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Insurance and behavioral economics improving decisions in the most misunderstood industry / Howard Kunreuther, Mark V. Pauly, Stacey McMorrow.

By: Kunreuther, Howard.
Contributor(s): Pauly, Mark V, 1941- | McMorrow, Stacey.
Material type: TextTextPublisher: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2012Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.Description: 1 online resource (pages cm.).Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781139624725 (electronic bk.).Subject(s): Risk (Insurance) | Insurance -- Decision making | Consumer behaviorGenre/Form: Electronic books. DDC classification: 368 Other classification: BUS038000 Online resources: Access full-text materials at no charge:
Contents:
Machine generated contents note: 1. Purposes of this book; 2. An introduction to insurance in practice and theory; 3. Anomalies and rumors of anomalies; 4. Behavior consistent with benchmark models; 5. Real world complications; 6. Why people do or do not demand insurance; 7. Demand anomalies; 8. Descriptive models of insurance supply; 9. Anomalies on the supply side; 10. Design principles for insurance; 11. Strategies for dealing with insurance-related anomalies; 12. Innovations in insurance markets through multi-year contracts; 13. Publicly-provided social insurance.
Summary: "This book examines the behavior of individuals at risk, insurance industry decision makers and policy makers involved in the selling, buying, and regulating of insurance"-- Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Machine generated contents note: 1. Purposes of this book; 2. An introduction to insurance in practice and theory; 3. Anomalies and rumors of anomalies; 4. Behavior consistent with benchmark models; 5. Real world complications; 6. Why people do or do not demand insurance; 7. Demand anomalies; 8. Descriptive models of insurance supply; 9. Anomalies on the supply side; 10. Design principles for insurance; 11. Strategies for dealing with insurance-related anomalies; 12. Innovations in insurance markets through multi-year contracts; 13. Publicly-provided social insurance.

"This book examines the behavior of individuals at risk, insurance industry decision makers and policy makers involved in the selling, buying, and regulating of insurance"-- Provided by publisher.

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