Kunreuther, Howard.

Insurance and behavioral economics improving decisions in the most misunderstood industry / [electronic resource] : Howard C. Kunreuther, Mark V. Pauly, Stacey McMorrow. - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2013. - xii, 329 p. : ill.

Includes bibliographical references 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"--


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

9781139611701 (electronic bk.)




Risk (Insurance)
Insurance--Decision making.
Consumer behavior.


Electronic books.

HG8054.5 / .K858 2013

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