They assured him that the move was riskier in theory, but not so in practice.
They showed me post-Reformation theology was trickier and riskier in theory and practice than supposed.
In theory, risky and fraudulent behaviour should be spotted by accountancy firms and credit rating agencies.
Bold in theory, risky in practice, and either brilliant or foolish in hindsight, Guardiola has brought in two bright, young midfielders — Thiago Alcantara from Barcelona and Mario Götze from rival Dortmund — while quickly transferring striker Mario Gomez to Fiorentina in Italy.
Knowing that their bonds could be converted into risky equity, the theory runs, big investors like insurers and pension funds would go through banks' books with a fine-tooth comb, spotting any leverage-pumping activities on the part of profit-hungry CEOs.
By tying executive compensation to performance, and to the performance of the firm as a whole at the upper-most levels, employees and executives will be less inclined to make short-sighted and risky bets, the theory goes.
Dr. Offit's assertion that "even five vaccines at once would not place an unusually high burden on a child's immune system" is theory and risky practice for a toddler's developing brain.
Whenever the result falls below one, equities are (comparatively) cheap.Yet another much-cited variable is the "equity risk premium", which measures the extra return that (risky) shares must in theory offer over the (risk-free) return that is available on government bonds.
This chapter compares and contrasts various approaches to understanding human decision making under risk, and is trying to formulate requirements for a cognitive economics theory of risky decision making.
In theory, the riskier the asset, the higher the potential return for investors.
