Do bad risks know it? Experimental evidence on optimism and adverse selection

C-Tier
Journal: Economics Letters
Year: 2012
Volume: 114
Issue: 2
Pages: 168-171

Authors (2)

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0.505 = (α=2.02 / 2 authors) × 0.5x C-tier

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Abstract

Subjects who overestimate their performance in experimental tasks unrelated to travel are less willing to insure against failing in the task and also less inclined to buy travel insurance. This suggests intrinsic optimism influences insurance demand and diminishes adverse selection.

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RePEc Handle
repec:eee:ecolet:v:114:y:2012:i:2:p:168-171
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General
Author Count
2
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2026-01-25