01924cam a2200325Ii 4500 20230110151018.0 131117s2013 nyum b a001 0 eng 2012-006486 0521845726 9780521608268 (pbk.) (OCoLC)779529972 HG8054.5 .K858 2013 Kunreuther, Howard. Insurance and behavioral economics : improving decisions in the most misunderstood industry / Howard Kunreuther, Mark V. Pauly, Stacey McMorrow. Insurance & behavioral economics. New York : Cambridge University Press, 2013. xii, 329 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. text rdacontent. unmediated rdamedia. volume rdacarrier. Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-307) and indexes. 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 -- 14. Conclusions: A framework for prescriptive recommendations. "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. Consumer behavior. Insurance Decision making. Risk (Insurance) McMorrow, Stacey. Pauly, Mark V., 1941- lcc 67031 67031 0 0 lcc 0 0 BEA BEA 2023-01-10 0 0323502 2023-01-10 00:00:00 1 2023-01-10 BK VIRTUAITEM