nep-ias 2005-04-30 papers

on Insurance Economics

Issue of 2005‒04‒30
one paper chosen by
Soumitra K Mallick
Indian Institute of Social Welfare and Bussiness Management

Some Aspects of the Economics of Catastrophe Risk Insurance By Christian Gollier

Some Aspects of the Economics of Catastrophe Risk Insurance

By:	Christian Gollier
Abstract:	The ability to share risk efficiently in the economy is essential to welfare and growth. However, the increased frequency of natural catastrophes over the last decade has raised once again questions associated to the limits of insurability in a free-market economy, and to the relevance of public interventions on risk-sharing markets. In this paper, we explore the potential reasons for the lack of insurance specifically associated to catastrophe environmental risks. Our final aim is to link each source of possible market inefficiency to its possible remedies.
JEL:	D52
Date:	2005
URL:	http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ces:ceswps:_1409&r=ias

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