Beschreibung
The main topic for this thesis is economic risk and risk management, primarily within aquaculture. In particular, political risk is studied, defined as risk related to political decisions and regulations. This includes exploring and modelling the importance of such risks and studying methods for the management of such risks. Such analysis could have two main normative purposes, both of which are addressed in the thesis: First, to analyse how an individual agent's risk exposure can be improved, and second, to determine how governments should develop policies to optimise the use of resources in society at large.
Autorenportrait
Ole Jakob Bergfjord (b. 1978) finished his MSc (Finance) in 2001. This monograph is based on the thesis from his PhD project; finished in 2008 at the University of Southern Denmark, and funded by the Norwegian Agricultural Economics Research Institute. He currently works as associate professor in economics at Bergen University College, Norway.
