SELF-INSURANCE AND SELF-PROTECTION - A NONEXPECTED UTILITY ANALYSIS

被引:25
作者
KONRAD, KA [1 ]
SKAPERDAS, S [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV CALIF IRVINE,SCH SOCIAL SCI,DEPT ECON,IRVINE,CA 92717
来源
GENEVA PAPERS ON RISK AND INSURANCE THEORY | 1993年 / 18卷 / 02期
关键词
SELF-INSURANCE; SELF-PROTECTION; RANK-DEPENDENT UTILITY; LIMITED LIABILITY;
D O I
10.1007/BF01111466
中图分类号
F8 [财政、金融];
学科分类号
0202 ;
摘要
This paper studies the comparative statics of self-insurance and self-protection for individuals with rank-dependent expected utility preferences. In particular, proportional wealth risks, background risk, and limited liability are considered. Limited liability has a major impact on self-insurance and self-protection. It can reverse seemingly robust comparative static results for the case of self-insurance and can eliminate some puzzling ambiguities for the case of self-protection.
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页码:131 / 146
页数:16
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