We show how collusive outcomes may occur in equilibrium in a one-period competitive insurance market characterized by adverse selection. We build on the Inderst and Wambach (2001) model and assume that insurees must pay a minimum premium, which is a common feature in many health systems. In this...

During the last 10 years, diplomatic relation between Colombia and Venezuela has been marked by a constant instability. Such a relation has had two hard moments: between December 2004 and February 2005 with Granda case, and in March 2008 with the dead of Raul Reyes. This paper shows an...

We show how collusive outcomes may occur in equilibrium in a one-period competitive insurance market characterized by adverse selection. We build on the Inderst and Wambach (2001) model --this shows that the Rothschild and Stiglitz separating equilibrium always exists when there are capacity...

We show that collusive-seeming outcomes may occur in equilibrium in a one-period competitive insurance market characterized by adverse selection. We build on the Inderst and Wambach (2001) model and assume that insurance is compulsory and involves a minimum premium and minimum coverage; these are...