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It is our belief that a more intuitive understanding of these theories is needed for a better control of. The suggestion to make a chinese translation of megaprojects and risk. Calculating credit var using the actual distribution 155 5 extending the var approach to operational risks 158 5. This cited by count includes citations to the following articles in scholar. Subject to statutory exception and to the provisions of relevant collective licensing agreements, no reproduction of any part may take place without the written permission of cambridge university press. So a full pledged reform program of financial sector includes the development of both bank and nonbank finical institutions in the financial system so that the overall savings and investment activities improve significantly. From statistical physics to risk management, second edition jeanphilippe bouchaud and marc potters frontmatter more information.
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