Evidence that waste aversion begets insurance aversion

C-Tier
Journal: Economics Letters
Year: 2015
Volume: 126
Issue: C
Pages: 75-77

Authors (2)

de Meza, David (London School of Economics (LS...) Diane Reyniers, Liza C. Fessner (not in RePEc)

Score contribution per author:

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

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

Abstract

Paying an insurance premium but not needing to claim is sometimes viewed as pouring money down the drain. Aversion to the perceived waste may lead to the rejection of fair insurance. Although policies paying rebates if no claim is made are not attractive to expected utility maximisers, this paper finds strong evidence they appeal to waste averters.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:ecolet:v:126:y:2015:i:c:p:75-77
Journal Field
General
Author Count
2
Added to Database
2026-01-25