Aspects of rational insurance purchasing

Mossin, J. (1968). Aspects of rational insurance purchasing. Journal of Political Economy, 76(4), 553-568.

Type

Journal article

Intellectual base

Primary research

Year

1968

Volume

76

Issue

4

Pages

553-568

DOI registrant

University of Chicago Press

Link

https://doi.org/10.1086/259427matched

Cited from

economics_finance

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Primes

• Risk Pooling
  • Mutual aid funds, rotating credit associations (ROSCAs), and peer-lending networks extend pooling to informal contexts.

    This sourceFoundational analysis of insurance demand under risk aversion; characterizes how pools across mortality, health, and property risks reduce per-unit exposure for risk-averse participants.

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