alleryStart learning →Which critic compared VaR to an airbag that works except when you have an accident?
APhilippe Jorion
BDavid Einhorn
CHarry Markowitz
DAaron Brown
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. David Einhorn
David Einhorn used the airbag analogy to argue VaR ignores tail risks and gives false comfort.
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