Friday February 27

There are 3 basic (stereotypical) risk/reward scenarios...

1. Risk averse
2. Risk neutral
3. Risk seeking

In the risk averse scenario,  there is an almost instant negative effect from a behavior.

In the risk neutral scenario, risk and reward develop equally.

In the risk seeking scenario, the negative effect takes longer to develop and an individual is rewarded for increasing the risk.

If we substitute exposure and financial compensation for risk and reward we can begin to look at how our society deals with toxic exposures in the work place and exposures to citizens.

In your book, find examples of exposure/compensation events where workers or citizens are exposed (with or without their knowledge) to toxic substances and how they are compensated for that exposure.