This paper presents the methodology proposed by Shimpi for risk management practices based on transaction costs and other market frictions.The paper demonstrates that risk management is a tool for reducing transactions costs and, as such, it can be replaced or improved by non-conventional practices. We present some recommendations for the development and implementation of risk management models and techniques that consider the economic foundation presented. This paper does not present any analytical conclusions (like the ones usually found in positive-based research). This new approach provides an alternative path towards new investigations in the field.
Risk management; transaction costs; capital allocation; earnings management; risk-based management
