probability that credit capital becomes bad debt and the relativity of credit risk should be taken into consideration to assess cre...

Notwithstanding the fact that many British Physicians have recourse to "suggestion" in the treatment of functional disorder, yet few are openly willing to admit that psychotherapy has played a part in their methods. Such reticence is doubtless largely the outcome of a very natural dread of being placed in the same category with quacks and imposters (styling themselves spiritualists), who bring ...

The development of a dynamic game model for planning a double and duplication of supervision based on the indeterminate appointment probability and order of supervisors on the grounds of the current causes of planning and supervision collusion in real estate land is presented in this paper and the question how to separate the planning from supervision availably is analyzed. The dynamic game is ...

Weapon System Capability Assessment (WSCA) is the initial point of quantification of capabilities in the military capability planning (MCP). WSCA is often a multiple criteria decision making (MCDM) problem with both quantitative and qualitative information under uncertain environment. In this paper, the analysis process and algorithm for WSCA problem is proposed on the basis of belief structure...