Risky Business - Why Insurance Markets Fail and What to Do About It

Offering a clear explanation of how insurance markets work (or don't), and exploring the government's role when confronting issues of market dysfunction, personal privacy, and fairness, Liran Einav, Amy Finkelstein, and Ray Fisman provide critical insight into one of today's most important yet largely misunderstood parts of the economy.

About the author

Liran Einav is professor of economics at Stanford University. Amy Finkelstein is the John and Jennie S. MacDonald Professor of Economics at MIT. Ray Fisman is the Slater Family Chair in Behavioral Economics at Boston University.

Product details

• Authors: Liran Einav, Liran Finkelstein Einav, Amy Finkelstein, Finkelstein Amy, Ray Fisman, Fisman Ray
• Publisher: Yale University Press Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.10.2023
• EAN: 9780300274042
• ISBN: 978-0-300-27404-2
• No. of pages: 280
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Individual industrial sectors, branches; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Economy, MEDICAL / Health Care Delivery, Society & culture: general, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Economic Policy, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Insurance / General, Political Economy, Society and culture: general, Insurance & actuarial studies, Central / national / federal government policies, Industry & industrial studies, Health systems & services, Health systems and services, Insurance and actuarial studies, Central government policies, Industry and industrial studies, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Healthcare, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Health Care