Insurance and Behavioral Economics : Improving Decisions in the Most Misunderstood Industry /
Kunreuther, Howard.
Insurance and Behavioral Economics : Improving Decisions in the Most Misunderstood Industry / Insurance & behavioral economics Howard C. Kunreuther, Mark V. Pauly, Stacey McMorrow. - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2013. - xii, 329 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-307) and indexes.
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"--
9780521845724 (hbk.) 9780521608268 (pbk.)
2012006486
Risk (Insurance)
Insurance--Decision making.
Consumer behavior.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Labor.
HG8054.5 / .K858 2013
368
Insurance and Behavioral Economics : Improving Decisions in the Most Misunderstood Industry / Insurance & behavioral economics Howard C. Kunreuther, Mark V. Pauly, Stacey McMorrow. - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2013. - xii, 329 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-307) and indexes.
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"--
9780521845724 (hbk.) 9780521608268 (pbk.)
2012006486
Risk (Insurance)
Insurance--Decision making.
Consumer behavior.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Labor.
HG8054.5 / .K858 2013
368