Risk attitudes and Medicare Part D enrollment decisions

C-Tier
Journal: Economics Letters
Year: 2013
Volume: 119
Issue: 2
Pages: 128-132

Score contribution per author:

0.251 = (α=2.01 / 4 authors) × 0.5x C-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

In this study we investigate if risk attitudes explain non-enrollment into Medicare Part D. We find that respondents who are risk-tolerant as measured by the willingness-to-pay for a hypothetical insurance were significantly less likely to enroll in Part D.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:ecolet:v:119:y:2013:i:2:p:128-132
Journal Field
General
Author Count
4
Added to Database
2026-01-26